title: Diabetes-induced epigenetic signature in vascular cells.
abstract: Vascular dysfunction is a common consequence of diabetes mellitus. Stable propagation of gene expression from cell to cell generation during development of diseases (like diabetes) is regulated by epigenetic mechanisms. These are heritable patterns of gene expression that cannot solely be explained by changes in DNA sequence. Recent evidence shows that diabetes-induced epigenetic changes can affect gene expression in vascular endothelial cells and vascular smooth muscles cells. Such effects further influence inflammatory and insulin production pathways in these cells and thus ensure a long-term memory, whereby epigenetic changes are maintained even long after restoring normo-glycaemic conditions by appropriate therapeutic approaches. This review focuses on the epigenetic marks, which endure on the vascular chromatin under diabetic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Vascular Pathology and Regeneration, School of Clinical Sciences - Section of Regenerative Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. tijana.mitic@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: Tijana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitić
authors.forename: Costanza
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Emanueli
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000818:Animals; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism*; D019175:DNA Methylation; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000235:genetics*; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D005260:Female; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D006657:Histones