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Ethanol increases the vulnerability of mitochondria to induction of the mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT). Cyclophilin-D activity enhances the potential for the permeability transition pore (PTP) to open. In the present study, we demonstrate that ethanol and its metabolism sensitize the PTP to opening, in part by increasing the acetylation and activity of cyclophilin-D. This effect of...

Sirtuins are NAD(+)-dependent protein deacetylases regulating metabolism, stress responses, and aging processes. Mammalia have seven Sirtuin isoforms, Sirt1-7, which differ in their substrate specificities and subcellular localizations. The physiological functions of Sirtuins make them interesting therapeutic targets, which has stimulated extensive efforts on development of small molecule Sirtu...