Molecular mechanisms of environmental exposures and human disease

H Wu, CM Eckhardt, AA Baccarelli - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
A substantial proportion of disease risk for common complex disorders is attributable to
environmental exposures and pollutants. An appreciation of how environmental pollutants …

[HTML][HTML] Stress, epigenetics, and aging: unraveling the intricate crosstalk

Z Wu, J Qu, W Zhang, GH Liu - Molecular Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Aging, as a complex process involving multiple cellular and molecular pathways, is known to
be exacerbated by various stresses. Because responses to these stresses, such as oxidative …

Epigenetic age prediction

DJ Simpson, T Chandra - Aging cell, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Advanced age is the main common risk factor for cancer, cardiovascular disease and
neurodegeneration. Yet, more is known about the molecular basis of any of these groups of …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular reprogramming and epigenetic rejuvenation

DJ Simpson, NN Olova, T Chandra - Clinical epigenetics, 2021 - Springer
Ageing is an inevitable condition that afflicts all humans. Recent achievements, such as the
generation of induced pluripotent stem cells, have delivered preliminary evidence that …

Cardiovascular risk factors and molecular routes underlying endothelial dysfunction: Novel opportunities for primary prevention

G Benincasa, E Coscioni, C Napoli - Biochemical Pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the major challenges of cardiovascular primary prevention approach is the absence
of early biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction which may be useful for identifying at-risk …

[HTML][HTML] Stress, diet, exercise: common environmental factors and their impact on epigenetic age

F Galkin, O Kovalchuk, D Koldasbayeva… - Ageing Research …, 2023 - Elsevier
Epigenetic aging clocks have gained significant attention as a tool for predicting age-related
health conditions in clinical and research settings. They have enabled geroscientists to …

[HTML][HTML] The early-life exposome and epigenetic age acceleration in children

P de Prado-Bert, C Ruiz-Arenas, M Vives-Usano… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
The early-life exposome influences future health and accelerated biological aging has been
proposed as one of the underlying biological mechanisms. We investigated the association …

Human age reversal: Fact or fiction?

AA Johnson, BW English, MN Shokhirev… - Aging …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although chronological age correlates with various age‐related diseases and conditions, it
does not adequately reflect an individual's functional capacity, well‐being, or mortality risk …

[HTML][HTML] Simulating ComBat: how batch correction can lead to the systematic introduction of false positive results in DNA methylation microarray studies

T Zindler, H Frieling, A Neyazi, S Bleich, E Friedel - BMC bioinformatics, 2020 - Springer
Background Systematic technical effects—also called batch effects—are a considerable
challenge when analyzing DNA methylation (DNAm) microarray data, because they can …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenome-wide association study and epigenetic age acceleration associated with cigarette smoking among Costa Rican adults

A Cardenas, S Ecker, RP Fadadu, K Huen, A Orozco… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Smoking-associated DNA methylation (DNAm) signatures are reproducible among studies
of mostly European descent, with mixed evidence if smoking accelerates epigenetic aging …