Excessive manganese (Mn) exposure can cause nerve damage and mitochondrial dysfunction, which may involve defects in mitochondrial dynamics. Resveratrol (RSV) exerts a wide range of beneficial effects via activation of sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) and thus may positively impact Mn‐induced mitochondrial damage through the regulation of peroxisome proliferator‐activated receptor‐gamma coactivator 1‐alpha (PGC‐1α) by SIRT1. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms by which RSV alleviates the nerve injury and mitochondrial fragmentation caused by Mn in C57 BL/6 mice. Our results demonstrated that RSV activated the deacetylase activity of SIRT1 and protected against the surge of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species, the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, and the attenuation of ATP caused by Mn. RSV, therefore, inhibits mitochondrial fragmentation and safeguards neural cells. Increased deacetylase activity led to a reduction in the acetylation of PGC‐1α, which directly regulates DRP1 expression by binding to the DRP1 promoter. The resultant attenuation of DRP1‐mediated mitochondrial fragmentation in RSV‐pretreated mice was abolished by the addition of the SIRT1 inhibitor EX527. Taken together, these findings indicate that RSV alleviates Mn‐induced mitochondrial dysfunction mediated by DRP1 by modulating the SIRT1/PGC‐1α signaling pathway.
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