CATEGORY:
Research
SCREENSHOT:
TITLE:
Protective Effects of N(1)-Methylnicotinamide Against High-Fat Diet- and Age-Induced Hearing Loss via Moderate Overexpression of Sirtuin 1 Protein
CONTENT:
Front Cell Neurosci. 2021 Apr 6;15:634868. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2021.634868. eCollection 2021.
ABSTRACT
Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is the most common form of hearing loss and the predominant neurodegenerative disease associated with aging. Sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) is associated with the most complex physiological processes, including metabolism, cancer onset, and aging. SIRT1 protein levels are enhanced by the conversion of nicotinamide to N1 -methylnicotinamide (MNAM), independent of its mRNA levels. Moreover, MNAM has implications in increased longevity achieved through its mitohormetic effects. Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase (Nnmt) is an enzyme involved in MNAM metabolism, and its level increases under caloric restriction (CR) conditions. The CR condition has implications in delaying ARHL onset. In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between diet, hearing function, SIRT1 and SIRT3 expression levels in the inner ear, and cochlear morphology. Mice fed with a high-fat diet (HFD), HFD + 1% MNAM, and low-fat diet (LFD) were monitored for age-related auditory-evoked brainstem responses, and changes in cochlear histology, metabolism, and protein and mRNA expressions were analyzed. Our results revealed that the HFD- and aging-mediated downregulated expression of SIRT1 and SIRT3 promoted hearing loss that was obfuscated by MNAM supplementation-induced upregulated expression of cochlear SIRT1 and SIRT3. Thus, our results suggest that MNAM can be used as a therapeutic agent for preventing ARHL.
PMID:33889076 | PMC:PMC8055820 | DOI:10.3389/fncel.2021.634868
SOURCE:
Frontiers in cellular neuroscience
PUBLISHER:
PMID:
pubmed:33889076
ID:
0b58ea4968e09ff10f4e1238c494f316pubmed:33889076
DOI:
10.3389/fncel.2021.634868
DATE – PUBLISHED:
Fri, 23 Apr 2021 06:00:00 -0400
DATE – DOI:
2021-04-06T04:35:29Z
DATE – ADDED:
04/23/21 01:45PM
LINK – PUBMED:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33889076/
LINK – DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2021.634868
LINK – PUBLISHER:
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncel.2021.634868/full?utm_source=hearinglosstreatmentreport.com
IMAGE:
REFERENCE:
Hearing Loss Treatment Report, Urgent Research, 2021-04-23T17:45:47+00:00, https://www.hearinglosstreatmentreport.com.