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ReviewZhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences2025

[Role of m6A methylation modification in photoaging and ultraviolet-induced skin cancers].

Yanni Hou, Xiaoqing Zhang, Jun Liu, Jingdong Wu

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Review in Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Yanni HouFirst Clinical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110847. 122083749@qq.com.
Xiaoqing ZhangCollege of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Massage, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110847.
Jun LiuRehabilitation Center, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110033.
Jingdong WuFirst Clinical College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang 110847. Lnzywjd0719@163.com.

Funding

the Construction Project of the Key Laboratory of Acupuncture Biology, Department of Education of Liaoning Province LJ232410162029
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, one of the critical environmental carcinogenic factors, promotes skin photoaging and carcinogenesis by inducing DNA damage, oxidative stress, and chronic inflammatory cascades. N6-methyladenosine (m6A)-modifying enzymes (writers, erasers, and readers) play bidirectional regulatory roles in UV-mediated skin pathology. In photoaging, the reactive oxygen species (ROS)-m6A axis accelerates collagen degradation and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) through modulation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), inflammatory mediators, DNA damage repair, apoptosis, and collagen metabolism. In skin cancers, m6A regulators promote tumor progression by influencing oncogenic signaling, proliferation, invasion, metastasis, and immune evasion. Bioactive monomeric compounds derived from traditional Chinese medicine, including polyphenols, saponins, and alkaloids, can regulate the activity of m6A enzymes to interfere with photoaging and UV-induced skin carcinogenesis. This study integrates current evidence to establish an m6A-targeted epigenetic intervention framework for UV-induced skin injury and highlights the potential of synergistic multi-component m6A-modulating therapeutic strategies as a future research priority.

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AdenosineSkin AgingSkin NeoplasmsUltraviolet RaysAnimalsDNA DamageHumansReactive Oxygen SpeciesRNA MethylationAdenosineN-methyladenosineReactive Oxygen Speciescutaneous squamous cell carcinomam6A methylation modificationmelanomaskin cancertraditional Chinese medicineultraviolet radiation

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