SIRT1 and progeroid syndrome: Previous studies demonstrated that the activation of SIRT1 pathway ameliorated microglia-mediated inflammation through its inhibitory effect on receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB.35 To examine the possible involvement of SIRT1 in amelioration of microglial inflammation, rikkunshito was orally administered to klotho-deficient mice, an animal model of progeria, and microglial pathological activation in the dissected brains was morphologically analyzed.