Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Owczarczyk AB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4530059 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Owczarczyk Anna B AB Schaller Matthew A MA Reed Michelle M Rasky Andrew J AJ Lombard David B DB Lukacs Nicholas W NW
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 20150708 4
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the major cause of lower respiratory tract infection in children worldwide. Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1), an NAD(+)-dependent deacetylase, has been associated with the induction of autophagy and the regulation of inflammatory mediators. We found that Sirt1 was upregulated in mouse lung after RSV infection. Infected animals that received EX-527, a selective SIRT1 inhibitor, displayed exacerbated lung pathology, with increased mucus production, elevated viral load, and en ...[more]