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The HDAC inhibitor 4b ameliorates the disease phenotype and transcriptional abnormalities in Huntington's disease transgenic mice.

Abstract
Transcriptional dysregulation has emerged as a core pathologic feature of Huntington's disease (HD), one of several triplet-repeat disorders characterized by movement deficits and cognitive dysfunction. Although the mechanisms contributing to the gene expression deficits remain unknown, therapeutic strategies have aimed to improve transcriptional output via modulation of chromatin structure. Recent studies have demonstrated therapeutic effects of commercially available histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors in several HD models; however, the therapeutic value of these compounds is limited by their toxic effects. Here, beneficial effects of a novel pimelic diphenylamide HDAC inhibitor, HDACi 4b, in an HD mouse model are reported. Chronic oral administration of HDACi 4b, beginning after the onset of motor deficits, significantly improved motor performance, overall appearance, and body weight of symptomatic R6/2(300Q) transgenic mice. These effects were associated with significant attenuation of gross brain-size decline and striatal atrophy. Microarray studies revealed that HDACi 4b treatment ameliorated, in part, alterations in gene expression caused by the presence of mutant huntingtin protein in the striatum, cortex, and cerebellum of R6/2(300Q) transgenic mice. For selected genes, HDACi 4b treatment reversed histone H3 hypoacetylation observed in the presence of mutant huntingtin, in association with correction of mRNA expression levels. These findings suggest that HDACi 4b, and possibly related HDAC inhibitors, may offer clinical benefit for HD patients and provide a novel set of potential biomarkers for clinical assessment.
AuthorsElizabeth A Thomas, Giovanni Coppola, Paula A Desplats, Bin Tang, Elisabetta Soragni, Ryan Burnett, Fuying Gao, Kelsey M Fitzgerald, Jenna F Borok, David Herman, Daniel H Geschwind, Joel M Gottesfeld
JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A) Vol. 105 Issue 40 Pg. 15564-9 (Oct 07 2008) ISSN: 1091-6490 [Electronic] United States
PMID18829438 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Anilides
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
  • N1-(2-aminophenyl)-N7-phenylheptanediamide
  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Histone Deacetylases
Topics
  • Anilides (administration & dosage, chemical synthesis, pharmacology)
  • Animals
  • Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Enzyme Inhibitors (administration & dosage, chemical synthesis, pharmacology)
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors
  • Histone Deacetylases (metabolism)
  • Huntington Disease (drug therapy, genetics)
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Neuroprotective Agents (administration & dosage, chemical synthesis, pharmacology)
  • Phenotype
  • Transcription, Genetic (drug effects)

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