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Suppressive effect of the histone deacetylase inhibitor suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) on hepatitis C virus replication
Author(s) -
Sato Ayami,
Saito Yoshimasa,
Sugiyama Kazuo,
Sakasegawa Noriko,
Muramatsu Toshihide,
Fukuda Shinya,
Yoneya Mikiko,
Kimura Masaki,
Ebinuma Hirotoshi,
Hibi Toshifumi,
Ikeda Masanori,
Kato Nobuyuki,
Saito Hidetsugu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of cellular biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 165
eISSN - 1097-4644
pISSN - 0730-2312
DOI - 10.1002/jcb.24541
Subject(s) - vorinostat , histone deacetylase , hepatitis c virus , hepatocellular carcinoma , histone deacetylase inhibitor , cancer research , viral replication , gene knockdown , biology , virology , virus , histone , cell culture , gene , biochemistry , genetics
The histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) has a clinical promise for treatment of cancer including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To investigate effect of SAHA on hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication, we treated the HCV replicon cell OR6 with SAHA. HCV replication was significantly inhibited by SAHA at concentrations below 1 μM with no cellular toxicity. Another HDAC inhibitor, tricostatin A, also showed reduction of HCV replication. The microarray analysis and quantitative RT‐PCR demonstrated up‐regulation of osteopontin ( OPN ) and down‐regulation of apolipoprotein‐A1 ( Apo‐A1 ) after SAHA treatment. Direct gene induction of OPN and knockdown of Apo‐A1 also showed reduction of HCV replication. The liver specific microRNA‐122 , which is involved in HCV replication, was not affected by SAHA treatment. These results suggest that SAHA has suppressive effect on HCV replication through alterations of gene expression such as OPN and Apo‐A1 in host cells. Epigenetic treatment with HDAC inhibitors may be a novel therapeutic approach for diseases associated with HCV infection such as chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and HCC. J. Cell. Biochem. 114: 1987–1996, 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.