Recent progress in epigenetics of obesity

FY Wu, RX Yin - Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome, 2022 - Springer
Nowadays, obesity is one of the largest public health problems worldwide. In the last few
decades, there has been a marked increase in the obesity epidemic and its related …

Therapeutic and toxic effects of valproic acid metabolites

NA Shnayder, VV Grechkina, AK Khasanova… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
Valproic acid (VPA) and its salts are psychotropic drugs that are widely used in neurological
diseases (epilepsy, neuropathic pain, migraine, etc.) and psychiatric disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Counteracting chromatin effects of a splicing-correcting antisense oligonucleotide improves its therapeutic efficacy in spinal muscular atrophy

LE Marasco, G Dujardin, R Sousa-Luís, YH Liu… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a motor-neuron disease caused by mutations of the SMN1
gene. The human paralog SMN2, whose exon 7 (E7) is predominantly skipped, cannot …

Epigenetic reprogramming in cancer: From diagnosis to treatment

PMS Costa, SLA Sales, DP Pinheiro… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Disruption of the epigenetic program of gene expression is a hallmark of cancer that initiates
and propagates tumorigenesis. Altered DNA methylation, histone modifications and ncRNAs …

Bifidobacterium longum CCFM1077 Ameliorated Neurotransmitter Disorder and Neuroinflammation Closely Linked to Regulation in the Kynurenine Pathway of …

Q Kong, Q Chen, X Mao, G Wang, J Zhao, H Zhang… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The kynurenine pathway (KP) is abnormal in autistic patients and model animals. According
to studies on the brain–gut axis, probiotics can help ameliorate the metabolic abnormalities …

Epigenetic regulation in epilepsy: A novel mechanism and therapeutic strategy for epilepsy

S Chen, M Huang, D Xu, M Li - Neurochemistry International, 2024 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures with
excessive and abnormal neuronal discharges. Epileptogenesis is usually involved in …

Understanding the impact of valproate on male fertility: insights from preclinical and clinical meta-analysis

MA Asghar, S Tang, B Wan, H Han, LP Wong… - BMC Pharmacology and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Valproic acid (VPA) is a widely used antiepileptic drug (AED) often prescribed
as a first-line treatment for many idiopathic and symptomatic generalized epilepsies. Several …

Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid (SAHA) Is a Driver Molecule of Neuroplasticity: Implication for Neurological Diseases

L Verrillo, R Di Palma, A de Bellis, D Drongitis… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neuroplasticity is a crucial property of the central nervous system to change its activity in
response to intrinsic or extrinsic stimuli. This is mainly achieved through the promotion of …

Enhancement of cordycepin production from Cordyceps militaris culture by epigenetic modification

P Kunhorm, P Chueaphromsri… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Cordycepin (3′-deoxyadenosine) is a nucleoside analogue and biosynthesised by
Cordyceps militaris, an entomopathogenic fungus. In this study, an epigenetic modifier was …

Sulforaphane prevents and reverses allergic airways disease in mice via anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and epigenetic mechanisms

SG Royce, PV Licciardi, RC Beh, JE Bourke… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022 - Springer
Sulforaphane has been investigated in human pathologies and preclinical models of airway
diseases. To provide further mechanistic insights, we explored L-sulforaphane (LSF) in the …