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PATHOGENS
卷 12, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens12020299
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parasite infection; Toxoplasma gondii; Cryptosporidium parvum; malaria; miRNA; non-coding RNA; DNA methylation; epidrugs; histone modification; protist
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Interest in host epigenetic changes during apicomplexan infections has grown due to new therapies targeting these alterations. This review performs a bibliometric analysis on publications related to such changes and summarizes the main studies and potential drug targets. The USA and China had the most relevant publications, with Toxoplasma gondii being the focus of most studies. Non-coding RNA and host defense pathways were frequently explored. However, more knowledge on host epigenetic pathways is needed before establishing definitive drug targets.
Interest in host epigenetic changes during apicomplexan infections increased in the last decade, mainly due to the emergence of new therapies directed to these alterations. This review aims to carry out a bibliometric analysis of the publications related to host epigenetic changes during apicomplexan infections and to summarize the main studied pathways in this context, pointing out those that represent putative drug targets. We used four databases for the article search. After screening, 116 studies were included. The bibliometric analysis revealed that the USA and China had the highest number of relevant publications. The evaluation of the selected studies revealed that Toxoplasma gondii was considered in most of the studies, non-coding RNA was the most frequently reported epigenetic event, and host defense was the most explored pathway. These findings were reinforced by an analysis of the co-occurrence of keywords. Even though we present putative targets for repurposing epidrugs and ncRNA-based drugs in apicomplexan infections, we understand that more detailed knowledge of the hosts' epigenetic pathways is still needed before establishing a definitive drug target.
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