Antidepressant administration modulates stress-induced DNA methylation and DNA methyltransferase expression in rat prefrontal cortex and hippocampus

AJ Sales, SRL Joca - Behavioural brain research, 2018 - Elsevier
Stress and antidepressant treatment can modulate DNA methylation in promoter region of
genes related to neuroplasticity and mood regulation, thus implicating this epigenetic …

What's wrong with epigenetics in Huntington's disease?

LM Valor, D Guiretti - Neuropharmacology, 2014 - Elsevier
Huntington's disease (HD) can be considered the paradigm of epigenetic dysregulation in
neurodegenerative disorders. In this review, we attempted to compile the evidence that …

Epigenetic mechanisms in autism spectrum disorder

A Zhubi, EH Cook, A Guidotti, DR Grayson - International review of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by
impaired social interactions, language deficits, as well as restrictive or repetitive behaviors …

Toward the identification of peripheral epigenetic biomarkers of schizophrenia

A Guidotti, J Auta, JM Davis, E Dong… - Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Schizophrenia (SZ) is a heritable, nonmendelian, neurodevelopmental disorder in which
epigenetic dysregulation of the brain genome plays a fundamental role in mediating the …

The clues in solving the mystery of major psychosis: the epigenetic basis of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Ç Gürel, GC Kuşçu, A Yavaşoğlu, ÇB Avcı - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2020 - Elsevier
Schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD) are severe psychiatric diseases that are
characterized by abnormalities of thought, behaviour, cognition and mood. The genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic Regulation in Schizophrenia: Focus on Methylation and Histone Modifications in Human Studies

N Delphin, C Aust, L Griffiths, F Fernandez - Genes, 2024 - mdpi.com
Despite extensive research over the last few decades, the etiology of schizophrenia (SZ)
remains unclear. SZ is a pathological disorder that is highly debilitating and deeply affects …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of DNA methyltransferases blocks mutant huntingtin-induced neurotoxicity

Y Pan, T Daito, Y Sasaki, YH Chung, X Xing… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Although epigenetic abnormalities have been described in Huntington's disease (HD), the
causal epigenetic mechanisms driving neurodegeneration in HD cortex and striatum remain …

The genome in three dimensions: a new frontier in human brain research

AC Mitchell, R Bharadwaj, C Whittle, W Krueger… - Biological …, 2014 - Elsevier
Less than 1.5% of the human genome encodes protein. However, vast portions of the
human genome are subject to transcriptional and epigenetic regulation, and many …

Adolescent binge-pattern alcohol exposure alters genome-wide DNA methylation patterns in the hypothalamus of alcohol-naïve male offspring

AD Asimes, A Torcaso, E Pinceti, CK Kim… - Alcohol, 2017 - Elsevier
Teenage binge drinking is a major health concern in the United States, with 21% of
teenagers reporting binge-pattern drinking behavior in the previous 30 days. Recently, our …

[HTML][HTML] DNA modifications and neurological disorders

YL Weng, R An, J Shin, H Song, G Ming - Neurotherapeutics, 2013 - Elsevier
Mounting evidence has recently underscored the importance of DNA methylation in normal
brain functions. DNA methylation machineries are responsible for dynamic regulation of …