PMID- 30102916 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190304 LR - 20210109 IS - 1090-2430 (Electronic) IS - 0014-4886 (Print) IS - 0014-4886 (Linking) VI - 309 DP - 2018 Nov TI - Targeting histone deacetylation for recovery of maternal deprivation-induced changes in BDNF and AKAP150 expression in the VTA. PG - 160-168 LID - S0014-4886(18)30336-4 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.expneurol.2018.08.002 [doi] AB - Severe early life stressors increase the probability of developing psychiatric disorders later in life through modifications in neuronal circuits controlling brain monoaminergic signaling. Our previous work demonstrated that 24 h maternal deprivation (MD) in male Sprague Dawley rats modifies dopamine (DA) signaling from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) through changes at GABAergic synapses that were reversible by in vitro histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibition which led to restoration of the scaffold A-kinase anchoring protein (AKAP150) signaling and subsequently recovered GABAergic plasticity (Authement et al., 2015). Using a combination of in situ hybridization, Western blots and immunohistochemistry, we confirmed that MD-induced epigenetic modifications at the level of histone acetylation were associated with an upregulation of HDAC2. MD also increased Akap5 mRNA levels in the VTA. Western blot analysis of AKAP150 protein expression showed an increase in synaptic levels of AKAP150 protein in the VTA with an accompanying decrease in synaptic levels of protein kinase A (PKA). Moreover, the abundance of mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) protein of VTA tissues from MD rats was significantly lower than in control groups. In vivo systemic injection with a selective class I HDAC inhibitor (CI-994) was sufficient to reverse MD-induced histone hypoacetylation in the VTA for 24 h after the injection. Furthermore, HDAC inhibition normalized the levels of mBDNF and AKAP150 proteins at 24 h. Our data suggest that HDAC-mediated targeting of BDNF and AKAP-dependent local signaling within VTA could provide novel therapeutics for prevention of later-life psychopathology. CI - Published by Elsevier Inc. FAU - Shepard, Ryan D AU - Shepard RD AD - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. FAU - Gouty, Shawn AU - Gouty S AD - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. FAU - Kassis, Haifa AU - Kassis H AD - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. FAU - Berenji, Aylar AU - Berenji A AD - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. FAU - Zhu, William AU - Zhu W AD - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. FAU - Cox, Brian M AU - Cox BM AD - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. FAU - Nugent, Fereshteh S AU - Nugent FS AD - Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. Electronic address: fereshteh.nugent@usuhs.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 DA039533/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural DEP - 20180810 PL - United States TA - Exp Neurol JT - Experimental neurology JID - 0370712 RN - 0 (A Kinase Anchor Proteins) RN - 0 (Akap5 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor) RN - 0 (Enzyme Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Histones) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - EC 1.14.16.2 (Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase) RN - EC 3.5.1.98 (Hdac2 protein, rat) RN - EC 3.5.1.98 (Histone Deacetylase 2) RN - VTD58H1Z2X (Dopamine) SB - IM MH - A Kinase Anchor Proteins/*metabolism MH - Acetylation/drug effects MH - Animals MH - Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor/*metabolism MH - Dopamine/metabolism MH - Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology MH - Gene Expression Regulation/*physiology MH - Histone Deacetylase 2/genetics/metabolism MH - Histones/*metabolism MH - In Vitro Techniques MH - Male MH - *Maternal Deprivation MH - RNA, Messenger/metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Subcellular Fractions/drug effects/metabolism MH - Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase/metabolism MH - Ventral Tegmental Area/drug effects/*metabolism PMC - PMC6139260 MID - NIHMS1504395 OTO - NOTNLM OT - A-kinase anchoring protein (AKAP) OT - Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) OT - Dopamine OT - Early life stress OT - Epigenetics OT - Histone acetylation OT - Histone deacetylase (HDAC) OT - Histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDAC inhibitor) OT - Maternal deprivation (MD) OT - Ventral tegmental area (VTA) COIS- Declarations of interest: none. EDAT- 2018/08/14 06:00 MHDA- 2019/03/05 06:00 PMCR- 2019/11/01 CRDT- 2018/08/14 06:00 PHST- 2018/04/04 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/17 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/08/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/14 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/03/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/08/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/11/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0014-4886(18)30336-4 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.expneurol.2018.08.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Exp Neurol. 2018 Nov;309:160-168. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2018.08.002. Epub 2018 Aug 10.