PMID- 36263180 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221024 LR - 20230111 IS - 1449-2288 (Electronic) IS - 1449-2288 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 15 DP - 2022 TI - HDAC5-mediated Smad7 silencing through MEF2A is critical for fibroblast activation and hypertrophic scar formation. PG - 5724-5739 LID - 10.7150/ijbs.76140 [doi] AB - Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signaling plays a key role in excessive fibrosis. As a class IIa family histone deacetylase (HDAC), HDAC5 shows a close relationship with TGF-beta signaling and fibrosis. However, the effect and regulatory mechanism of HDAC5 in hypertrophic scar (HS) formation remain elusive. We show that HDAC5 was overexpressed in HS tissues and depletion of HDAC5 attenuated HS formation in vivo and inhibited fibroblast activation in vitro. HDAC5 knockdown (KD) significantly downregulated TGF-beta1 induced Smad2/3 phosphorylation and increased Smad7 expression. Meanwhile, Smad7 KD rescued the Smad2/3 phosphorylation downregulation and scar hyperplasia inhibition mediated by HDAC5 deficiency. Luciferase reporter assays and ChIP-qPCR assays revealed that HDAC5 interacts with myocyte enhancer factor 2A (MEF2A) suppressing MEF2A binding to the Smad7 promoter region, which results in Smad7 promoter activity repression. HDAC4/5 inhibitor, LMK235, significantly alleviated hypertrophic scar formation. Our study provides clues for the development of HDAC5 targeting strategies for the therapy or prophylaxis of fibrotic diseases. CI - (c) The author(s). FAU - Gao, Ya AU - Gao Y AD - Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Liu, Yangdan AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zheng, Danning AU - Zheng D AD - Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Ho, Chiakang AU - Ho C AD - Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wen, Dongsheng AU - Wen D AD - Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Sun, Jiaming AU - Sun J AD - Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Huang, Lu AU - Huang L AD - Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Liu, Yuxin AU - Liu Y AD - Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Li, Qingfeng AU - Li Q AD - Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhang, Yifan AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20220911 PL - Australia TA - Int J Biol Sci JT - International journal of biological sciences JID - 101235568 RN - EC 3.5.1.98 (HDAC5 protein, human) RN - EC 3.5.1.98 (Histone Deacetylases) RN - EC 1.13.12.- (Luciferases) RN - 0 (MEF2 Transcription Factors) RN - 0 (MEF2A protein, human) RN - 0 (Smad7 Protein) RN - 0 (SMAD7 protein, human) RN - 0 (Transforming Growth Factor beta) RN - 76057-06-2 (Transforming Growth Factors) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Cicatrix, Hypertrophic/genetics/metabolism MH - Fibroblasts/metabolism MH - Fibrosis MH - *Histone Deacetylases/metabolism MH - Luciferases/metabolism MH - *MEF2 Transcription Factors/metabolism MH - *Smad7 Protein/metabolism MH - Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism MH - Transforming Growth Factors/metabolism PMC - PMC9576526 OTO - NOTNLM OT - HDAC5 OT - Hypertrophic scar OT - MEF2A OT - Smad7 OT - TGF-beta COIS- Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interest exists. EDAT- 2022/10/21 06:00 MHDA- 2022/10/22 06:00 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/10/20 02:57 PHST- 2022/06/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/08/25 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/10/20 02:57 [entrez] PHST- 2022/10/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/10/22 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijbsv18p5724 [pii] AID - 10.7150/ijbs.76140 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Biol Sci. 2022 Sep 11;18(15):5724-5739. doi: 10.7150/ijbs.76140. eCollection 2022.