| Literature DB >> 30355081 |
Weiqi Zhang1,2,3,4, Moshi Song5,3,4, Jing Qu6,3,4, Guang-Hui Liu1,2,3,4.
Abstract
Aging is associated with a progressive decline in cardiovascular structure and function. Accumulating evidence links cardiovascular aging to epigenetic alterations encompassing a complex interplay of DNA methylation, histone posttranslational modifications, and dynamic nucleosome occupancy governed by numerous epigenetic factors. Advances in genomics technology have led to a profound understanding of chromatin reorganization in both cardiovascular aging and diseases. This review summarizes recent discoveries in epigenetic mechanisms involved in cardiovascular aging and diseases and discusses potential therapeutic strategies to retard cardiovascular aging and conquer related diseases through the rejuvenation of epigenetic signatures to a young state.Entities:
Keywords: aging; disease; epigenomics; genomics; histones
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30355081 DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.118.312497
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Circ Res ISSN: 0009-7330 Impact factor: 17.367