Decoding microbial genomes to understand their functional roles in human complex diseases

Y Wang, Q Dong, S Hu, H Zou, T Wu, J Shi, H Zhang… - IMeta, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Complex diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), obesity, inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD), kidney disease, type 2 diabetes (T2D), and cancer have become a major …

Strategies to increase the production of biosynthetic riboflavin

G Zhao, F Dong, X Lao, H Zheng - Molecular Biotechnology, 2021 - Springer
Riboflavin is widely regarded as an essential nutrient that is involved in biological oxidation
in vivo. In addition to preventing and treating acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency in patients …

Epigenetic role of LINE-1 methylation and key genes in pregnancy maintenance

V Tisato, JA Silva, F Scarpellini, R Capucci, R Marci… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Spontaneous abortion is a pregnancy complication characterized by complex and
multifactorial etiology. About 5% of childbearing women are globally affected by early …

[HTML][HTML] Nutritional epigenomics and age-related disease

SD Amenyah, M Ward, JJ Strain, H McNulty… - Current developments in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent advances in epigenetic research have enabled the development of epigenetic
clocks, which have greatly enhanced our ability to investigate molecular processes that …

Mechanisms and rationales of SAM homeostasis

Z **ng, BP Tu - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2025 - cell.com
S-Adenosylmethionine (SAM) is the primary methyl donor for numerous cellular methylation
reactions. Its central role in methylation and involvement with many pathways link its …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation dysfunction in chronic kidney disease

D Ingrosso, AF Perna - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Renal disease is the common denominator of a number of underlying disease conditions,
whose prevalence has been dramatically increasing over the last two decades. Two aspects …

[HTML][HTML] Association between AGTR1 (c. 1166 A> C) Polymorphisms and Kidney Injury in Hypertension

Y Zeng, Y Jiang, Z Huang, K Li, Y Zhou - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2023 - imrpress.com
Background: High blood pressure is the main cause of cardiovascular diseases. Kidney
damage is one of the most common organ secondary damage to hypertension. The study of …

Optimizing human performance in extreme environments through precision medicine: From spaceflight to high-performance operations on Earth

MA Schmidt, JA Jones, CE Mason - Cambridge Prisms: Precision …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Humans operating in extreme environments often conduct their operations at the edges of
the limits of human performance. Sometimes, they are required to push these limits to …

DNA methylation of hypertension-related genes and effect of riboflavin supplementation in adults stratified by genotype for the MTHFR C677T polymorphism

SD Amenyah, M Ward, A McMahon, J Deane… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The interaction between genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors plays an
important role in the aetiology of hypertension. GWAS and observational studies link the …

Susceptibility to hypertension based on MTHFR rs1801133 single nucleotide polymorphism and MTHFR promoter methylation

MH Chiu, CH Chang, DM Tantoh, TW Hsu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background The aetio-pathologenesis of hypertension is multifactorial, encompassing
genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors. The combined effect of genetic and …