The emerging field of epigenetics in neurodegeneration and neuroprotection

JY Hwang, KA Aromolaran, RS Zukin - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2017 - nature.com
Epigenetic mechanisms—including DNA methylation, histone post-translational
modifications and changes in nucleosome positioning—regulate gene expression, cellular …

Neuroprotective effects and mechanisms of ischemic/hypoxic preconditioning on neurological diseases

J Liu, Y Gu, M Guo, X Ji - CNS neuroscience & therapeutics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As the organ with the highest demand for oxygen, the brain has a poor tolerance to ischemia
and hypoxia. Despite severe ischemia/hypoxia induces the occurrence and development of …

Single-cell RNA-seq reveals the transcriptional landscape in ischemic stroke

K Zheng, L Lin, W Jiang, L Chen… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Ischemic stroke (IS) is a detrimental neurological disease with limited treatments options. It
has been challenging to define the roles of brain cell subsets in IS onset and progression …

HDAC2 in primary sensory neurons constitutively restrains chronic pain by repressing α2δ-1 expression and associated NMDA receptor activity

J Zhang, SR Chen, MH Zhou, D **… - Journal of …, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
α2δ-1 (encoded by the Cacna2d1 gene) is a newly discovered NMDA receptor-interacting
protein and is the therapeutic target of gabapentinoids (eg, gabapentin and pregabalin) …

Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibitors-emerging roles in neuronal memory, learning, synaptic plasticity and neural regeneration

S Ahmad Ganai, M Ramadoss… - Current …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Epigenetic regulation of neuronal signalling through histone acetylation dictates
transcription programs that govern neuronal memory, plasticity and learning paradigms …

[HTML][HTML] Stroke by inducing HDAC9-dependent deacetylation of HIF-1 and Sp1, promotes TfR1 transcription and GPX4 reduction, thus determining ferroptotic neuronal …

L Sanguigno, N Guida, S Anzilotti… - … journal of biological …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: The inhibition of histone deacetylase 9 (HDAC9) represents a promising
druggable target for stroke intervention. Indeed, HDAC9 is overexpressed in neurons after …

Intermittent Hypoxia Prevents Myocardial Mitochondrial Ca2+ Overload and Cell Death during Ischemia/Reperfusion: The Role of Reactive Oxygen Species

JC Chang, CF Lien, WS Lee, HR Chang, YC Hsu… - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
It has been documented that reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to oxidative stress,
leading to diseases such as ischemic heart disease. Recently, increasing evidence has …

[HTML][HTML] Cell heterogeneity uncovered by single-cell RNA sequencing offers potential therapeutic targets for ischemic stroke

M Qiu, J Zong, Q He, Y Liu, Y Wan, M Li, Y Zhou… - Aging and …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ischemic stroke is a detrimental neurological disease characterized by an irreversible infarct
core surrounded by an ischemic penumbra, a salvageable region of brain tissue. Unique …

Spatially mapped single-cell chromatin accessibility

CA Thornton, RM Mulqueen, KA Torkenczy… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
High-throughput single-cell epigenomic assays can resolve cell type heterogeneity in
complex tissues, however, spatial orientation is lost. Here, we present single-cell …

Opening a new time window for treatment of stroke by targeting HDAC2

YH Lin, J Dong, Y Tang, HY Ni, Y Zhang… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Narrow therapeutic window limits treatments with thrombolysis and neuroprotection for most
stroke patients. Widening therapeutic window remains a critical challenge. Understanding …