“…We have found that SIRT1 is co-localized with surviving OLGs in MS plaques and is also expressed by astrocytes and CD4and CD68-positive cells in MS brains (16). 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).…”