Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2015, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (7): 1099-1103.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2015.07.021

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Ulcerative colitis and epigenetic modification

Huang Yan1, 2, Dou Chuan-zi1, 2, Liu Hui-rong1, 2, Wu Lu-yi2, Lu Yuan2, Wang Xiao-mei1, 2, Hu Hong-yi2,Wu Huan-gan1, 2   

  1. 1Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridan, Shanghai 200030, China; 2Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
  • Online:2015-02-12 Published:2015-02-12
  • Contact: Wu Huan-gan, M.D., Professor, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridan, Shanghai 200030, China; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
  • About author:Huang Yan, M.D., Attending physician, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridan, Shanghai 200030, China; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
  • Supported by:

    the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program), No. 2015CB554500; the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81303033; the Young Talent Project in the Health System of Shanghai, No. XYQ2011068

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis is found to have a complicated occurrence and development process, which is involved in the response of susceptibility genes to the variation of intestinal microbial internal environmental and other external environmental factors that is able to both induce the body’s innate immune and specific immune protection and tolerance, and lead to chronic inflammation.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the progress in the studies about ulcerative colitis and epigenetic modifications in recent 10 years and then to discuss the correlation of susceptibility genes of ulcerative colitis, epigenetic modifications and changes to the occurrence and development of ulcerative colitis.
METHODS: PubMed and Wanfang databases were searched for relevant articles published between January 2000 and January 2015 using the keywords of “ulcerative colitis, epigenetic, DNA methylation, histone modification, miRNA”. According to the exclusion criteria, 28 articles were included in result analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The occurrence of ulcerative colitis is primarily associated with susceptibility genes, internal and external environmental factors which are affected by epigenetic modification. Epigenetic modifications include DNA methylation, histone modifications, genes silencing mediated by miRNA. Studies about pathogenic factors of ulcerative colitis show that epigenetic modifications and environmental factors may act in the body’s innate immunity and specific immunity, and epigenetic modification plays a very important role in the occurrence and development of ulcerative colitis.


中国组织工程研究
杂志出版内容重点:组织构建;骨细胞;软骨细胞;细胞培养;成纤维细胞;血管内皮细胞;骨质疏松组织工程


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Key words: Colitis, Ulcerative, Heredity, MicroRNAs

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