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ReviewNature reviews. Molecular cell biology2020

The ageing epigenome and its rejuvenation.

Weiqi Zhang, Jing Qu, Guang-Hui Liu, Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte

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Review in Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 276 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
276citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
24.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

276 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 462 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Epigenetic Mechanisms of Vitamin D in the Aging Process: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  20. Stem Cells in Aging and Anti-Aging.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026
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216 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Weiqi ZhangBeijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8885-5104
Jing QuInstitute for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3988-5067
Guang-Hui LiuBeijing Institute for Brain Disorders, Advanced Innovation Center for Human Brain Protection, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China. ghliu@ioz.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9289-8177
Juan Carlos Izpisua BelmonteGene Expression Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA, USA. belmonte@salk.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0557-8875
Capital Medical University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CNSalk Institute for Biological Studies · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ageing is characterized by the functional decline of tissues and organs and the increased risk of ageing-associated disorders. Several 'rejuvenating' interventions have been proposed to delay ageing and the onset of age-associated decline and disease to extend healthspan and lifespan. These interventions include metabolic manipulation, partial reprogramming, heterochronic parabiosis, pharmaceutical administration and senescent cell ablation. As the ageing process is associated with altered epigenetic mechanisms of gene regulation, such as DNA methylation, histone modification and chromatin remodelling, and non-coding RNAs, the manipulation of these mechanisms is central to the effectiveness of age-delaying interventions. This Review discusses the epigenetic changes that occur during ageing and the rapidly increasing knowledge of how these epigenetic mechanisms have an effect on healthspan and lifespan extension, and outlines questions to guide future research on interventions to rejuvenate the epigenome and delay ageing processes.

Indexed as

AgingAnimalsChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticEpigenomeEpigenomicsGene Expression RegulationHistone CodeHumansLongevityRejuvenation

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PMID32020082
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