Clinical significance of serum MicroRNA-203 in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

This study aimed to detect serum miR-203 expression levels in AML and explore its potential clinical significance. Quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) was performed to measure the serum miR-203 levels in 134 patients with AML and 70 healthy controls. The results demonstrated that serum miR-203 expression was significantly reduced in AML patients compared with healthy controls. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis revealed miR-203 could distinguish AML cases from normal controls. Low serum miR-203 levels were associated with worse clinical features, as well as poorer overall survival and relapse free survival of AML patients. Moreover, multivariate analysis confirmed low serum miR-203 expression to be an independent unfavorable prognostic predictor for AML. The bioinformatics analysis showed that the downstream genes and pathways of miR-203 was closely associated with tumorigenesis. Downregulation of miR-203 in AML cell lines upregulated the expression levels of oncogenic promoters such as CREB1, SRC and HDAC1. Thus, these findings demonstrated that serum miR-203 might be a promising biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of AML.

Long Noncoding RNA H19 Promotes Neuroinflammation in Ischemic Stroke by Driving Histone Deacetylase 1-Dependent M1 Microglial Polarization.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Long noncoding RNA H19 is repressed after birth, but can be induced by hypoxia. We aim to investigate the impact on and underlying mechanism of H19 induction after ischemic stroke. METHODS: Circulating H19 levels in stroke patients and mice subjected to middle cerebral artery occlusion were assessed using real-time polymerase chain reaction. H19 siRNA and histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) plasmid were used to knock down H19 and overexpress HDAC1, respectively. Microglial polarization and ischemic outcomes were assessed in middle cerebral artery occlusion mice and BV2 microglial cells subjected to oxygen-glucose deprivation. RESULTS: Circulating H19 levels were significantly higher in stroke patients compared with healthy controls, indicating high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. Moreover, plasma H19 levels showed a positive correlation with National Institute of Health Stroke Scale score and tumor necrosis factor-α levels. After middle cerebral artery occlusion in mice, H19 levels increased in plasma, white blood cells, and brain. Intracerebroventricular injection of H19 siRNA reduced infarct volume and brain edema, decreased tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-1ß levels in brain tissue and plasma, and increased plasma interleukin-10 concentrations 24 hours poststroke. Additionally, H19 knockdown attenuated brain tissue loss and neurological deficits 14 days poststroke. BV2 cell-based experiments showed that H19 knockdown blocked oxygen-glucose deprivation-driven M1 microglial polarization, decreased production of tumor necrosis factor-α and CD11b, and increased the expression of Arg-1 and CD206. Furthermore, H19 knockdown reversed oxygen-glucose deprivation-induced upregulation of HDAC1 and downregulation of acetyl-histone H3 and acetyl-histone H4. In contrast, HDAC1 overexpression negated the effects of H19 knockdown. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that H19 promotes neuroinflammation by driving HDAC1-dependent M1 microglial polarization, suggesting a novel H19-based diagnosis and therapy for ischemic stroke.

HDAC1 links early life stress to schizophrenia-like phenotypes.

Schizophrenia is a devastating disease that arises on the background of genetic predisposition and environmental risk factors, such as early life stress (ELS). In this study, we show that ELS-induced schizophrenia-like phenotypes in mice correlate with a widespread increase of histone-deacetylase 1 (Hdac1) expression that is linked to altered DNA methylation. Hdac1 overexpression in neurons of the medial prefrontal cortex, but not in the dorsal or ventral hippocampus, mimics schizophrenia-like phenotypes induced by ELS. Systemic administration of an HDAC inhibitor rescues the detrimental effects of ELS when applied after the manifestation of disease phenotypes. In addition to the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex, mice subjected to ELS exhibit increased Hdac1 expression in blood. Moreover, Hdac1 levels are increased in blood samples from patients with schizophrenia who had encountered ELS, compared with patients without ELS experience. Our data suggest that HDAC1 inhibition should be considered as a therapeutic approach to treat schizophrenia.

Histone hypoacetylation and increased histone deacetylases in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with Graves' disease.

The objective of this study was to investigate histone modification patterns in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of patients with Graves' disease (GD). Thirty GD patients and 20 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. Global histone H3/H4 acetylation levels of PBMCs in all subjects were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. mRNA levels of histone-related chromatin modifier genes were measured by real-time quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Global histone H4 acetylation level in PBMCs of GD patients was significantly decreased compared with controls (p=0.005). The mRNA expression of histone deacetylases HDAC1 and HDAC2 were significantly increased in PBMCs of GD patients compared with controls (p=0.004 and 0.018; respectively). No significant difference was observed either in SIRT1 or in HATs mRNA including p300, CREBBP between GD patients and controls (p>0.05). Our findings firstly suggested that histone acetylation modifications are aberrant in PBMCs of GD patients, possibly due to the deregulation of epigenetic modifier genes.

[Protein expressions of HDAC1 and DNMT1 in non-small-cell lung cancer and its clinical significance].

OBJECTIVE: To detect the serum protein expressions of histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) and DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and explore the correlation between their expressions and clinicopathological features. METHODS: Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure the protein expressions of HDAC1 and DNMT1 in 136 lung cancer patients hospitalized at Department of Respiratory Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital,Zhengzhou University from September 2012 to June 2013 (cancer group). And 147 healthy physical examination subjects from Sixth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou were selected as controls and their clinicopathological features analyzed. RESULTS: The protein expressions of HDAC1 and DNMT1 in patients with lung cancer (145 ± 53, 50 ± 11) were higher than those in control group (78 ± 56, 27 ± 6). And there was statistical significance (t = 596.16, 152.64, both P = 0.000) . The protein expressions of HDAC1 and DNMT1 were correlated with gender, smoking history and age (among P < 0.05). There was a positive association between the protein expressions of HDAC1 and DNMT1 in non-small-cell lung cancer (r = 0.525, P = 0.000). Statistical significance existed between the protein expressions of HDAC1 and DNMT1 and histological types or different stages (all P < 0.01). CONCLUSION: The higher protein expressions of HDAC1 and DNMT1 may play an important role in the early process of lung cancer.