表观遗传学
肺纤维化
肺
细胞外基质
特发性肺纤维化
纤维化
生物
疾病
表型
生物信息学
医学
病理
癌症研究
遗传学
细胞生物学
内科学
基因
作者
Yun-Sen Zhang,Bin Tu,Kai Song,Li-Chan Lin,Zhiyan Liu,Dong Lu,Qi Chen,Hui Tao
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110842
摘要
Epigenetics indicates that certain phenotypes of an organism can undergo heritable changes in the absence of changes in the genetic DNA sequence. Many studies have shown that epigenetic patterns play an important role in the lung and lung diseases. Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is also a type of lung disease. PF is an end-stage change of a large group of lung diseases, characterized by fibroblast proliferation and massive accumulation of extracellular matrix, accompanied by inflammatory injury and histological destruction, that is, structural abnormalities caused by abnormal repair of normal alveolar tissue. It causes loss of lung function in patients with multiple complex diseases, leading to respiratory failure and subsequent death. However, current treatment options for IPF are very limited and no drugs have been shown to significantly prolong the survival of patients. Therefore, based on a systematic understanding of the disease mechanisms of PF, this review integrates the role of epigenetics in the development and course of PF, describes preventive and potential therapeutic targets for PF, and provides a theoretical basis for further exploration of the mechanisms of PF.
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