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ArticleEpigenetics insights2023

Subacute and Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: A Scoping Review of Epigenetics and Secondary Health Conditions.

Letitia Y Graves, Kayla F Keane, Jacquelyn Y Taylor, Tzu-Fang Wang, Leorey Saligan, Kath M Bogie

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Article in Epigenetics insights, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Letitia Y GravesSchool of Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6443-0566
Kayla F KeaneNational Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2639-8662
Jacquelyn Y TaylorColumbia School of Nursing and Center for Research on People of Color, New York, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0858-7358
Tzu-Fang WangNational Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Leorey SaliganNational Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Kath M BogieLouis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-9695
National Institutes of Health · USLouis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Epigenetics studies the impact of environmental and behavioral factors on stable phenotypic changes; however, the state of the science examining epigenomic mechanisms of regulation related to secondary health conditions (SHCs) and neuroepigenetics in chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) remain markedly underdeveloped. Objective: This scoping review seeks to understand the state of the science in epigenetics and secondary complications following SCI. Methods: A literature search was conducted, yielding 277 articles. The inclusion criteria were articles (1) investigating SCI and (2) examining epigenetic regulation as part of the study methodology. A total of 23 articles were selected for final inclusion. Results: Of the 23 articles 52% focused on histone modification, while 26% focused on DNA methylation. One study had a human sample, while the majority sampled rats and mice. Primarily, studies examined regeneration, with only one study looking at clinically relevant SHC, such as neuropathic pain. Discussion: The findings of this scoping review offer exciting insights into epigenetic and neuroepigenetic application in SCI research. Several key genes, proteins, and pathways emerged across studies, suggesting the critical role of epigenetic regulation in biological processes. This review reinforced the dearth of studies that leverage epigenetic methods to identify prognostic biomarkers in SHCs. Preclinical models of SCI were genotypically and phenotypically similar, which is not reflective of the heterogeneity found in the clinical population of persons with SCI. There is a need to develop better preclinical models and more studies that examine the role of genomics and epigenomics in understanding the diverse health outcomes associated with traumatic SCI.

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epigeneticsneuroepigeneticsscoping reviewSpinal cord injury

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