Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

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

  • 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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32905-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 22

Abstract

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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.