Komal Sumra, Gao Yuan, Wang Zhi-Mo, Yu Qing-Wen, Wang Pei, Zhang Li-Rong, Han Sheng-Na
Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2024 Oct 10;17(10):1353. doi: 10.3390/ph17101353.
Myocardial fibroblasts play a crucial role in heart structure and function. In recent years, significant progress has been made in understanding the epigenetic regulation of myocardial fibroblasts, which is essential for cardiac development, homeostasis, and disease progression. In healthy hearts, cardiac fibroblasts (CFs) play a crucial role in synthesizing the extracellular matrix (ECM) when in a dormant state. However, under pathological and environmental stress, CFs transform into activated fibroblasts known as myofibroblasts. These myofibroblasts produce an excess of ECM, which promotes cardiac fibrosis. Although multiple molecular mechanisms are associated with CF activation and myocardial dysfunction, emerging evidence highlights the significant involvement of epigenetic regulation in this process. Epigenetics refers to the heritable changes in gene expression that occur without altering the DNA sequence. These mechanisms have emerged as key regulators of myocardial fibroblast function. This review focuses on recent advancements in the understanding of the role of epigenetic regulation and emphasizes the impact of epigenetic modifications on CF activation. Furthermore, we present perspectives and prospects for future research on epigenetic modifications and their implications for myocardial fibroblasts.
心肌成纤维细胞在心脏结构和功能中起着至关重要的作用。近年来,在理解心肌成纤维细胞的表观遗传调控方面取得了重大进展,这对心脏发育、体内平衡和疾病进展至关重要。在健康心脏中,心脏成纤维细胞(CFs)处于休眠状态时在合成细胞外基质(ECM)方面起着关键作用。然而,在病理和环境应激下,CFs会转变为被称为肌成纤维细胞的活化成纤维细胞。这些肌成纤维细胞会产生过量的ECM,从而促进心脏纤维化。尽管多种分子机制与CF激活和心肌功能障碍有关,但新出现的证据突出了表观遗传调控在这一过程中的重要参与。表观遗传学是指在不改变DNA序列的情况下发生的基因表达的可遗传变化。这些机制已成为心肌成纤维细胞功能的关键调节因子。本综述重点关注对表观遗传调控作用理解的最新进展,并强调表观遗传修饰对CF激活的影响。此外,我们还展示了关于表观遗传修饰及其对心肌成纤维细胞影响的未来研究的观点和前景。
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