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Hall E, Dekker Nitert M, Volkov P, Malmgren S, Mulder H, Bacos K, Ling C. The effects of high glucose exposure on global gene expression and DNA methylation in human pancreatic islets. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2018; 472:57-67. [PMID: 29183809 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2017.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/23/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex disease characterised by chronic hyperglycaemia. The effects of elevated glucose on global gene expression in combination with DNA methylation patterns have not yet been studied in human pancreatic islets. Our aim was to study the impact of 48 h exposure to high (19 mM) versus control (5.6 mM) glucose levels on glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, gene expression and DNA methylation in human pancreatic islets. RESULTS While islets kept at 5.6 mM glucose secreted significantly more insulin in response to short term glucose-stimulation (p = 0.0067), islets exposed to high glucose for 48 h were desensitised and unresponsive to short term glucose-stimulation with respect to insulin secretion (p = 0.32). Moreover, the exposure of human islets to 19 mM glucose resulted in significantly altered expression of eight genes (FDR<5%), with five of these (GLRA1, RASD1, VAC14, SLCO5A1, CHRNA5) also exhibiting changes in DNA methylation (p < 0.05). A gene set enrichment analysis of the expression data showed significant enrichment of e.g. TGF-beta signalling pathway, Notch signalling pathway and SNARE interactions in vesicular transport; these pathways are of relevance for islet function and possibly also diabetes. We also found increased DNA methylation of CpG sites annotated to PDX1 in human islets exposed to 19 mM glucose for 48 h. Finally, we could functionally validate a role for Glra1 in insulin secretion. CONCLUSION Our data demonstrate that high glucose levels affect human pancreatic islet gene expression and several of these genes also exhibit epigenetic changes. This might contribute to the impaired insulin secretion seen in T2D.
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- Elin Hall
- Epigenetics and Diabetes, Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), Box 50332, 20213 Malmö, Sweden
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- School of Medicine, Royal Brisbane Clinical School, The University of Queensland, Herston Qld 4029, Australia
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes, Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), Box 50332, 20213 Malmö, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes, Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), Box 50332, 20213 Malmö, Sweden; Molecular Metabolism, Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), Box 50332, 20213 Malmö, Sweden
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- Molecular Metabolism, Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), Box 50332, 20213 Malmö, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes, Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), Box 50332, 20213 Malmö, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes, Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), Box 50332, 20213 Malmö, Sweden.
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Sargsyan E, Cen J, Roomp K, Schneider R, Bergsten P. Identification of early biological changes in palmitate-treated isolated human islets. BMC Genomics 2018; 19:629. [PMID: 30134843 PMCID: PMC6106933 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-018-5008-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background Long-term exposure to elevated levels of free fatty acids (FFAs) is deleterious for beta-cell function and may contribute to development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Whereas mechanisms of impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) in FFA-treated beta-cells have been intensively studied, biological events preceding the secretory failure, when GSIS is accentuated, are poorly investigated. To identify these early events, we performed genome-wide analysis of gene expression in isolated human islets exposed to fatty acid palmitate for different time periods. Results Palmitate-treated human islets showed decline in beta-cell function starting from day two. Affymetrix Human Transcriptome Array 2.0 identified 903 differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Mapping of the genes onto pathways using KEGG pathway enrichment analysis predicted four islet biology-related pathways enriched prior but not after the decline of islet function and three pathways enriched both prior and after the decline of islet function. DEGs from these pathways were analyzed at the transcript level. The results propose that in palmitate-treated human islets, at early time points, protective events, including up-regulation of metallothioneins, tRNA synthetases and fatty acid-metabolising proteins, dominate over deleterious events, including inhibition of fatty acid detoxification enzymes, which contributes to the enhanced GSIS. After prolonged exposure of islets to palmitate, the protective events are outweighed by the deleterious events, which leads to impaired GSIS. Conclusions The study identifies temporal order between different cellular events, which either promote or protect from beta-cell failure. The sequence of these events should be considered when developing strategies for prevention and treatment of the disease. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12864-018-5008-z) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ernest Sargsyan
- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Box 571, 75123, Uppsala, Sweden. .,Molecular Neuroscience Group, Institute of Molecular Biology, National Academy of Sciences, 0014, Yerevan, Armenia.
