“…We have also shown that SIRT1 expression is reduced in peripheral blood Abbreviations: CNS, central nervous system; CSPG4, chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4; EAE, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; ERK, extracellular-regulated kinase; MBP, myelin basic protein; MS, multiple sclerosis; NG2, neuron glial antigen 2; OLG, oligodendrocyte; OPC, oligodendrocyte precursor cell; PI3K, phosphoinositide 3-kinase; PKC, protein kinase C; PLP, proteolipid protein; p-SIRT1, phosphorylated SIRT1; SIRT1, sirtuin 1. mononuclear cells of MS patients during relapses and in those who do not respond to treatment with glatiramer acetate, a disease-modifying drug used for treating MS, suggesting that SIRT1 could serve as a biomarker of disease activity and patient responsiveness to therapy (15,17). Other studies have indicated that SIRT1 is involved in OPCs proliferation and differentiation toward OLGs during pathological conditions (18)(19)(20). However, it is not currently known whether SIRT1 is implicated in the OLG cell cycle activation induced by sublytic C5b-9 or whether complement activation and sublytic C5b-9 have any effect on SIRT1.…”