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ReviewArthritis research & therapy2023

M6A methylation modification in autoimmune diseases, a promising treatment strategy based on epigenetics.

Yurong Huang, Qiuyun Xue, Jun Chang, Yuting Wang, Chenglong Cheng, Suowen Xu, Xiao Wang, Chenggui Miao

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Review in Arthritis research & therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yurong Huang *Department of Pharmacology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, No. 1 Qianjiang Road, Xinzhan District, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China.
Qiuyun Xue *Department of Pharmacology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, No. 1 Qianjiang Road, Xinzhan District, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China.
Jun ChangDepartment of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China. changjun_2008@hotmail.com.
Yuting WangDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, No. 1 Qianjiang Road, Xinzhan District, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China.
Chenglong ChengDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, No. 1 Qianjiang Road, Xinzhan District, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China.
Suowen XuDepartment of Endocrinology, Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Clinical Research Hospital of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Hefei), University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230027, China.
Xiao WangDepartment of Clinical Nursing, School of Nursing, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China. wangxiao@ahtcm.edu.cn.
Chenggui MiaoDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, No. 1 Qianjiang Road, Xinzhan District, Hefei, 230012, Anhui Province, China. miaocg@ahtcm.edu.cn.
Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University · CNUniversity of Science and Technology of China · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundN6-methyladenosine (m6A) methylation modification is involved in the regulation of various biological processes, including inflammation, antitumor, and antiviral immunity. However, the role of m6A modification in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases has been rarely reported.

methodsBased on a description of m6A modification and the corresponding research methods, this review systematically summarizes current insights into the mechanism of m6A methylation modification in autoimmune diseases, especially its contribution to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

resultsBy regulating different biological processes, m6A methylation is involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases and provides a promising biomarker for the diagnosis and treatment of such diseases. Notably, m6A methylation modification is involved in regulating a variety of immune cells and mitochondrial energy metabolism. In addition, m6A methylation modification plays a role in the pathological processes of RA, and m6A methylation-related genes can be used as potential targets in RA therapy.

conclusionsM6A methylation modification plays an important role in autoimmune pathological processes such as RA and SLE and represents a promising new target for clinical diagnosis and treatment, providing new ideas for the treatment of autoimmune diseases by targeting m6A modification-related pathways.

Indexed as

Arthritis, RheumatoidAutoimmune DiseasesLupus Erythematosus, SystemicEpigenesis, GeneticHumansMethylationAutoimmune diseasesm6a methylation modificationMethylation regulationRheumatoid arthritisSystemic lupus erythematosus

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PMID37784134
PMCPMC10544321
OpenAlexW4387260404

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