Sheng-Chao Ma, Jian-Cheng Cao, Hui-Ping Zhang, Yun Jiao, Hui Zhang, Yang-Yang He, Yan-Hua Wang, Xiao-Ling Yang, An-Ning Yang, Jue Tian, Ming-Hao Zhang, Xiao-Ming Yang, Guan-Jun Lu, Shao-Ju Jin, Yue-Xia Jia, Yi-Deng Jiang
Vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) proliferation is a primary pathological event in atherosclerosis (AS), and homocysteine (Hcy) is an independent risk factor for AS. However, the underlying mechanisms are still lagging. Studies have used the combination of methylation of promoters of multiple genes to diagnose tumors, thus the aim of the current study was to investigate the role of methylation status of several genes in VSMCs treated with Hcy. CpG islands were identified in the promoters of platelet‑derived growth factor (PDGF), p53, phosphatase and tensin homologue on chromosome 10 (PTEN) and mitofusin 2 (MFN2)...
November 2017: Molecular Medicine Reports