ReviewEuropean journal of rheumatology2020
Epigenetics and systemic sclerosis: An answer to disease onset and evolution?
Review in European journal of rheumatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mechanisms of fibrotic tissue remodelling: insights from systemic sclerosis.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2026Review
- Epigenetic Therapies for Inflammatory and Immune-Mediated Skin Diseases.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Characterization of Circulating Vesicles of Complicated and Uncomplicated Systemic Sclerosis Patients and Their Role in Vascular Dysfunction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Recent Insights into Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Defective Angiogenesis in Systemic Sclerosis.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- Systemic sclerosis interstitial lung disease: unmet needs and potential solutions.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2024Review
- The Pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis: The Origin of Fibrosis and Interlink with Vasculopathy and Autoimmunity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Probable role of exosomes in the extension of fibrotic alterations from affected to normal cells in systemic sclerosis.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- Toward Molecular Stratification and Precision Medicine in Systemic Sclerosis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Review
- Epigenetic Modifications in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis.International journal of general medicine · 2022Review
- Novel Concepts in Systemic Sclerosis Pathogenesis: Role for miRNAs.Biomedicines · 2021Review
- A special European Journal of Rheumatology issue on systemic sclerosis: What and why?European journal of rheumatology · 2020Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
There is growing evidence that implicates epigenetic modification in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc). The complexity of epigenetic regulation and its dynamic nature complicate the investigation of its role in the disease. We will review the current literature for factors that link epigenetics to SSc by discussing DNA methylation, histone acetylation and methylation, and non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), particularly microRNA changes in endothelial cells, fibroblasts (FBs), and lymphocytes. These three cell types are significantly involved in the early stages and throughout the course of the disease and are particularly vulnerable to epigenetic regulation. The pathogenesis of SSc is likely related to modifications of the epigenome by environmental signals in individuals with a specific genetic makeup. The epigenome is an attractive therapeutic target; however, successful epigenetics-based treatments require a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms controlling the epigenome and its alteration in the disease.
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