Schizas D, Mastoraki A, Naar L, Spartalis E, Tsilimigras DI, Karachaliou GS, Bagias G, Moris D. Concept of histone deacetylases in cancer: Reflections on esophageal carcinogenesis and treatment. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(41): 4635-4642 [PMID: 30416311 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i41.4635]
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Dimitrios Moris, MD, MSc, PhD, Academic Fellow, Academic Research, Doctor, Research Fellow, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710, United States. dimitrios.moris@duke.edu
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2018; 24(41): 4635-4642 Published online Nov 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i41.4635
Concept of histone deacetylases in cancer: Reflections on esophageal carcinogenesis and treatment
Dimitrios Schizas, Aikaterini Mastoraki, Leon Naar, Eleftherios Spartalis, Diamantis I Tsilimigras, Georgia-Sofia Karachaliou, George Bagias, Dimitrios Moris
Dimitrios Schizas, Aikaterini Mastoraki, Diamantis I Tsilimigras, 1st Department of Surgery, Laikon General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece
Leon Naar, 4th Department of Surgery, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 12462, Greece
Eleftherios Spartalis, Georgia-Sofia Karachaliou, Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece
George Bagias, Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Essen, Essen 45141, Germany
Dimitrios Moris, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, United States
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed to this paper with conception and design of the study, literature review and analysis, drafting and critical revision and editing, and final approval of the final version.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest. No financial support.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Dimitrios Moris, MD, MSc, PhD, Academic Fellow, Academic Research, Doctor, Research Fellow, Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, 2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27710, United States. dimitrios.moris@duke.edu
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Received: August 7, 2018 Peer-review started: August 7, 2018 First decision: August 30, 2018 Revised: September 2, 2018 Accepted: October 5, 2018 Article in press: October 5, 2018 Published online: November 7, 2018 Processing time: 92 Days and 12.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Esophageal cancer (EC) remains one of the most lethal malignancies, mainly due to its aggressive nature. In an effort to overcome chemotherapy resistance, it was discovered that histone acetylation/deacetylation equilibrium is altered in carcinogenesis, leading to changes in chromatin structure and altering expression of genes important in the cell cycle, differentiation and apoptosis. Therefore, histone acetylation was addressed as a potential novel chemotherapy drug target. Based on the literature, histone deacetylases (HDACs) have been associated with EC, with surveys elucidating that increased expression of certain HDACs correlates with advanced TNM stages, tumor grade, metastatic potential and decreased 5-year overall and disease-free survival.
