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Bioengineered particles targeting SIRT1 reset brain immune cells’ daily rhythm to reverse nighttime high blood pressure, heart changes, and stress-related mental disorders

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Abstract

Genetic CLOCK ablation led to anxiety/depressive behaviors and was associated with restored Sirt1-HMGB1 homeostasis and normalized blood pressure rhythms.

  • Chronic stress-induced neuroinflammation may drive stress-induced hypertension through dysregulation of CLOCK in microglia.
  • Sustained hypertension was observed alongside disrupted blood pressure circadian rhythms and altered cytokine levels in the rostral ventrolateral medulla.
  • Stress caused CLOCK upregulation that interfered with Sirt1 activity, leading to changes in HMGB1 modifications.
  • Microglia-specific Sirt1 overexpression using bioengineered extracellular vesicles improved mitochondrial function and reversed myocardial remodeling.
  • MG-Sirt1-EVs demonstrated greater effectiveness than SRT1720 in restoring blood pressure rhythms and alleviating hypertension.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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