title: Histone Deacetylases Inhibitors in the Treatment of Retinal Degenerative Diseases: Overview and Perspectives.
abstract: Retinal degenerative diseases are one of the important refractory ophthalmic diseases, featured with apoptosis of photoreceptor cells. Histone acetylation and deacetylation can regulate chromosome assembly, gene transcription, and posttranslational modification, which are regulated by histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs), respectively. The histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACis) have the ability to cause hyperacetylation of histone and nonhistone proteins, resulting in a variety of effects on cell proliferation, differentiation, anti-inflammation, and anti-apoptosis. Several HDACis have been approved for clinical trials to treat cancer. Studies have shown that HDACis have neuroprotective effects in nervous system damage. In this paper, we will summarize the neuroprotective effects of common HDACis in retinal degenerative diseases and make a prospect to the applications of HDACis in the treatment of retinal degenerative diseases in the future.
authors.affiliation: Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5045-8739
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China.
authors.forename: Xufeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.affiliation: Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0772-3565
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.affiliation: Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4503-9198
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Du
authors.affiliation: Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325027, China ; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Ji-Jing
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Pang