Epigenetic modifications in essential hypertension
Wise, Ingrid, and Charchar, Fadi (2016) Epigenetic modifications in essential hypertension. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 17 (4). 451.
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Abstract
Essential hypertension (EH) is a complex, polygenic condition with no single causative agent. Despite advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of EH, hypertension remains one of the world’s leading public health problems. Furthermore, there is increasing evidence that epigenetic modifications are as important as genetic predisposition in the development of EH. Indeed, a complex and interactive genetic and environmental system exists to determine an individual’s risk of EH. Epigenetics refers to all heritable changes to the regulation of gene expression as well as chromatin remodelling, without involvement of nucleotide sequence changes. Epigenetic modification is recognized as an essential process in biology, but is now being investigated for its role in the development of specific pathologic conditions, including EH. Epigenetic research will provide insights into the pathogenesis of blood pressure regulation that cannot be explained by classic Mendelian inheritance. This review concentrates on epigenetic modifications to DNA structure, including the influence of non-coding RNAs on hypertension development.
| Item ID: | 55716 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 1422-0067 |
| Keywords: | essential hypertension; epigenetics; DNA methylation; histone modifications; non-coding RNA; microRNAs |
| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2016 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (CC BY 4.0). |
| Additional Information: | Note that from the first issue of 2016, MDPI journals use article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here. |
| Funders: | National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Sep 2018 00:49 |
| FoR Codes: | 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3105 Genetics > 310504 Epigenetics (incl. genome methylation and epigenomics) @ 50% 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3105 Genetics > 310509 Genomics @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920103 Cardiovascular System and Diseases @ 100% |
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