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ArticleFree radical biology & medicine2012

Histone deacetylase inhibition activates transcription factor Nrf2 and protects against cerebral ischemic damage.

Bing Wang, Xiaolei Zhu, YunTai Kim, Jie Li, Siyuan Huang, Sofiyan Saleem, Rung-chi Li, Yun Xu, Sylvain Dore, Wangsen Cao

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Article in Free radical biology & medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 123 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10 authors.

Bing WangNanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Xiaolei Zhu
YunTai Kim
Jie Li
Siyuan Huang
Sofiyan Saleem
Rung-chi Li
Yun Xu
Sylvain Dore
Wangsen Cao

Funding

Potential Neuroprotective Mechanism of Korean Ginseng use in Global IschemiaR21AT004025 · NCCIH · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DORE, SYLVAIN · 2008 to 2009
$451k
Effect of Flavanol-Rich Cocoa Extract in Acute Neurodegenerative ConditionsR21AT005085 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI DORE, SYLVAIN · 2010 to 2011
$423k
Stilbene's Contribution in Hemorrhagic StrokeR21AT005246 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI DORE, SYLVAIN · 2010 to 2011
$423k
NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT004025NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT005085NCCIH NIH HHS R21 AT005246
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interest in histone deacetylase (HDAC)-based therapeutics as a potential treatment for stroke has grown dramatically. The neuroprotection of HDAC inhibition may involve multiple mechanisms, including modulation of transcription factor acetylation independent of histones. The transcription factor Nrf2 has been shown to be protective in stroke as a key regulator of antioxidant-responsive genes. Here, we hypothesized that HDAC inhibition might provide neuroprotection against mouse cerebral ischemia by activating the Nrf2 pathway. We determined that the classic HDAC inhibitor trichostatin A increased neuronal cell viability after oxygen-glucose deprivation (from an OD value of 0.10±0.01 to 0.25±0.08) and reduced infarct volume in wild-type mice with stroke (from 49.1±3.8 to 21.3±4.6%). In vitro studies showed that HDAC inhibition reduced Nrf2 suppressor Keap1 expression, induced Keap1/Nrf2 dissociation, Nrf2 nuclear translocation, and Nrf2 binding to antioxidant response elements in heme oxygenase 1 (HO1), and caused HO1 transcription. Furthermore, we demonstrated that HDAC inhibition upregulated proteins downstream of Nrf2, including HO1, NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1, and glutamate-cysteine ligase catalytic subunit in neuron cultures and brain tissue. Finally, unlike wild-type mice, Nrf2-deficient mice were not protected by pharmacologic inhibition of HDAC after cerebral ischemia. Our studies suggest that activation of Nrf2 might be an important mechanism by which HDAC inhibition provides neuroprotection.

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Adaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingAnimalsBrain IschemiaCell HypoxiaCells, CulturedCell SurvivalCytoskeletal ProteinsFemaleGene ExpressionGene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHydroxamic AcidsKelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1LuciferasesMaleAdaptor Proteins, Signal TransducingCytoskeletal ProteinsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHydroxamic AcidsKeap1 protein, mouseKelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1LuciferasesNeuroprotective AgentsNfe2l2 protein, mouseNF-E2-Related Factor 2trichostatin A

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PMID22226832
PMCPMC6010182

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