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ReviewCellular and molecular neurobiology2022

Epigenetic Changes and Its Intervention in Age-Related Neurodegenerative Diseases.

Nuraqila Mohd Murshid, Faridah Aminullah Lubis, Suzana Makpol

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Review in Cellular and molecular neurobiology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nuraqila Mohd MurshidDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Level 17 Preclinical Building, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Faridah Aminullah LubisDepartment of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia.
Suzana MakpolDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Level 17 Preclinical Building, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. suzanamakpol@ppukm.ukm.edu.my.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5239-6196
University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre · MYUniversity of Technology Malaysia · MY

Funding

Ministry of Higher Education FRGS/1/2019/SKK08/UKM/01/4
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetic mechanisms involving the modulation of gene activity without modifying the DNA bases are reported to have lifelong effects on mature neurons in addition to their impact on synaptic plasticity and cognition. Histone methylation and acetylation are involved in synchronizing gene expression and protein function in neuronal cells. Studies have demonstrated in experimental models of neurodegenerative disorders that manipulations of these two mechanisms influence the susceptibility of neurons to degeneration and apoptosis. In Alzheimer's disease (AD), the expression of presenilin 1 (PSEN1) is markedly increased due to decreased methylation at CpG sites, thus promoting the accumulation of toxic amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide. In Parkinson's disease (PD), dysregulation of α-synuclein (SNCA) expression is presumed to occur via aberrant methylation at CpG sites, which controls the activation or suppression of protein expression. Mutant Huntingtin (mtHTT) alters the activity of histone acetyltransferases (HATs), causing the dysregulation of transcription observed in most Huntington's disease (HD) cases. Folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) are vital cofactors involved in DNA methylation modification; 5-azacytidine (AZA) is the most widely studied DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) inhibitor, and dietary polyphenols are DNMT inhibitors in vitro. Drug intervention is believed to reverse the epigenetic mechanisms to serve as a regulator in neuronal diseases. Nevertheless, the biochemical effect of the drugs on brain function and the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. This review focuses on further discussion of therapeutic targets, emphasizing the potential role of epigenetic factors including histone and DNA modifications in the diseases.

Indexed as

Huntington DiseaseNeurodegenerative DiseasesAcetylationDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticHumansAlzheimer’s diseaseDNA methylationEpigeneticsHistone deacetylaseHuntington’s diseaseParkinson’s disease

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PMID33074454
PMCPMC11441183
OpenAlexW3092778940

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