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Multiple roles of HDAC inhibition in neurodegenerative conditions

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Chuang, De-Maw, Leng, Yan, Marinova, Zoya, Kim, Hyeon-Ju, Chiu, Chi-Tso·2009·Trends in Neurosciences

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Histone deacetylases (HDACs) play a key role in homeostasis of protein acetylation in histones and other proteins and in regulating fundamental cellular activities such as transcription. A wide range of brain disorders are associated with imbalances in protein acetylation levels and transcriptional dysfunctions. Treatment with various HDAC inhibitors can correct these deficiencies and has emerged as a promising new strategy for therapeutic intervention in neurodegenerative disease. Here, we review and discuss intriguing recent developments in the use of HDAC inhibitors to combat neurodegenerative conditions in cellular and disease models. HDAC inhibitors have neuroprotective, neurotrophic and anti-inflammatory properties; improvements in neurological performance, learning/memory and other disease phenotypes are frequently seen in these models. We discuss the targets and mechanisms underlying these effects of HDAC inhibition and comment on the potential for some HDAC inhibitors to prove clinically effective in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.

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  • HDAC inhibitors exert neuroprotective effects through anti-inflammatory mechanisms such as reduced microglial activation and through non-transcriptional actions including microtubule acetylation-mediated support of axonal transport and plasticity.

    “HDAC inhibitors exert neuroprotective effects through both anti-inflammatory mechanisms, such as reduced microglial activation, and non-transcriptional actions, including microtubule acetylation–mediated support of axonal transport and plasticity (Glozak et al., 2005; Chuang et al., 2009; Suh et al., 2010).”

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Authors
Chuang, D.-M., Leng, Y., Marinova, Z., Kim, H.-J., & Chiu, C.-T.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Chuang, De-Maw
Venue
Trends in Neurosciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-11
Volume
32
Issue
11
Pages
591-601
ISSN
0166-2236 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1964951942
Cited by
676
References
106
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FWCI
3.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Trends in Neurosciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Mental Health (Z01MH002468)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Keywords
histone deacetylase, histone deacetylase inhibitors, neurodegenerative diseases, protein acetylation, transcriptional regulation, neuroprotection, neurotrophic effects, anti-inflammatory activity, learning and memory, disease models
MeSH terms
Acetylation, Alzheimer Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Animals, Disease Models, Animal, Histone Deacetylases, Histones, Humans, Huntington Disease, Muscular Atrophy, Spinal, Parkinson Disease, Neuroprotective Agents, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Stroke, Rats, Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors

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