Review Volume 8, Issue 10 pp 2290—2307

The protective role of Sirt1 in vascular tissue: its relationship to vascular aging and atherosclerosis

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Figure 2. Sirt1 regulates NO production. Sirt1 regulates endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) at both the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels via deacetylation, resulting in the generation of NO for vascular protection. NO also positively regulates Sirt1.