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Altered gene expression of histone deacetylases in mood disorder patients
- Source :
- Journal of Psychiatric Research. 44:263-270
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2010.
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Abstract
- Chromatin remodeling such as changes in histone acetylation has been suggested to play an important role in the pathophysiology and treatment of mood disorders. In the present study, we investigated whether the expression of histone deacetylase (HDAC) genes are altered in mood disorder patients. We used quantitative real-time PCR to measure the mRNA levels of 11 HDACs (HDAC1-11) in peripheral white blood cells of major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BPD) patients during depressive and remissive episodes and in the first-degree relatives of BPD patients. In addition, we investigated the effect of antidepressants and mood stabilizers on the mRNA levels of HDACs using mice. In MDD, the expression of HDAC2 and -5 mRNA was increased in a depressive state, but not in a remissive state, compared to controls. In BPD, the expression of HDAC4 mRNA was increased only in a depressive state, and the expression of HDAC6 and -8 was decreased in both depressive and remissive states compared to controls, whereas the first-degree relatives did not show any significant alteration in expression levels. Animal study showed that the expression of HDAC2 and -5 or HDAC4, -6 and -8 mRNAs in the mouse leukocytes were not affected by chronic treatment with antidepressants or mood stabilizers. Our data suggest that aberrant transcriptional regulation caused by the altered expression of HDACs is associated with the pathophysiology of mood disorders.
- Subjects :
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Hydrocortisone
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
Biology
behavioral disciplines and activities
Dexamethasone
Histone Deacetylases
Mice
Internal medicine
mental disorders
medicine
Animals
Humans
RNA, Messenger
Bipolar disorder
Swimming
Biological Psychiatry
Genetics
Regulation of gene expression
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Histone deacetylase 5
Mood Disorders
HDAC11
business.industry
Histone deacetylase 2
General Neuroscience
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
HDAC4
Paroxetine
Antidepressive Agents
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Disease Models, Animal
Psychiatry and Mental health
Endocrinology
Mood
Gene Expression Regulation
Mood disorders
Clomipramine
Major depressive disorder
Female
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00223956
- Volume :
- 44
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Psychiatric Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....9a2ef4766c2d782ff6a5dd0a7ecb2d05