TY  - BOOK
AU  - Devaney, Joseph M
TI  - Epigenetics of progression of chronic kidney disease: fact or fantasy?
SN  - 0270-9295
KW  - *Epigenesis, Genetic
KW  - *Renal Insufficiency, Chronic/ge [Genetics]
KW  - Animals
KW  - Disease Progression
KW  - DNA Methylation
KW  - Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
KW  - Gene-Environment Interaction
KW  - Humans
KW  - Inflammation/ge [Genetics]
KW  - MicroRNAs/ph [Physiology]
KW  - Organ Specificity
KW  - MedStar Health Research Institute
KW  - Journal Article
KW  - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
KW  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
N1  - Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - present
N2  - Epigenetic modifications are important in the normal functioning of the cell, from regulating dynamic expression of essential genes and associated proteins to repressing those that are unneeded. Epigenetic changes are essential for development and functioning of the kidney, and aberrant methylation, histone modifications, and expression of microRNA could lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD). Here, epigenetic modifications modulate transforming growth factor beta signaling, inflammation, profibrotic genes, and the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, promoting renal fibrosis and progression of CKD. Identification of these epigenetic changes is important because they are potentially reversible and may serve as therapeutic targets in the future to prevent subsequent renal fibrosis and CKD. In this review we discuss the different types of epigenetic control, methods to study epigenetic modifications, and how epigenetics promotes progression of CKD.  2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semnephrol.2013.05.008
ER  -