Xu Hui, Li Shuang, Liu You-Shuo
Department of Geriatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Institute of Aging and Age-Related Disease Research, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Front Cell Dev Biol. 2021 Jun 28;9:699374. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2021.699374. eCollection 2021.
Vascular aging is a pivotal risk factor promoting vascular dysfunction, the development and progression of vascular aging-related diseases. The structure and function of endothelial cells (ECs), vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), fibroblasts, and macrophages are disrupted during the aging process, causing vascular cell senescence as well as vascular dysfunction. DNA methylation, an epigenetic mechanism, involves the alteration of gene transcription without changing the DNA sequence. It is a dynamically reversible process modulated by methyltransferases and demethyltransferases. Emerging evidence reveals that DNA methylation is implicated in the vascular aging process and plays a central role in regulating vascular aging-related diseases. In this review, we seek to clarify the mechanisms of DNA methylation in modulating ECs, VSMCs, fibroblasts, and macrophages functions and primarily focus on the connection between DNA methylation and vascular aging-related diseases. Therefore, we represent many vascular aging-related genes which are modulated by DNA methylation. Besides, we concentrate on the potential clinical application of DNA methylation to serve as a reliable diagnostic tool and DNA methylation-based therapeutic drugs for vascular aging-related diseases.
血管老化是促进血管功能障碍以及血管老化相关疾病发生和发展的关键危险因素。在内皮细胞(ECs)、血管平滑肌细胞(VSMCs)、成纤维细胞和巨噬细胞的衰老过程中,其结构和功能受到破坏,导致血管细胞衰老以及血管功能障碍。DNA甲基化作为一种表观遗传机制,涉及在不改变DNA序列的情况下改变基因转录。它是一个由甲基转移酶和去甲基化酶调节的动态可逆过程。新出现的证据表明,DNA甲基化与血管老化过程有关,并在调节血管老化相关疾病中起核心作用。在这篇综述中,我们试图阐明DNA甲基化调节内皮细胞、血管平滑肌细胞、成纤维细胞和巨噬细胞功能的机制,并主要关注DNA甲基化与血管老化相关疾病之间的联系。因此,我们展示了许多受DNA甲基化调节的血管老化相关基因。此外,我们专注于DNA甲基化作为一种可靠的诊断工具的潜在临床应用,以及基于DNA甲基化的血管老化相关疾病治疗药物。
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