PMID- 27853364 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170807 LR - 20181113 IS - 1178-2005 (Electronic) IS - 1176-9106 (Print) IS - 1176-9106 (Linking) VI - 11 DP - 2016 TI - Curcumin modulates the effect of histone modification on the expression of chemokines by type II alveolar epithelial cells in a rat COPD model. PG - 2765-2773 AB - BACKGROUND: Studies have suggested that histone modification has a positive impact on various aspects associated with the progression of COPD. Histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2) suppresses proinflammatory gene expression through deacetylation of core histones. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of histone modification on the expression of chemokines in type II alveolar epithelial cells (AEC II) in a rat COPD model and regulation of HDAC2 expression by curcumin in comparison with corticosteroid. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The rat COPD model was established by cigarette smoke exposure and confirmed by histology and pathophysioloy. AEC II were isolated and cultured in vitro from the COPD models and control animals. The cells were treated with curcumin, corticosteroid, or trichostatin A, and messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of interleukin-8 (IL-8), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), and macrophage inflammatory protein-2alpha (MIP-2alpha) was assessed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The expression of HDAC2 was measured by Western blot. Chromatin immunoprecipitation was used to detect H3/H4 acetylation and H3K9 methylation in the promoter region of three kinds of chemokine genes (IL-8, MCP-1, and MIP-2alpha). RESULTS: Compared to the control group, the mRNAs of MCP-1, IL-8, and MIP-2alpha were upregulated 4.48-fold, 3.14-fold, and 2.83-fold, respectively, in the AEC II from COPD model. The protein expression of HDAC2 in the AEC II from COPD model was significantly lower than from the control group (P<0.05). The decreased expression of HDAC2 was negatively correlated with the increased expression of IL-8, MCP-1, and MIP-2alpha mRNAs (all P<0.05). The level of H3/H4 acetylation was higher but H3K9 methylation in the promoter region of chemokine genes was lower in the cells from COPD model than from the control group (all P<0.05). Curcumin downregulated the expression of MCP-1, IL-8, and MIP-2alpha, and the expression was further enhanced in the presence of corticosteroid. Moreover, curcumin restored HDAC2 expression, decreased the levels of H3/H4 acetylation, and increased H3K9 methylation in the promoter region of chemokine in the presence or absence of dexamethasone (all P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Curcumin may suppress chemokines and restore corticosteroid resistance in COPD through modulating HDAC2 expression and its effect on histone modification. FAU - Gan, Lixing AU - Gan L AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai. FAU - Li, Chengye AU - Li C AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou. FAU - Wang, Jian AU - Wang J AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai. FAU - Guo, Xuejun AU - Guo X AD - Department of Respiratory Medicine, Xin Hua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161107 PL - New Zealand TA - Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis JT - International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease JID - 101273481 RN - 0 (Adrenal Cortex Hormones) RN - 0 (Anti-Inflammatory Agents) RN - 0 (Ccl2 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Chemokine CCL2) RN - 0 (Chemokine CXCL2) RN - 0 (Chemokines) RN - 0 (Cxcl2 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Histones) RN - 0 (Interleukin-8) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0 (Smoke) RN - EC 3.5.1.98 (Hdac2 protein, rat) RN - EC 3.5.1.98 (Histone Deacetylase 2) RN - IT942ZTH98 (Curcumin) SB - IM MH - Acetylation MH - Adrenal Cortex Hormones/pharmacology MH - Alveolar Epithelial Cells/*drug effects/metabolism MH - Animals MH - Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*pharmacology MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Chemokine CCL2/genetics/metabolism MH - Chemokine CXCL2/genetics/metabolism MH - Chemokines/genetics/*metabolism MH - Curcumin/*pharmacology MH - Disease Models, Animal MH - Down-Regulation MH - Histone Deacetylase 2/metabolism MH - Histones/*metabolism MH - Interleukin-8/genetics/metabolism MH - Male MH - Methylation MH - Promoter Regions, Genetic MH - Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/*drug therapy/etiology/genetics/metabolism MH - RNA, Messenger/genetics/metabolism MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Smoke/adverse effects MH - Smoking/adverse effects PMC - PMC5106221 OTO - NOTNLM OT - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease OT - corticosteroid OT - curcumin OT - histone deacetylase OT - type II alveolar epithelial cell COIS- The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work. EDAT- 2016/11/18 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/08 06:00 PMCR- 2016/11/07 CRDT- 2016/11/18 06:00 PHST- 2016/11/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/11/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/11/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - copd-11-2765 [pii] AID - 10.2147/COPD.S113978 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2016 Nov 7;11:2765-2773. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S113978. eCollection 2016.