Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is a rare autoimmune disease of the liver, affecting mostly females. There is evidence that epigenetic changes have a pathogenic role in PBC. Epigenetic modifications are related to methylation of CpG DNA islands, post-translational modifications of histone proteins, and non-coding RNAs. In PBC, there are data showing a dysregulation of all these levels, especially in immune cells. In addition, epigenetics seems to be involved in complex phenomena such as X monosomy or abnormalities in the process of X chromosome inactivation, which have been reported in PBC and appear to influence its sex imbalance and pathogenesis. We review here historical data on epigenetic modifications in PBC, present new data, and discuss possible links among X-chromosome abnormalities at a genetic and epigenetic level, PBC pathogenesis, and PBC sex imbalance.

Gerussi, A., Paraboschi, E., Cappadona, C., Caime, C., Binatti, E., Cristoferi, L., et al. (2022). The Role of Epigenetics in Primary Biliary Cholangitis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 23(9) [10.3390/ijms23094873].

The Role of Epigenetics in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

Gerussi A.;Binatti E.;Cristoferi L.;Invernizzi P.
2022

Abstract

Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC) is a rare autoimmune disease of the liver, affecting mostly females. There is evidence that epigenetic changes have a pathogenic role in PBC. Epigenetic modifications are related to methylation of CpG DNA islands, post-translational modifications of histone proteins, and non-coding RNAs. In PBC, there are data showing a dysregulation of all these levels, especially in immune cells. In addition, epigenetics seems to be involved in complex phenomena such as X monosomy or abnormalities in the process of X chromosome inactivation, which have been reported in PBC and appear to influence its sex imbalance and pathogenesis. We review here historical data on epigenetic modifications in PBC, present new data, and discuss possible links among X-chromosome abnormalities at a genetic and epigenetic level, PBC pathogenesis, and PBC sex imbalance.
Articolo in rivista - Review Essay
autoimmunity; chromosome X; non-coding RNA; sex bias; somatic mosaicism;
English
28-apr-2022
2022
23
9
4873
none
Gerussi, A., Paraboschi, E., Cappadona, C., Caime, C., Binatti, E., Cristoferi, L., et al. (2022). The Role of Epigenetics in Primary Biliary Cholangitis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 23(9) [10.3390/ijms23094873].
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/10281/395915
Citazioni
  • Scopus 9
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 7
Social impact