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Box 571, 75123, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Campus Belval, 7 avenue des Hauts fourneaux, 4362 Esch-Belval, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg, Campus Belval, 7 avenue des Hauts fourneaux, 4362 Esch-Belval, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology, Uppsala University, Box 571, 75123, Uppsala, Sweden
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Zhou Z, Sun B, Li X, Zhu C. DNA methylation landscapes in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2018; 15:47. [PMID: 29988495 PMCID: PMC6025823 DOI: 10.1186/s12986-018-0283-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Although genetic variations and environmental factors are vital to the development and progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), emerging literature suggest that epigenetics, especially DNA methylation, play a key role in the pathogenesis of T2DM by affecting insulin secretion of pancreatic β cells and the body’s resistance to insulin. Previous studies have elucidated how DNA methylation interacted with various factors in T2DM pathogenesis. This review summarized the role of related methylation genes in insulin-sensitive organs, such as pancreatic islets, skeletal muscle, liver, brain and adipose tissue, as well as peripheral blood cells, comparing the tissue similarity and specificity of methylated genes, aiming at a better understanding of the pathogenesis of T2DM and providing new ideas for the personalized treatment of this metabolism-associated disease.
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- Zheng Zhou
- 1Department of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000 China
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- 2Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410000 China.,3Hunan Key Laboratory of Pharmacogenetics, Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Central South University, Changsha, 410000 China
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- 1Department of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000 China
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- 1Department of Chinese Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450000 China
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Fatty Acid-Stimulated Insulin Secretion vs. Lipotoxicity. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23061483. [PMID: 29921789 PMCID: PMC6100479 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23061483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 06/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Fatty acid (FA)-stimulated insulin secretion (FASIS) is reviewed here in contrast to type 2 diabetes etiology, resulting from FA overload, oxidative stress, intermediate hyperinsulinemia, and inflammation, all converging into insulin resistance. Focusing on pancreatic islet β-cells, we compare the physiological FA roles with the pathological ones. Considering FAs not as mere amplifiers of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS), but as parallel insulin granule exocytosis inductors, partly independent of the KATP channel closure, we describe the FA initiating roles in the prediabetic state that is induced by retardations in the glycerol-3-phosphate (glucose)-promoted glycerol/FA cycle and by the impaired GPR40/FFA1 (free FA1) receptor pathway, specifically in its amplification by the redox-activated mitochondrial phospholipase, iPLA2γ. Also, excessive dietary FAs stimulate intestine enterocyte incretin secretion, further elevating GSIS, even at low glucose levels, thus contributing to diabetic hyperinsulinemia. With overnutrition and obesity, the FA overload causes impaired GSIS by metabolic dysbalance, paralleled by oxidative and metabolic stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress and numerous pro-apoptotic signaling, all leading to decreased β-cell survival. Lipotoxicity is exerted by saturated FAs, whereas ω-3 polyunsaturated FAs frequently exert antilipotoxic effects. FA-facilitated inflammation upon the recruitment of excess M1 macrophages into islets (over resolving M2 type), amplified by cytokine and chemokine secretion by β-cells, leads to an inevitable failure of pancreatic β-cells.
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Hu Y, Shi P, He K, Zhu YQ, Yang F, Yang M, He BS, Mao XM. Methylation of Tcf712 promoter by high-fat diet impairs β-cell function in mouse pancreatic islets. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2018; 34:e2980. [PMID: 29314572 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2017] [Revised: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND The TCF7L2 (transcription factor 7 like 2) gene is strongly associated with type 2 diabetes risk. However, many people without the TCF7L2 at-risk allele develop T2D. The aim of this study was to investigate altered Tcf7l2 DNA methylation and gene expression caused by high-fat diets (HFDs). METHODS C57BL/6 mice were fed either an HFD or normal diet for 8 weeks, and intraperitoneal glucose tolerance tests were performed. Pancreatic islets were sorted for bisulfite sequencing polymerase chain reaction to determine DNA methylation status. We cloned the Tcf7l2 promoter, methylated it with methyltransferase, and transfected this construct into MIN-6 cells to confirm the effects of promoter methylation on Tcf7l2 expression. RESULTS Aberrant methylation at position -165 bp relative to the transcriptional start site of Tcf7l2 was present in mice fed an HFD. Accordingly, expression of Tcf7l2 mRNA and its corresponding protein was lower in the HFD group (P < .05). Methylation of the Tcf7l2 promoter suppressed gene expression in MIN-6 cells. CONCLUSION An HFD was shown to induce aberrant methylation of the Tcf7l2 promoter in mouse islets, which resulted in diminished gene expression. This study provides an evidence of the association between nutrient consumption and gene expression.
