AAV8-mediated Sirt1 gene transfer to the liver prevents high carbohydrate diet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common hepatic disease worldwide, and evidence suggests that it promotes insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Caloric restriction (CR) is the only available strategy for NAFLD treatment. The protein deacetylase Sirtuin1 (SIRT1), which is activa...

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Main Authors: Laia Vilà, Ivet Elias, Carles Roca, Albert Ribera, Tura Ferré, Alba Casellas, Ricardo Lage, Sylvie Franckhauser, Fatima Bosch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2329050116301061