SIRT1 regulates inflammation response of macrophages in sepsis mediated by long noncoding RNA

Molecular mechanisms for macrophage immune responses modulated by SIRT1 during sepsis remain unclear. Here, we show that SIRT1 expression is down-regulated in macrophages from mouse sepsis model or LPS stimulation. SIRT1 expression in macrophages correlates with low levels of a long noncoding RNA (lncRNA)-NONMMUT003701 [named as lncRNA-CCL2]. SIRT1 inhibits lncRNA-CCL2 expression via sustaining a repressive chromatin state in the lncRNA-CCL2 locus. The inflammation cytokines expression is downregulated by knockdown of lncRNA-CCL2. Such inhibition can be reversed partly by decreased SIRT1 activity. Thus, this work uncovers previously unidentified mechanisms in which SIRT1 associates with lncRNA and lncRNA regulates macrophage inflammatory response.