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ReviewOxidative medicine and cellular longevity2017

DNA Methylation and the Potential Role of Methyl-Containing Nutrients in Cardiovascular Diseases.

Gang Liu, Peng Bin, Tianwei Wang, Wenkai Ren, Jin Zhong, Jun Liang, Chien-An Andy Hu, Zhaoying Zeng, Yulong Yin

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Review in Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Chokeberry (Nutrients · 2022
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  5. Epigenetics in Congenital Heart Disease.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2022
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  10. Melatonin Mitigates Mitochondrial Meltdown: Interactions with SIRT3.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Gang LiuKey Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Healthy Livestock, Hunan Co-Innovation Center of Animal Production Safety, Hunan 410125, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9475-5134
Peng BinKey Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Healthy Livestock, Hunan Co-Innovation Center of Animal Production Safety, Hunan 410125, China.
Tianwei WangUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
Wenkai RenKey Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Healthy Livestock, Hunan Co-Innovation Center of Animal Production Safety, Hunan 410125, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8145-8907
Jin ZhongUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8790-1327
Jun LiangCollege of Packaging and Printing Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300222, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1619-5469
Chien-An Andy HuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, MSC08 4670, Fitz 258, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
Zhaoying ZengKey Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Healthy Livestock, Hunan Co-Innovation Center of Animal Production Safety, Hunan 410125, China.
Yulong YinKey Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Engineering Laboratory for Pollution Control and Waste Utilization in Livestock and Poultry Production, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Healthy Livestock, Hunan Co-Innovation Center of Animal Production Safety, Hunan 410125, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6112-6975
Institute of Subtropical Agriculture · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNSouth China Agricultural University · CNTianjin University of Science and Technology · CNUniversity of New Mexico · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) experience a low quality of life and increase pressure on healthcare systems both nationally and globally. DNA methylation, which refers to the pathway by which DNA methyltransferase facilitates the addition of a methyl group to DNA, is of critical importance in this respect primarily because the epigenetic modification is implicated in a range of serious conditions including atherosclerosis, CVDs, and cancer. Research findings indicate that the number of epigenetic alterations can be elicited (both in utero and in adults) through the administration of certain nutritional supplements, including folic acid and methionine; this is partly attributable to the effect employed by methyl-containing nutrients in DNA methylation. Thus, for the purpose of illuminating viable therapeutic measures and preventive strategies for CVDs, research should continue to explore the intricate associations that exist between epigenetic regulation and CVD pathogenesis. This review centers on an exposition of the mechanism by which DNA methylation takes place, the impact it has on a range of conditions, and the potential clinical value of nutrition, driven mainly by the observation that nutritional supplements such as folic acid can affect DNA methylation.

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsDNA MethylationAnimalsCardiovascular DiseasesEpigenesis, GeneticFolic AcidHumansNutritional StatusFolic Acid

Identifiers

PMID29348786
PMCPMC5733941
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