Year in review 2023: genetics, genomics, and epigenetics

A Waheed, MF Rai - Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To elucidate the scientific advances made in the last 12 months within the realm of
osteoarthritis genetics, genomics, and epigenetics. This review paper highlights major …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic Landscapes of Pain: DNA Methylation Dynamics in Chronic Pain

HY Xiong, A Wyns, JV Campenhout, J Hendrix… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Chronic pain is a prevalent condition with a multifaceted pathogenesis, where epigenetic
modifications, particularly DNA methylation, might play an important role. This review delves …

[HTML][HTML] Enrichment of genomic pathways based on differential DNA methylation profiles associated with knee osteoarthritis pain

S Montesino-Goicolea, L Meng, A Rani, Z Huo… - Neurobiology of Pain, 2022 - Elsevier
Our study aimed to identify differentially methylated regions (ie, genomic region where
multiple adjacent CpG sites show differential methylation) and their enriched genomic …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide epigenomic analyses in patients with nociceptive and neuropathic chronic pain subtypes reveals alterations in methylation of genes involved in …

L Stenz, J Le Carré, F Luthi, P Vuistiner, C Burrus… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nociceptive pain involves the activation of nociceptors without damage to the nervous
system, whereas neuropathic pain is related to an alteration in the central or peripheral …

Socioeconomic status, knee pain, and epigenetic aging in community-dwelling middle-to-older age adults

LJ Strath, JA Peterson, L Meng, A Rani, Z Huo… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chronic musculoskeletal pain is often associated with lower socioeconomic status (SES).
SES correlates with psychological and environmental conditions that could contribute to the …

[HTML][HTML] Differential DNA methylation in Black and White individuals with chronic low back pain enrich different genomic pathways

EN Aroke, P Jackson, L Meng, Z Huo, DS Overstreet… - Neurobiology of Pain, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Compared to Non-Hispanic Whites (NHWs), individuals who self-identify as Non-
Hispanic Blacks (NHBs) in the United States experience more severe and disabling chronic …

Elevated circulating soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sCD25) level is associated with prefrontal excitatory-inhibitory imbalance in individuals with chronic pain: A proton …

J Ma, P Subramaniam, JR Yancey… - Brain, Behavior, and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aberrant neuronal excitability in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is implicated in cognitive
and affective pain processing. Such excitability may be amplified by activated circulating …

Vitamin D metabolism genes are differentially methylated in individuals with chronic knee pain

LJ Strath, L Meng, A Rani, Z Huo, TC Foster… - Lifestyle …, 2023 - karger.com
Introduction: Recent evidence suggests that vitamin D may interact with the epigenome and
play a role in the pain experience. In order for proper functioning to occur, there must be an …

Whole-genome methylation profiling reveals regions associated with painful temporomandibular disorders and active recovery processes

X Ao, M Parisien, RB Fillingim, R Ohrbach, GD Slade… - Pain, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), collectively representing one of the most common
chronic pain conditions, have a substantial genetic component, but genetic variation alone …

GABAergic neuron-related dna methylation modification and chronic pain

Q Xu, F Bai, T Liu - The Fifth International Conference on Biological …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Chronic pain is one of the major health problems in the world. Studies have shown that
chronic pain is closely related to epigenetics. Chronic pain can increased the level of DNA …