Caracterização das sirtuínas frente a modelo de inflamação em zebrafish e avaliação de parâmetros associados à inflamação, apoptose e estresse oxidativo

Abstract

First identified in Saccharomyces ceresvisie, the sirtuins (SIRTs) are a diverse family of histones deacilases that act as deacetilases, ADP-ribosil transferases, desuccinilases and demalonilases; using nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) as co-substrate. Their regulatory involvement targeting histones, structural proteins and transcription factors implicate them in a broad range of biological processes and raised promising roles as therapeutic targets in apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation, among many others. These processes in turn, can be easily modeled in zebrafish (Danio rerio), a model organism with great developmental, genetic and economical advantages. Despite growing interest in this fresh water teleost as model organism and the regulatory and therapeutical potential of sirtuins in inflammation and associated processes, next to nothing is known about sirtuins in zebrafish. In order to contribute to this scenario and accelerate zebrafish potential as screening platform for sirtuins modulators, this work aimed to characterize sirtuins roles in a copper-induced inflammation model in zebrafish larvae. Alterations in locomotor behavior, sirtuin-related genes expression pattern and gene expression of inflammation, oxidative stress and apoptosis markers were observed after copper exposure. In order to further evaluate SIRT1 contribution to this scenario, a SIRT1 knockout line was developed using CRISPR-Cas9 technology, which showed an exarcebated inflammatory response after copper exposures. Additional studies will help to elucidate sirtuin roles in inflammation and associated processes, taking advantage of zebrafish’s translational potential.