PMID- 26015978 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE DCOM- 20150527 LR - 20201001 IS - 2329-0501 (Print) IS - 2329-0501 (Electronic) IS - 2329-0501 (Linking) VI - 1 DP - 2014 TI - AAV8-mediated Sirt1 gene transfer to the liver prevents high carbohydrate diet-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. PG - 14039 LID - 10.1038/mtm.2014.39 [doi] AB - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common hepatic disease worldwide, and evidence suggests that it promotes insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Caloric restriction (CR) is the only available strategy for NAFLD treatment. The protein deacetylase Sirtuin1 (SIRT1), which is activated by CR, increases catabolic metabolism and decreases lipogenesis and inflammation, both involved in the development of NAFLD. Here we show that adeno-associated viral vectors of serotype 8 (AAV8)-mediated liver-specific Sirt1 gene transfer prevents the development of NAFLD induced by a high carbohydrate (HC) diet. Long-term hepatic SIRT1 overexpression led to upregulation of key hepatic genes involved in beta-oxidation, prevented HC diet-induced lipid accumulation and reduced liver inflammation. AAV8-Sirt1-treated mice showed improved insulin sensitivity, increased oxidative capacity in skeletal muscle and reduced white adipose tissue inflammation. Moreover, HC feeding induced leptin resistance, which was also attenuated in AAV8-Sirt1-treated mice. Therefore, AAV-mediated gene transfer to overexpress SIRT1 specifically in the liver may represent a new gene therapy strategy to counteract NAFLD and related diseases such as type 2 diabetes. FAU - Vila, Laia AU - Vila L AD - Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabolicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM) , Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Elias, Ivet AU - Elias I AD - Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabolicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM) , Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Roca, Carles AU - Roca C AD - Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabolicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM) , Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Ribera, Albert AU - Ribera A AD - Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabolicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM) , Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Ferre, Tura AU - Ferre T AD - Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabolicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM) , Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Casellas, Alba AU - Casellas A AD - Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabolicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM) , Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Lage, Ricardo AU - Lage R AD - Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain. FAU - Franckhauser, Sylvie AU - Franckhauser S AD - Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabolicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM) , Barcelona, Spain. FAU - Bosch, Fatima AU - Bosch F AD - Center of Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona , Bellaterra, Spain ; Centro de Investigacion Biomedica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabolicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM) , Barcelona, Spain. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20141001 PL - United States TA - Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev JT - Molecular therapy. Methods & clinical development JID - 101624857 PMC - PMC4362360 EDAT- 2014/01/01 00:00 MHDA- 2014/01/01 00:01 PMCR- 2014/10/01 CRDT- 2015/05/28 06:00 PHST- 2014/03/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/06/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2014/07/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/05/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/01/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/01/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2014/10/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2329-0501(16)30106-1 [pii] AID - 10.1038/mtm.2014.39 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Mol Ther Methods Clin Dev. 2014 Oct 1;1:14039. doi: 10.1038/mtm.2014.39. eCollection 2014.