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ReviewInflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.]2021

Epigenetic signatures underlying inflammation: an interplay of nutrition, physical activity, metabolic diseases, and environmental factors for personalized nutrition.

Omar Ramos-Lopez, Fermin I Milagro, Jose I Riezu-Boj, J Alfredo Martinez

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Review in Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.], 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
98citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

98 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 166 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Omar Ramos-LopezMedicine and Psychology School, Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Fermin I MilagroDepartment of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, Center for Nutrition Research, University of Navarra, 1 Irunlarrea Street, 31008, Pamplona, Spain. fmilagro@unav.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3228-9916
Jose I Riezu-BojDepartment of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, Center for Nutrition Research, University of Navarra, 1 Irunlarrea Street, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
J Alfredo MartinezDepartment of Nutrition, Food Science and Physiology, Center for Nutrition Research, University of Navarra, 1 Irunlarrea Street, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
Instituto de Salud Carlos III · ESMadrid Institute for Advanced Studies · ESNavarre Institute of Health Research · ESUniversidad Autónoma de Baja California · MX

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

AIM AND

objectiveEmerging translational evidence suggests that epigenetic alterations (DNA methylation, miRNA expression, and histone modifications) occur after external stimuli and may contribute to exacerbated inflammation and the risk of suffering several diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and neurological disorders. This review summarizes the current knowledge about the harmful effects of high-fat/high-sugar diets, micronutrient deficiencies (folate, manganese, and carotenoids), obesity and associated complications, bacterial/viral infections, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, sleep deprivation, chronic stress, air pollution, and chemical exposure on inflammation through epigenetic mechanisms. Additionally, the epigenetic phenomena underlying the anti-inflammatory potential of caloric restriction, n-3 PUFA, Mediterranean diet, vitamin D, zinc, polyphenols (i.e., resveratrol, gallic acid, epicatechin, luteolin, curcumin), and the role of systematic exercise are discussed.

methodsOriginal and review articles encompassing epigenetics and inflammation were screened from major databases (including PubMed, Medline, Science Direct, Scopus, etc.) and analyzed for the writing of the review paper.

conclusionAlthough caution should be exercised, research on epigenetic mechanisms is contributing to understand pathological processes involving inflammatory responses, the prediction of disease risk based on the epigenotype, as well as the putative design of therapeutic interventions targeting the epigenome.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticAlcohol DrinkingAnimalsDietEndocrine DisruptorsEnvironmental PollutantsExerciseHumansInfectionsInflammationMetabolic DiseasesNutritional StatusObesitySleepSmokingStress, PsychologicalEndocrine DisruptorsEnvironmental PollutantsEnvironmental factorsEpigeneticsInflammationNutritionPersonalized nutrition

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PMID33231704
PMCPMC7684853
OpenAlexW3107877703

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