Epigenetics of osteoarticular diseases: recent developments

SB Roberts, E Wootton, L De Ferrari… - Rheumatology …, 2015 - Springer
A variety of osteoarticular conditions possess an underlying genetic aetiology. Large-scale
genome-wide association studies have identified several genetic loci associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of DNA methylation changes associated with disease progression in subchondral bone with site-matched cartilage in knee osteoarthritis

Y Zhang, N Fukui, M Yahata, Y Katsuragawa… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Subchondral bone plays a key role in the development of osteoarthritis, however,
epigenetics of subchondral bone has not been extensively studied. In this study, we …

DNA methylation abnormalities in atherosclerosis

S Tabaei, SS Tabaee - Artificial cells, nanomedicine, and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Atherosclerosis is a complex disease with involvement of intermediate-, large-sized arteries.
Atherosclerosis is characterized by the accumulation of vascular lipids, immune system …

Aberrant DNA methylation in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis

Z Hai, W Zuo - Clinica Chimica Acta, 2016 - Elsevier
Atherosclerosis, a multifactorial disease of large-and intermediate-sized arteries, is
characterized by the accumulation of lipids and the proliferation of arterial smooth muscle …

[HTML][HTML] The 'golden age'of DNA methylation in neurodegenerative diseases

A Fuso - Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine, 2013 - degruyter.com
DNA methylation reactions are regulated, in the first instance, by enzymes and the
intermediates that constitute the 'so called'one-carbon metabolism. This is a complex …

Genome‐wide DNA methylation analysis during osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

Y Cao, H Yang, L Jin, J Du, Z Fan - Stem cells international, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) nowadays are regarded as promising
candidates in cell‐based therapy for the regeneration of damaged bone tissues that are …

[HTML][HTML] The methylation pattern for knee and hip osteoarthritis

Z Wu, L Shou, J Wang, T Huang, X Xu - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Osteoarthritis is one of the most prevalent chronic joint diseases for middle-aged and elderly
people. But in recent years, the number of young people suffering from the disease …

[HTML][HTML] Abnormal DNA methylation may contribute to the progression of osteosarcoma

XG Chen, L Ma, JX Xu - Molecular medicine reports, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
The identification of optimal methylation biomarkers to achieve maximum diagnostic ability
remains a challenge. The present study aimed to elucidate the potential molecular …

Overexpression of DNMT1 leads to hypermethylation of H19 promoter and inhibition of Erk signaling pathway in disuse osteoporosis

B Li, J Zhao, J Ma, G Li, Y Zhang, G Xing, J Liu, X Ma - Bone, 2018 - Elsevier
Disuse osteoporosis (DOP) is a common complication of the lack of mechanical loading. The
precise mechanism underlying DOP remains unknown, although epigenetic modifications …

Epigenetics and bone remodeling

A Husain, MA Jeffries - Current osteoporosis reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Bone remodeling is a diverse field of study with many direct
clinical applications; past studies have implicated epigenetic alterations as key factors of …