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ArticleSurgery2014

Selective histone deacetylase-6 inhibition attenuates stress responses and prevents immune organ atrophy in a lethal septic model.

Ting Zhao, Yongqing Li, Roderick T Bronson, Baoling Liu, George C Velmahos, Hasan B Alam

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Article in Surgery, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ting ZhaoDivision of Trauma, Emergency Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Yongqing LiDepartment of Surgery, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI.
Roderick T BronsonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Baoling LiuDepartment of Surgery, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI.
George C VelmahosDivision of Trauma, Emergency Surgery & Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Hasan B AlamDepartment of Surgery, University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI. Electronic address: alamh@med.umich.edu.
Harvard University · USUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

Modulation of Acetylation in the Treatment of Lethal InjuriesR01GM084127 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ALAM, HASAN B · 2009 to 2019
$2.6M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM084127
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAn overproduction of corticosterone during severe sepsis results in increased apoptosis of immune cells, which may result in relative immunosuppression and an impaired ability to fight infections. We have previously demonstrated that administration of tubastatin A, a selective inhibitor of histone deacetylase-6 (HDAC6), improves survival in a lethal model of cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) in mice. The purpose of this study was to characterize the effects of this treatment on sepsis-induced stress responses and immune function.

methodsC57BL/6J mice were subjected to CLP, and 1 hour later given an intraperitoneal injection of either tubastatin A dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), or DMSO only. Blood samples were collected to measure the levels of circulating corticosterone and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Thymus and long bones (femur and tibia) were subjected to hematoxylin and eosin staining, and immunohistochemistry was utilized to detect cleaved-caspase 3 in the splenic follicles as a measure of cellular apoptosis.

resultsAll vehicle-treated CLP animals died within 3 days, and displayed increased corticosterone and decreased ACTH levels compared with the sham-operated group. These animals also developed atrophy of thymic cortex with a marked depletion of thymocytes. Tubastatin A treatment significantly attenuated the stress hormone abnormalities. Treated animals also had significantly lower percentages of thymic atrophy (95.0 ± 5.0 vs 42.5 ± 25.3; P = .0366), bone marrow depletion and atrophy (58.3 ± 6.5 vs 25.0 ± 14.4%; P = .0449), and cellular apoptosis in the splenic follicles (41.2 ± 3.7 vs 28.5 ± 4.3 per 40× field; P = .0354).

conclusionSelective inhibition of HDAC6 in this lethal septic model was associated with a significant blunting of the stress responses, with attenuated thymic and bone marrow atrophy, and decreased splenic apoptosis. Our findings identify a novel mechanism behind the survival advantage seen with tubastatin A treatment.

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Adrenocorticotropic HormoneAnimalsApoptosisAtrophyBone MarrowCorticosteroneDisease Models, AnimalHistone Deacetylase 6Histone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHydroxamic AcidsIndolesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLSepsisAdrenocorticotropic HormoneCorticosteroneHdac6 protein, mouseHistone Deacetylase 6Histone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHydroxamic AcidsIndolestubastatin A

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PMCPMC4267495
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