Research Paper Volume 10, Issue 6 pp 1306—1323
Loss of NAMPT in aging retinal pigment epithelium reduces NAD+ availability and promotes cellular senescence
Figure 4. FK866 decreases SIRT-1 expression/activity and increases inflammation in human retinal pigment epithelial cells. Human retinal pigment epithelial cells (ARPE-19) were treated with different doses (0.01-10μM) of FK866 and (A) expression and (B) activity of SIRT1 was evaluated by western blotting and commercially available SIRT1 assay kit respectively. (C-D) Changes in inflammatory markers (IL-6 and IL-8) were evaluated by qPCR. A representative western blot image from three replicates is shown. mRNA expression of genes were normalized to 18s expression. Data are presented as mean ± S.E.M for n=3 independent experiments. *p<0.05 compared to CON (Vehicle treated).