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ReviewJournal of translational autoimmunity2025

Epigenetic advances in rheumatic heart disease.

Wenjie Zhu, Fan Li, Yuchen Zhang, Yuting Chen, Ye Wu, Chengxin Zhang

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Review in Journal of translational autoimmunity, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Wenjie ZhuDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, School of Health Management, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China.
Fan LiDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, School of Health Management, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China.
Yuchen ZhangDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, School of Health Management, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China.
Yuting ChenDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Jixi Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China.
Ye WuDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Service Management, School of Health Management, Anhui Medical University, 81 Meishan Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230032, China.
Chengxin ZhangDepartment of Cardiac and Great Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Wanshui Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230088, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD), an autoimmune injury triggered by group A streptococcus (GAS) infection, exerts a significant pathological impact on the human heart. The pathogenesis of RHD is closely associated with abnormal epigenetic regulation, and primarily involves the four core epigenetic mechanisms: DNA methylation, histone modification, non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), and chromatin remodeling. Currently, researches on RHD have shifted from focusing on late-stage diagnosis and treatment to investigating its multiple etiologies. Therefore, this article presents a systematic literature review aimed at reviewing the latest progress in the epigenetic research of RHD, providing in-depth elucidation of the interactions between RHD and these four core mechanisms, highlighting the value of potential biomarkers for the disease's early diagnosis and treatment, and outlining future research directions, including combined multi-omics analysis, minimally invasive interventional techniques, and gene chip-based approaches. This review aims to address the limitations of single-subject studies and small-sample cross-sectional surveys in epigenetic studies of RHD, thereby providing new strategies for disease prevention, control, and health management.

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Biological markersChromatin remodelingDNA methylationEpigeneticHistone modificationNon-coding RNARheumatic heart disease

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PMCPMC12719671

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