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BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE
卷 1772, 期 1, 页码 72-80出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2006.10.004
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aging; atherosclerosis; DNA methylation; epigenetic dysregulation; estrogen receptor beta; in-vitro senescence
Epigenetic changes marked by DNA methylation have been proposed to play a role in age-related disease. We investigated DNA methylation changes in cardiovascular atherosclerotic tissues and in-vitro vascular senescence in the promoter of estrogen receptor beta gene, which has essential roles in vascular function. Coronary atherosclerotic tissues showed higher methylation levels (28.7%) than normal appearing arterial (6.7%-10.1%) and venous tissues (18.2%). In comparing estrogen receptor beta methylation between plaque and non-plaque regions in ascending aorta, common carotid artery, and femoral artery of two patients, the plaque lesions showed consistently higher methylation levels than non-plaque regions. Passage-dependent increased estrogen receptor beta methylation was observed in three of six human aortic endothelial or smooth muscle cell lines cultured in-vitro to vascular senescence. Estrogen receptor beta expression in these vascular cell lines was significantly activated by DNA-methyltransferase inhibition. This activity was augmented by histone deacetylase inhibition. These findings provide evidence of epigenetic dysregulation of estrogen receptor in atherosclerosis and vascular aging. We suggest that focal epigenetic changes in estrogen receptor contribute to the development of atherosclerosis and vascular aging. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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