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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tollefsbol, Trygve O. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, 2021.
Edición:Second edition.
Colección:Translational epigenetics series ; v. 29.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Medical Epigenetics
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Preface
  • Section A Overview
  • Chapter 1 Advances in medical epigenetics
  • Introduction
  • Basic principles of epigenetics
  • General medical aspects of epigenetics
  • Epigenetics of system disorders
  • Multisystem medical epigenetics
  • Bioinformatics of epigenetic medicine
  • Pharmacology of epigenetics
  • Therapeutic epigenetics
  • Medical epigenetics: Future prospects
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Section B General medical aspects of epigenetics
  • Chapter 2 Environmental epigenetic epidemiology
  • Introduction
  • Malnutrition
  • Environmental pollutants
  • Air pollution
  • Endocrine-disrupting chemicals
  • Heavy metals
  • Substance abuse
  • Alcohol
  • Tobacco smoking
  • Marijuana smoking
  • Opioids
  • Infection
  • Conclusions and perspectives
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Chapter 3 Lifestyle and preventive medical epigenetics
  • Introduction
  • Epigenetics
  • How epigenetics influence risk of diseases
  • How lifestyle determines epigenetics
  • How knowledge on epigenetics could be used to prevent diseases
  • Impact of dietary pattern on the epigenome
  • Carbohydrates and epigenetic modifications
  • Proteins and epigenetic modifications
  • Fatty acids and epigenetic modifications
  • Role of micronutrients in epigenetics
  • Essential vitamins
  • Mineral elements
  • Bioactive compounds
  • Exercise and epigenetics
  • Environmental factors and epigenetic modification
  • Lifestyle modification as a preventive tool for medical epigenetics
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4 Environmental medical epigenetics: A review of epigenetically induced medical risks generated from exposures in our air, f ...
  • Introduction
  • Allergens
  • Aeroallergens
  • Food allergens
  • Secondhand cigarette smoke and vaping
  • Traffic-related air pollution
  • PM 2.5.
  • Diesel exhaust particles
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
  • Trace metals
  • Heavy metals
  • Chromium
  • Arsenic
  • Lead
  • Cadmium
  • Endocrine-disrupting chemicals
  • Bisphenol A
  • Phthalates
  • Parabens
  • Flame retardants/polybrominated diphenyl ethers
  • Pesticides and fungicides
  • Vinclozolin
  • Persistent organic pollutants and other pesticides
  • Volatile organic compounds
  • Farm exposure
  • Diet
  • Folic acid and other methyl donors
  • Additional vitamin and antioxidant supplementation
  • Dietary fat, sucrose
  • Famine
  • Conclusions/outstanding questions
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Chapter 5 Behavioral medical epigenetics
  • Introduction
  • Impact of environmental factors on behavior
  • Animal models and studies of human behavior
  • Environmental stressors and epigenetic mediators of the stress response
  • Nonepigenetic and alternate mechanisms of stress
  • The HPA axis and the stress response
  • Glucocorticoid signaling and epigenetics
  • HPA axis genes: Genes that regulate glucocorticoid signaling
  • Chronic stress and glucocorticoid resistance
  • Glucocorticoid resistance and epigenetics
  • HPA axis genes: Genes that regulate tissue-specific processes
  • Environmental stressors and neurotransmitters
  • Interconnectivity of the neurotransmitter systems
  • The dopaminergic system
  • Behavioral disorders associated with the dopaminergic system
  • Evidence for glucocorticoid effect on dopaminergic transmission
  • Glucocorticoids and dopamine in drug addiction
  • Epigenetic mediators of glucocorticoids on dopamine-related behavior
  • Adrenergic and noradrenergic systems
  • Behavioral disorders associated with the adrenergic and noradrenergic system
  • Evidence for glucocorticoid effect on adrenergic and noradrenergic transmission
  • Epigenetic mediators of glucocorticoids on adrenaline- and noradrenaline-related behavior.
