Sirtuin 6 inhibition protects against glucocorticoid-induced skeletal muscle atrophy by regulating IGF/PI3K/AKT signaling

Chronic stress induces skeletal muscle atrophy via upregulation of glucocorticoid levels. Here, the authors show that SIRT6 transcriptionally regulates glucocorticoid-induced muscle atrophy by modulating IGF/PI3K/AKT signalling.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sneha Mishra, Claudia Cosentino, Ankit Kumar Tamta, Danish Khan, Shalini Srinivasan, Venkatraman Ravi, Elena Abbotto, Bangalore Prabhashankar Arathi, Shweta Kumar, Aditi Jain, Anand S. Ramaian, Shruti M. Kizkekra, Raksha Rajagopal, Swathi Rao, Swati Krishna, Ninitha Asirvatham-Jeyaraj, Elizabeth R. Haggerty, Dafne M. Silberman, Irwin J. Kurland, Ravindra P. Veeranna, Tamilselvan Jayavelu, Santina Bruzzone, Raul Mostoslavsky, Nagalingam R. Sundaresan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32905-w