@article{Colussi2008, abstract = {The overlapping histological and biochemical features underlying the beneficial effect of deacetylase inhibitors and NO donors in dystrophic muscles suggest an unanticipated molecular link among dystrophin, NO signaling, and the histone deacetylases (HDACs). Higher global deacetylase activity and selective increased expression of the class I histone deacetylase HDAC2 were detected in muscles of dystrophin-deficient MDX mice. In vitro and in vivo siRNA-mediated down-regulation of HDAC2 in dystrophic muscles was sufficient to replicate the morphological and functional benefits observed with deacetylase inhibitors and NO donors. We found that restoration of NO signaling in vivo, by adenoviral-mediated expression of a constitutively active endothelial NOS mutant in MDX muscles, and in vitro, by exposing MDX-derived satellite cells to NO donors, resulted in HDAC2 blockade by cysteine S-nitrosylation. These data reveal a special contribution of HDAC2 in the pathogenesis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and indicate that HDAC2 inhibition by NO-dependent S-nitrosylation is important for the therapeutic response to NO donors in MDX mice. They also define a common target for independent pharmacological interventions in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.}, author = {Colussi, Claudia and Mozzetta, Chiara and Gurtner, Aymone and Illi, Barbara and Rosati, Jessica and Straino, Stefania and Ragone, Gianluca and Pescatori, Mario and Zaccagnini, Germana and Antonini, Annalisa and Minetti, Giulia and Martelli, Fabio and Piaggio, Giulia and Gallinari, Paola and Steinkuhler, Christian and Steinkulher, Christian and Clementi, Emilio and Dell'Aversana, Carmela and Altucci, Lucia and Mai, Antonello and Capogrossi, Maurizio C. and Puri, Pier Lorenzo and Gaetano, Carlo and Puri Pl, Gaetano C.}, doi = {10.1073/pnas.0805514105}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, month = {dec}, pages = {19183-19187}, title = {HDAC2 blockade by nitric oxide and histone deacetylase inhibitors reveals a common target in Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0805514105}, volume = {105}, year = {2008} }