| Pharmacological doses of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) potentiate histone acetylation in the rat brain by histone deacetylase inhibition. | |
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PMID: 19427877 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Several small chain fatty acids, including butyrate, valproate, phenylbutyrate and its derivatives, inhibit several HDAC activities in the brain at a several hundred micromolar concentration. Gamma-hydroxy-butyrate (GHB), a natural compound found in the brain originating from the metabolism of GABA, is structurally related to these fatty acids. The average physiological tissue concentration of GHB in the brain is below 50 microM, but when GHB is administered or absorbed for therapeutic or recreative purposes, its concentration reaches several hundred micromolars. In the present scenario, we demonstrate that pharmacological concentrations of GHB significantly induce brain histone H3 acetylation with a heterogeneous distribution in the brain and reduce in vitro HDAC activity. The degree of HDAC inhibition was also different according to the region of the brain considered. Taking into account the multiple physiological and functional roles attributed to the modification of histone acetylation and its consequences at the level of gene expression, we propose that part of the therapeutic or toxic effects of high concentrations of GHB in the brain after therapeutic administration of the drug could be partly due to GHB-induced epigenetic factors. In addition, we hypothesize that GHB, being naturally synthesized in the cytosolic compartment of certain neurons, could penetrate into the nuclei and may reach sufficient levels that could significantly modulate histone acetylation and may participate in the epigenetic modification of gene expression. |
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Authors:
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Christian Klein; V??ronique Kemmel; Omar Taleb; Dominique Aunis; Michel Maitre |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: In Vitro; Journal Article Date: 2009-05-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neuropharmacology Volume: 57 ISSN: 1873-7064 ISO Abbreviation: Neuropharmacology Publication Date: 2009 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-07-20 Completed Date: 2010-01-06 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0236217 Medline TA: Neuropharmacology Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 137-47 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Biochemistry and INSERM U-575, Faculty of Medicine, University of Strasbourg, France. |
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Acetylation
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drug effects Analysis of Variance Animals Blotting, Western Brain / drug effects, metabolism* Brain Stem / drug effects, metabolism Central Nervous System Agents / pharmacology* Cerebellum / drug effects, metabolism Cerebral Cortex / drug effects, metabolism Chromatography Hippocampus / drug effects, metabolism Histone Deacetylases / antagonists & inhibitors*, metabolism Histones / metabolism* Immunohistochemistry Male Neurons / drug effects, metabolism Rats Rats, Wistar Sodium Oxybate / pharmacology* Time Factors |
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0/Central Nervous System Agents; 0/Histones; 502-85-2/Sodium Oxybate; EC 3.5.1.98/Histone Deacetylases |
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