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Effects of Different Modes of Hypobaric Hypoxia on the Content of Epigenetic Factors in the Rat in Neurons of Rat Neocortex

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We studied the effects of different modes of hypobaric hypoxia on the content of epigenetic factors acH3K24, meH3K9, and meDNA modulating conformational characteristics of chromatin and gene expression in neurons of associative complex of rat parietal neocortex. Severe destructive hypoxia dramatically reduced the level of acH3K24 in 3 h after the end of exposure and increased meH3K9 and meDNA content. By contrast, 3-fold (but not single) adaptive exposure to moderate hypobaric hypoxia that produced a neuroprotective effect enhanced neuronal acH3K24 expression and decreased both meH3K9 and meDNA levels. Elevated acH3K24 content facilitates, while increased content of meH3K9 hampers binding of transcription factors to the target genes. At the same time, increased expression of meDNA suppresses transcription. The role of modification of epigenetic mechanisms in the regulation of proadaptive genes under the effects of hypoxic exposure according to various protocols is discussed.

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  1. I. P. Pavlov Institute of Physiology, the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia

    M. O. Samoilov, A. V. Churilova, T. S. Glushchenko & E. A. Rybnikova

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Translated from Byulleten’ Eksperimental’noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 162, No. 12, pp. 686-690, December, 2016

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Samoilov, M.O., Churilova, A.V., Glushchenko, T.S. et al. Effects of Different Modes of Hypobaric Hypoxia on the Content of Epigenetic Factors in the Rat in Neurons of Rat Neocortex. Bull Exp Biol Med 162, 722–725 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10517-017-3697-y

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