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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

DNMT3a Downregulation Ttriggered Upregulation of GABA

Lixia Tian, Xu-Hui Li, Yu-Long Zhao, Hui-Yuan Yi, Xue-Ru Liu, Rongrong Yao, Xue-Mei Hou, Xuan Zhu, Fu-Quan Huo, Tao Chen and 1 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Lixia TianDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Neuroscience, Translational Medicine Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, P. R. China.
Xu-Hui LiCenter for Neuron and Disease, Frontier Institutes of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, P. R. China.
Yu-Long ZhaoDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Neuroscience, Translational Medicine Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, P. R. China.
Hui-Yuan YiDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Neuroscience, Translational Medicine Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, P. R. China.
Xue-Ru LiuDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Neuroscience, Translational Medicine Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, P. R. China.
Rongrong YaoDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Neuroscience, Translational Medicine Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, P. R. China.
Xue-Mei HouDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Neuroscience, Translational Medicine Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, P. R. China.
Xuan ZhuDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Neuroscience, Translational Medicine Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, P. R. China.
Fu-Quan HuoDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Neuroscience, Translational Medicine Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, P. R. China.
Tao ChenDepartment of Anatomy and K.K. Leung Brain Research Centre, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, 710032, P. R. China.
Lingli LiangDepartment of Physiology and Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Neuroscience, Translational Medicine Institute, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710061, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7594-387X

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2018M633527Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities xzy012019068National Natural Science Foundation of China 32071000National Natural Science Foundation of China no.31871065National Natural Science Foundation of China no.32100810National Natural Science Foundation of China no.32192410National Natural Science Foundation of China no.81870886National Natural Science Foundation of China no.82271253Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province 2019JM-128Shaanxi Province Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2018BSHEDZZ147Xi'an Jiaotong University YX6K008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapeutic agents, such as paclitaxel (PTX), induce neuroplastic changes and alter gene expression in the prefrontal cortex (PFC), which may be associated with chemotherapy-induced pain and negative emotions. Notably, DNA methylation undergoes adaptive changes in neurological disorders, emerging as a promising target for neuromodulation. In this study, systemic administration of PTX leads to a decrease in the expression of the DNA methyltransferase DNMT3a, while concurrently upregulating the expression of Gabrb1 mRNA and its encoded GABA

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AnxietyDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesPaclitaxelPainPrefrontal CortexReceptors, GABA-AAnimalsDNA MethylationDNA Methyltransferase 3ADown-RegulationMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLUp-RegulationDNA (Cytosine-5-)-MethyltransferasesDNA Methyltransferase 3ADnmt3a protein, mousePaclitaxelReceptors, GABA-AanxietyDNMT3aGABAA receptorneuropathic painpaclitaxel

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PMID39679872
PMCPMC11791956

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