EpigenomicsPub Date : 2024-11-08DOI: 10.1080/17501911.2024.2419362
Vanessa Nicolì, Marianna Giangreco, Eleonora Pardini, Iacopo Petrini, Diana Bacchin, Vittorio Aprile, Franca Melfi, Marco Lucchi, Melania Guida, Roberta Ricciardi, Michelangelo Maestri, Martina Lari, Lucia Migliore, Andrea Stoccoro, Fabio Coppedè
{"title":"DNA methylation analysis of multiple genes in thymic epithelial tumors.","authors":"Vanessa Nicolì, Marianna Giangreco, Eleonora Pardini, Iacopo Petrini, Diana Bacchin, Vittorio Aprile, Franca Melfi, Marco Lucchi, Melania Guida, Roberta Ricciardi, Michelangelo Maestri, Martina Lari, Lucia Migliore, Andrea Stoccoro, Fabio Coppedè","doi":"10.1080/17501911.2024.2419362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17501911.2024.2419362","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> To investigate DNA methylation levels of a panel of genes in thymic epithelial tumors (TETs).<b>Materials & methods:</b> We selected 15 genes among the most promising epigenetic biomarkers of TETs and evaluated their methylation levels in 71 TET samples.<b>Results:</b> thymic carcinomas (TCs) showed hypermethylation of <i>GHSR</i> and <i>ELF3</i> genes and reduced <i>IL1RN</i> methylation levels compared with thymomas (TMs) and healthy thymic tissues. <i>RAG1</i> was hypomethylated in TMs compared with healthy thymic tissues. No difference in the methylation levels of the investigated genes was seen among TM stages and subtypes. No changes in blood methylation levels of the investigated genes were seen among TET subtypes.<b>Conclusion:</b> The present study confirms <i>GHSR, ELF3, IL1RN</i> and <i>RAG1</i> as TET epigenetic biomarkers.</p>","PeriodicalId":11959,"journal":{"name":"Epigenomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142603177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EpigenomicsPub Date : 2024-11-08DOI: 10.1080/17501911.2024.2419357
Cal Rosete, Annie Vogel Ciernia
{"title":"The Two Faces of HDAC3: Neuroinflammation in Disease and Neuroprotection in Recovery.","authors":"Cal Rosete, Annie Vogel Ciernia","doi":"10.1080/17501911.2024.2419357","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17501911.2024.2419357","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) is a critical regulator of gene expression, influencing a variety of cellular processes in the central nervous system. As such, dysfunction of this enzyme may serve as a key driver in the pathophysiology of various neuropsychiatric disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. HDAC3 plays a crucial role in regulating neuroinflammation, and is now widely recognized as a major contributor to neurological conditions, as well as in promoting neuroprotective recovery following brain injury, hemorrhage and stroke. Emerging evidence suggests that pharmacological inhibition of HDAC3 can mitigate behavioral and neuroimmune deficits in various brain diseases and disorders, offering a promising therapeutic strategy. Understanding HDAC3 in the healthy brain lays the necessary foundation to define and resolve its dysfunction in a disease state. This review explores the mechanisms of HDAC3 in various cell types and its involvement in disease pathology, emphasizing the potential of HDAC3 inhibition to address neuroimmune, gene expression and behavioral deficits in a range of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":11959,"journal":{"name":"Epigenomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142603219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gastric microbiome composition accompanied with the <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> related DNA methylation anomaly.","authors":"Takuya Shijimaya, Tomomitsu Tahara, Tsubasa Shimogama, Jumpei Yamazaki, Sanshiro Kobayashi, Naohiro Nakamura, Yu Takahashi, Takashi Tomiyama, Toshiro Fukui, Makoto Naganuma","doi":"10.1080/17501911.2024.2418803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17501911.2024.2418803","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Aim:</b> DNA methylation is associated with gastric cancer and <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> (<i>H. pylori</i>) infection, while increasing evidence indicated involvement of other microbes reside in gastric mucosa during gastric tumorigenesis. We investigated bacterial communities in the gastric mucosa accompanied with <i>H. pylori</i> related methylation anomaly.<b>Materials & methods:</b> Gastric mucosa samples from antrum were obtained from 182 cancer-free patients. Bacterial communities were evaluated using 16S rRNA sequencing. The result was correlated with <i>H. pylori</i> related promoter CpG island (CGI) methylation of five genes (<i>IGF2, SLC16A12, SOX11, P2RX7 and MYOD1</i>), LINE1 hypomethylation and telomere length.<b>Results & conclusion:</b> We showed correlation between lower bacterial alpha diversity and higher CGI methylation. Multivariate analysis demonstrated older age (t = 3.46, <i>p</i> = 0.0007), <i>H. pylori</i> infection (t = 9.99, <i>p</i> < 0.0001) and lower bacterial alfa diversity (Shannon index: t = -2.34, <i>p</i> = 0.02) were significantly associated with CGI hypermethylation. In genus or family levels, increased abundance of <i>Helicobacter</i> was associated with hyper CGI methylation with strongest correlation, while decreased abundance of four bacteria (<i>Intrasporangiaceae family, Macellibacteroides</i>, <i>Peptostreptococcus</i> and <i>Dietziaceae family</i>) was also associated with hyper CGI methylation. Our findings suggest the potential correlation between CGI methylation induction and lower bacterial alpha diversity in the gastric mucosa accompanied by <i>H. pylori</i> infection.</p>","PeriodicalId":11959,"journal":{"name":"Epigenomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142567844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EpigenomicsPub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1080/17501911.2024.2415278
Yeon-Su Lee, Yong Sun Lee
{"title":"The mystique of epigenetic regulation: the remarkable case of a human noncoding RNA, nc886.","authors":"Yeon-Su Lee, Yong Sun Lee","doi":"10.1080/17501911.2024.2415278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/17501911.2024.2415278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>nc886 is a regulatory noncoding RNA that is transcribed by RNA polymerase III (Pol III), is variably expressed in different biological contexts, and plays roles in inflammation and cancer. Epigenetic mechanisms play an intriguing role in regulating nc886 expression. As a maternally imprinted gene and metastable epiallele, nc866 exhibits polymorphic imprinting, with a methylation status that is influenced by environmental and biological factors. Consequently, the promoter DNA methylation status and the different resulting RNA expression levels of nc886 are associated with physiological and pathological conditions. In this review, we summarize the literature and explore the significance in relation to diverse roles of nc886.</p>","PeriodicalId":11959,"journal":{"name":"Epigenomics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142497486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}