Epigenetic mechanisms in the pathogenesis of diabetic foot ulcers

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 554-561

  Rafehi, Haloom ^a,b   El Osta, Assam ^a,b,c   Karagiannis, Tom C ^a,b  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Diabetic complications; Foot ulcer; MicroRNA; Vascular endothelial cells

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; DIABETIC FOOT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

ANIMALS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC FOOT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; SKIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84868647173     PISSN: 10568727     EISSN: 1873460X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2012.05.015     Document Type: Review

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