Sirt1 regulates proliferation and regeneration of glial progenitor cells after injury

(Children's National Health System) Developing brains in newborns have a sizable pool of a certain type of immature progenitor cell that can be expanded and induced to replace cells lost to brain injury. In a pre-clinical model of premature brain injury, the sirtuin protein Sirt1 plays a crucial role in regenerating glial cells from endogenous progenitor cells after hypoxia-related brain injury suffered by preemies, a research team led by Children's National Health System reports Dec. 19 in Natu...