  • The serotonergic (5-HT) system
  • Behavioral disorders associated with the serotonergic system
  • Evidence for glucocorticoid effect on serotonergic transmission
  • Epigenetic mediators of glucocorticoids on serotonin-related behavior
  • Glutamate and GABA systems
  • Behavioral disorders associated with the glutamate and GABA system
  • Evidence for glucocorticoid effect on glutamate and GABA system
  • Epigenetic mediators of glucocorticoids on glutamate and GABA-related behavior
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 6 Medical epigenetics and twins
  • Introduction
  • Monogenic disorders: Twin studies and the epigenetics of imprinting disorders
  • Twin studies and Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome
  • Twin studies and Silver-Russell syndrome
  • Twin studies and the epigenetics of multifactorial disorders
  • Twin studies and the epigenetics of cardiovascular diseases
  • Twin studies and the epigenetics of psychiatric disorders
  • Twin studies and the epigenetics of autism
  • Twin studies and the epigenetics of schizophrenia
  • Twin studies and the epigenetics of depression
  • Twin studies and the epigenetics of aging
  • Twin studies and the epigenetics of metabolic traits and disease
  • Body mass index
  • Diabetes
  • Twin studies and epigenetic mechanisms
  • Rett syndrome
  • Caveats
  • Future directions
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 7 Epigenetic biomarkers of disease
  • Introduction
  • Epigenetic biomarkers
  • Disruption of the "epigenetic machinery" in cancer
  • Epigenetic mechanisms of acquired drug resistance
  • Types of epigenetic modifications
  • DNA methylation
  • Noncoding RNAs (miRNAs)
  • Histone modifications
  • Chromatin remodeling
  • Epigenetic biomarkers in cancer
  • Diagnosis, prognosis, and drug response epigenetic biomarkers in solid biopsies
  • Lung cancer
  • Breast cancer
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Prostate cancer.
  • Diagnosis, prognosis, and drug response biomarkers in liquid biopsies
  • Lung cancer
  • Breast cancer
  • Colorectal cancer
  • Prostate cancer
  • Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Melanoma
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma
  • Methods for assessing epigenetic changes for biomarkers
  • Genome-wide epigenetic analysis
  • Enrichment-based methods
  • Bisulfite conversion-based methods
  • Specific methods for 5hmC
  • miRNA genome-wide profiling
  • Locus-specific epigenetic analysis
  • Pyrosequencing
  • Targeted next-generation sequencing
  • Amplicon melting-based method
  • RT-PCR based for 5mC and 5hmC targeted screening
  • Specific methods for liquid biopsy
  • Bioinformatic analysis
  • Clinical application of epigenetic biomarkers
  • Epigenetic biomarkers in precision medicine
  • Epigenetic plasticity as a therapeutic target
  • Epigenomic modulation drugs
  • Future perspectives
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 8 Prognostic epigenetics
  • Introduction
  • DNA methylation markers of cancer prognosis
  • Histone modifications as markers of cancer prognosis
  • Noncoding RNA prognostic markers in cancer
  • Prognostic epigenetic markers in nonmalignant pathology
  • The future
  • Conflict of interest statement
  • References
  • Section C Epigenetics of system disorders
  • Chapter 9 Autoimmune disease and epigenetics
  • Autoimmune disease overview
  • Autoimmune disease etiology
  • Epigenetics and autoimmunity
  • Epigenetic regulation of T cell subset differentiation
  • DNA methylation and autoimmune disease
  • DNA hypomethylation
  • DNA hypermethylation
  • DNA hydroxymethylation
  • Histone modifications and autoimmune disease
  • Histone acetylation
  • Histone methylation
  • RNA modifications in autoimmune disease
  • Environmental epigenetics
  • Environmental epigenetics and autoimmunity
  • Xenobiotics and autoimmunity.
  • Mechanisms of xenobiotic-induced autoimmunity
  • Xenobiotic-induced epigenetic changes and autoimmunity
  • Trichloroethylene
  • Trichloroethylene-mediated immunotoxicity
  • Trichloroethylene and autoimmunity
  • Trichloroethylene-induced autoimmunity in experimental models
  • Trichloroethylene-mediated epigenetic changes in CD4 + T cells
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 10 Epigenetics of pulmonary diseases
  • Introduction
  • Epigenetic basics
  • Epigenetics in disease
  • Epigenetics in the lungs
  • Epigenetics in pulmonary diseases
  • Lung cancer
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Conclusion
  • Grants
  • Disclosures
  • Author contributions
  • References
  • Chapter 11 Cardiovascular disorders and epigenetics
  • Introduction
  • Early heart development and the fetal origin of cardiovascular disease
  • Epigenetic involvement in cardiovascular risk factors
  • Smoking
  • Age
  • Hypertension
  • Obesity and dyslipidemia
  • Diabetes
  • Epigenetics and cardiovascular disease
  • Endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis
  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Stroke
  • Vascular disease
  • Cardiac hypertrophy
  • Heart failure
  • Epigenetic-based cardiovascular therapy
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 12 Epigenomics of intestinal disease
  • Introduction
  • Epigenetics and intestinal development
  • Intestinal homeostasis and the microbiota
  • Epigenetics, intestinal homeostasis, and the microbiota
  • Microbiota-derived metabolites
  • Diet and the intestinal epigenome
  • Colon cancer
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Celiac disease
  • Therapeutics
  • Future directions
  • Glossary
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter 13 Epigenetics of skin disorders
  • Immunologic skin diseases
  • Introduction
  • Epigenetics in systemic lupus erythematosus.