Title:Effects of Histone Modification in Major Depressive Disorder
Volume: 20
Issue: 7
Author(s): Man-Si Wu, Xiao-Juan Li, Chen-Yue Liu, Qiuyue Xu, Jun-Qing Huang, Simeng Gu and Jia-Xu Chen*
Affiliation:
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Formula-Pattern of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Formula-Pattern Research Center,
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
Keywords:
Major depressive disorder, histone methylation, histone acetylation, histone phosphorylation, histone crotonylation, histone β-hydroxybutyrylation, HDAC inhibitor.
Abstract: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a disease associated with many factors; specifically,
environmental, genetic, psychological, and biological factors play critical roles. Recent studies have
demonstrated that histone modification may occur in the human brain in response to severely stressful
events, resulting in transcriptional changes and the development of MDD. In this review, we discuss
five different histone modifications, histone methylation, histone acetylation, histone phosphorylation,
histone crotonylation and histone β-hydroxybutyrylation, and their relationships with
MDD. The utility of histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors (HDACis) for MDD treatment is also
discussed. As a large number of MDD patients in China have been treated with traditional Chineses
medicine (TCM), we also discuss some TCM therapies, such as Xiaoyaosan (XYS), and their effects
on histone modification. In summary, targeting histone modification may be a new strategy for elucidating
the mechanism of MDD and a new direction for MDD treatment.