| Literature DB >> 23097091 |
Elisabeth M Zeisberg1, Michael Zeisberg.
Abstract
The aberrant methylation of CpG island promoters of selected genes is the prominent epigenetic mechanism by which gene transcription can be effectively silenced. Aberrant hypermethylation of a few selected genes plays an important role in facilitating fibrotic fibroblast activation and in driving fibrogenesis. Here we review mechanisms of DNA methylation and demethylation and their implications for fibroblast activation and tissue fibrosis.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23097091 DOI: 10.1002/path.4120
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pathol ISSN: 0022-3417 Impact factor: 7.996