Gene–environment interactions in Alzheimer disease: the emerging role of epigenetics

L Migliore, F Coppedè - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
With the exception of a few monogenic forms, Alzheimer disease (AD) has a complex
aetiology that is likely to involve multiple susceptibility genes and environmental factors. The …

Basic concepts of epigenetics: impact of environmental signals on gene expression

EA Mazzio, KFA Soliman - Epigenetics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Through epigenetic modifications, specific long-term phenotypic consequences can arise
from environmental influence on slowly evolving genomic DNA. Heritable epigenetic …

DNA damage in neurodegenerative diseases

F Coppedè, L Migliore - Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Following the observation of increased oxidative DNA damage in nuclear and mitochondrial
DNA extracted from post-mortem brain regions of patients affected by neurodegenerative …

Accumulated hippocampal formaldehyde induces age-dependent memory decline

Z Tong, C Han, W Luo, X Wang, H Li, H Luo, J Zhou… - Age, 2013 - Springer
Aging is an important factor in memory decline in aged animals and humans and in
Alzheimer's disease and is associated with the impairment of hippocampal long-term …

Genetics and epigenetics of Parkinson′ s disease

F Coppedè - The Scientific World Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In 1997 a mutation in the a-synuclein (SNCA) gene was associated with familial autosomal
dominant Parkinson's disease (PD). Since then, several loci (PARK1‐15) and genes have …

Epigenetic mechanisms in Parkinson's disease

Y Feng, J Jankovic, YC Wu - Journal of the neurological sciences, 2015 - Elsevier
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common age-related neurodegenerative
disease, but its pathogenesis is not fully understood. The selective neuronal cell death in PD …

Genotoxic and epigenetic mechanisms in arsenic carcinogenicity

E Bustaffa, A Stoccoro, F Bianchi, L Migliore - Archives of toxicology, 2014 - Springer
Arsenic is a human carcinogen with weak mutagenic properties that induces tumors through
mechanisms not yet completely understood. People worldwide are exposed to arsenic …

Epigenetics of aging and Alzheimer's disease: Implications for pharmacogenomics and drug response

R Cacabelos, C Torrellas - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Epigenetic variability (DNA methylation/demethylation, histone modifications, microRNA
regulation) is common in physiological and pathological conditions. Epigenetic alterations …

Association of micronucleus frequency with neurodegenerative diseases

L Migliore, F Coppede, M Fenech, P Thomas - Mutagenesis, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Micronuclei (MNi) can originate either from chromosome breakage or chromosome
malsegregation events and are therefore ideal biomarkers to investigate genomic instability …

Genome instability in Alzheimer disease

Y Hou, H Song, DL Croteau, M Akbari… - Mechanisms of Ageing and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder and the most
common form of dementia. Autosomal dominant, familial AD (fAD) is very rare and caused …