Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2023, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (35): 5707-5713.doi: 10.12307/2023.599

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Regulation of cardiovascular diseases by histone deacetylation modification

Han Weiyu, Chen Yuanxing, Huang Youyang, Liu Weiwei, Zhao Yongchao, Zhao Ranzun   

  1. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
  • Received:2022-10-08 Accepted:2022-11-25 Online:2023-12-18 Published:2023-06-05
  • Contact: Zhao Ranzun, MD, Chief physician, Professor, Doctoral supervisor, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
  • About author:Han Weiyu, Master candidate, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi 563000, Guizhou Province, China
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81960066 (to ZRZ); Science and Technology Planning Project of Zunyi, Nos. HZ(2022)341 (to ZRZ) and HZ(2022)366 (to ZYC); Basic Research Program of Guizhou Science and Technology Department, Nos. ZK[2022] general 671 (to ZYC) and ZK[2022] general 653 (to LWW); Science and Technology Foundation of Guizhou Provincial Health Commission, No. gzwkj2021-103 (to LWW)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Histone modification is a reversible post-translational modification that acts as a marker of transcriptional activation or inhibition and controls cell metabolism, damage, and repair. Deacetylation, as one of the histone posttranslational modifications, plays an important role in the occurrence and development of cardiovascular diseases. 
OBJECTIVE: To mainly review the mechanisms of histone deacetylation in atherosclerosis, myocardial hypertrophy, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and hypertension, in order to further understand the pathological processes related to the occurrence and development of cardiovascular diseases, providing theoretical reference for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases. 
METHODS: Related articles published from 1979 to 2022 were retrieved from PubMed, Web of Science and CNKI database. The keywords were “histone, histone modification, histone acetylation, histone deacetylation, histone transacetylase, histone deacetylase, cardiovascular, atherosclerosis, cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure, myocardial infarction, hypertension” in English and Chinese. Ultimately, we included 64 articles for review.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Histone acetylation modifications occur mainly at the more conserved N-terminal lysine residues of core histones and are regulated synergistically by histone acetyltransferases and histone deacetylases, which have emerged as an important form of epigenetic regulation. Histone deacetylation modifications regulate the occurrence and development of cardiovascular diseases and the following conclusions can be drawn: (1) At the protein level, histone deacetylation modifications increase the diversity and complexity of mechanisms between cellular pathways, mainly by changing the localization, activity or function of proteins, which then affect a variety of important cellular life activities, thus playing an important role in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases. (2) Histone acetyltransferase and histone deacetylase molecules are closely related to cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, myocardial hypertrophy, myocardial infarction and hypertension, and their corresponding inhibitors can be used as targeted drugs for these diseases. (3) Research on histone acetylation and deacetylation modifications in cardiovascular diseases is still at the basic research stage and the specific mechanisms of histone deacetylation modifications in some diseases are still being investigated. As research progresses, new breakthroughs in histone acetylation modifications are expected in the treatment of cardiovascular disease and in clinical translation.

Key words: post-translational modification, epigenetics, deacetylation, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, myocardial hypertrophy, heart failure, myocardial infarction, hypertension

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