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ReviewWorld journal of diabetes2025

Diabetic neuropathy and wound healing: An update on epigenetic crosstalk.

Kamaldeen Olalekan Sanusi, Jerome Ndudi Asiwe, Fatimo Ajoke Sulaimon, Farida Bashar, Suleiman Kolawole Yusuf, Hawau Olaide Abdulkadir

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Review in World journal of diabetes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Immunomodulatory Tissue-Engineering Strategies for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Management: A Systematic Review.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Kamaldeen Olalekan SanusiDepartment of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin 240244, Nigeria. sanusikamaldeen@yahoo.com.
Jerome Ndudi AsiweDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka 330105, Nigeria.
Fatimo Ajoke SulaimonDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240003, Nigeria.
Farida BasharDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Chemical and Life Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto 840001, Nigeria.
Suleiman Kolawole YusufDepartment of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240003, Nigeria.
Hawau Olaide AbdulkadirDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240003, Nigeria.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic neuropathy (DN) and impaired wound healing in diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are major complications of diabetes mellitus, driven by complex molecular mechanisms, including epigenetic modifications. Recent research highlights the role of epigenetic markers including DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNAs in regulating inflammatory responses, neuronal degeneration, and tissue repair. This review explores the epigenetics of DN and DFUs, emphasizing key regulatory pathways that influence disease progression and wound healing outcomes. Genome-wide DNA methylation studies reveal accelerated epigenetic aging and metabolic memory effects in DN, contributing to sensory neuron dysfunction and neuropathic pain. Epigenetic dysregulation of inflammatory mediators such as Toll-like receptors and the Nod-like receptor family, pyrin domain-containing 3 inflammasome further exacerbates neuronal damage and delays wound healing. Additionally, histone deacetylases play a pivotal role in oxidative stress regulation

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Diabetic foot ulcersDiabetic neuropathyEpigeneticsInflammationMetabolic memoryPrecision medicineWound healing

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PMCPMC12635715

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