Journal of Shanghai University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2019, Vol. 25 ›› Issue (3): 381-388.doi: 10.12066/j.issn.1007-2861.2138

Special Issue: 精准与转化医学

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Epigenetic regulation in vascular aging

DING Yangnan, LÜ Shuangjie, CHEN Houzao(), LIU Depei   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
  • Received:2019-04-22 Online:2019-06-30 Published:2019-06-24
  • Contact: Houzao CHEN E-mail:chenhouzao@ibms.cams.cn

Abstract:

Vascular aging refers to the structural and functional changes of aorta during the aging process. It is characterized by vascular remodeling, vascular dyshomeostasis and vascular cell senescence. Epigenetic regulation can influence gene expression without changing the DNA sequence and it mainly includes DNA methylation, histone modifications, and RNA-based gene regulation. Current researches demonstrate that epigenetic regulation plays important roles in vascular aging and age-related diseases, and drugs targeting epigenetic regulation are expected to be new treatments for age-related diseases.

Key words: vascular aging, epigenetic regulation, DNA methylation, histone modification, non-coding RNAs, Senescaging

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