Hepatic SIRT1 Attenuates Hepatic Steatosis and Controls Energy Balance in Mice by Inducing Fibroblast Growth Factor 21

Background & Aims The hepatocyte-derived hormone fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a hormone-like regulator of metabolism. The nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide–dependent deacetylase SIRT1 regulates fatty acid metabolism through multiple nutrient sensors. Hepatic overexpression of SIRT1...

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Main Authors: Li, Yu, Wong, Kimberly, Giles, Amber, Jiang, Jianwei, Lee, Jong Woo, Adams, Andrew C., Kharitonenkov, Alexei, Yang, Qin, Gao, Bin, Zang, Mengwei, Guarente, Leonard Pershing
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Elsevier 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/110406
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4064-2510