KAT2B and hydrops fetalis: However, for HATs such as GCN5, CBP, and PCAF, the relationship with histone acetylation is unclear, although an association between cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure has been reported (48–50).Curcumin, a natural product, inhibits histone acetylation by blocking the HAT activity of p300, thereby improving cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and HF (32).