Abstract:
:Spinal cord injury that results in severe neurological disability is often incurable. The poor clinical outcome of spinal cord injury is mainly caused by the failure to reconstruct the injured neural circuits. Several intrinsic and extrinsic determinants contribute to this inability to reconnect. Epigenetic regulation acts as the driving force for multiple pathological and physiological processes in the central nervous system by modulating the expression of certain critical genes. Recent studies have demonstrated that post-SCI alteration of epigenetic landmarks is strongly associated with axon regeneration, glial activation and neurogenesis. These findings not only establish a theoretical foundation for further exploration of spinal cord injury, but also provide new avenues for the clinical treatment of spinal cord injury. This review focuses on the epigenetic regulation in axon regeneration and secondary spinal cord injury. Together, these discoveries are a selection of epigenetic-based prognosis biomarkers and attractive therapeutic targets in the treatment of spinal cord injury.
journal_name
Neural Regen Resjournal_title
Neural regeneration researchauthors
Zhang BY,Chang PY,Zhu QS,Zhu YH,Saijilafu.doi
10.4103/1673-5374.276323subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-09-01 00:00:00pages
1613-1622issue
9eissn
1673-5374issn
1876-7958pii
NeuralRegenRes_2020_15_9_1613_276323journal_volume
15pub_type
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