Blood samples were collected in vacutainers with EDTA. EDTA acts as an anticoagulant, binding the calcium ions and interrupting the clotting of the blood sample.
After whole blood collection, we allowed the blood to clot by leaving it undisturbed at room temperature for 30 min. The clot was removed by centrifuging at 3,000 × g for 10 min in a refrigerated centrifuge. The resulting supernatant—blood serum was stored in a fridge at -20 degrees C temperature.
We extracted DNA samples from peripheral venous blood using the DNA salting-out method. Genotyping of all three SNPs was performed using
TaqMan® genotyping assays (Applied Biosystems Foster City, CA, USA):
SIRT1 (rs3818292, rs3758391, and rs7895833) according to the manufacturer's instructions using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Serum SIRT1 levels were determined in control subjects and patients using the commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit for human SIRT1 (
Human SIRT1 ELISA Kit, Abcam, Cambridge, United Kingdom) according to the manufacturer's instructions, and optical density was measured immediately at a wavelength of 450 nm using a microplate reader (
Multiskan FC microplate photometer, Thermo Scientific, Waltham, MA). The SIRT1 level was calculated using the standard curve; the sensitivity range of the standard curve: 0.63–40 ng/ml, sensitivity 132 pg/ml.
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