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- Yun Hu
- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
- Department of Endocrinology, Wuxi Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Central Laboratory, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu, China
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Davegårdh C, García-Calzón S, Bacos K, Ling C. DNA methylation in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes in humans. Mol Metab 2018; 14:12-25. [PMID: 29496428 PMCID: PMC6034041 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2018.01.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Revised: 01/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a multifactorial, polygenic disease caused by impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) were expected to resolve a large part of the genetic component of diabetes; yet, the single nucleotide polymorphisms identified by GWAS explain less than 20% of the estimated heritability for T2D. There was subsequently a need to look elsewhere to find disease-causing factors. Mechanisms mediating the interaction between environmental factors and the genome, such as epigenetics, may be of particular importance in the pathogenesis of T2D. Scope of Review This review summarizes knowledge of the impact of epigenetics on the pathogenesis of T2D in humans. In particular, the review will focus on alterations in DNA methylation in four human tissues of importance for the disease; pancreatic islets, skeletal muscle, adipose tissue, and the liver. Case–control studies and studies examining the impact of non-genetic and genetic risk factors on DNA methylation in humans will be considered. These studies identified epigenetic changes in tissues from subjects with T2D versus non-diabetic controls. They also demonstrate that non-genetic factors associated with T2D such as age, obesity, energy rich diets, physical activity and the intrauterine environment impact the epigenome in humans. Additionally, interactions between genetics and epigenetics seem to influence the pathogenesis of T2D. Conclusions Overall, previous studies by our group and others support a key role for epigenetics in the growing incidence of T2D.
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- Cajsa Davegårdh
- Epigenetics and Diabetes, Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), Box 50332, 20213 Malmö, Sweden.
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes, Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), Box 50332, 20213 Malmö, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes, Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), Box 50332, 20213 Malmö, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes, Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC), Box 50332, 20213 Malmö, Sweden
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Tsonkova VG, Sand FW, Wolf XA, Grunnet LG, Kirstine Ringgaard A, Ingvorsen C, Winkel L, Kalisz M, Dalgaard K, Bruun C, Fels JJ, Helgstrand C, Hastrup S, Öberg FK, Vernet E, Sandrini MPB, Shaw AC, Jessen C, Grønborg M, Hald J, Willenbrock H, Madsen D, Wernersson R, Hansson L, Jensen JN, Plesner A, Alanentalo T, Petersen MBK, Grapin-Botton A, Honoré C, Ahnfelt-Rønne J, Hecksher-Sørensen J, Ravassard P, Madsen OD, Rescan C, Frogne T. The EndoC-βH1 cell line is a valid model of human beta cells and applicable for screenings to identify novel drug target candidates. Mol Metab 2018; 8:144-157. [PMID: 29307512 PMCID: PMC5985049 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2017.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the EndoC-βH1 cell line as a model for human beta cells and evaluate its beta cell functionality, focusing on insulin secretion, proliferation, apoptosis and ER stress, with the objective to assess its potential as a screening platform for identification of novel anti-diabetic drug candidates. METHODS EndoC-βH1 was transplanted into mice for validation of in vivo functionality. Insulin secretion was evaluated in cells cultured as monolayer and as pseudoislets, as well as in diabetic mice. Cytokine induced apoptosis, glucolipotoxicity, and ER stress responses were assessed. Beta cell relevant mRNA and protein expression were investigated by qPCR and antibody staining. Hundreds of proteins or peptides were tested for their effect on insulin secretion and proliferation. RESULTS Transplantation of EndoC-βH1 cells restored normoglycemia in streptozotocin induced diabetic mice. Both in vitro and in vivo, we observed a clear insulin response to glucose, and, in vitro, we found a significant increase in insulin secretion from EndoC-βH1 pseudoislets compared to monolayer cultures for both glucose and incretins. Apoptosis and ER stress were inducible in the cells and caspase 3/7 activity was elevated in response to cytokines, but not affected by the saturated fatty acid palmitate. By screening of various proteins and peptides, we found Bombesin (BB) receptor agonists and Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptides (PACAP) to significantly induce insulin secretion and the proteins SerpinA6, STC1, and APOH to significantly stimulate proliferation. ER stress was readily induced by Tunicamycin and resulted in a reduction of insulin mRNA. Somatostatin (SST) was found to be expressed by 1% of the cells and manipulation of the SST receptors was found to significantly affect insulin secretion. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the EndoC-βH1 cells strongly resemble human islet beta cells in terms of glucose and incretin stimulated insulin secretion capabilities. The cell line has an active cytokine induced caspase 3/7 apoptotic pathway and is responsive to ER stress initiation factors. The cells' ability to proliferate can be further increased by already known compounds as well as by novel peptides and proteins. Based on its robust performance during the functionality assessment assays, the EndoC-βH1 cell line was successfully used as a screening platform for identification of novel anti-diabetic drug candidates.
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- Violeta Georgieva Tsonkova
- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark; University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Blegdamsvej 3B, DK-2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, GLP-1 & T2D Pharmacology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, GLP-1 & T2D Pharmacology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark; University of Copenhagen, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Blegdamsvej 3B, DK-2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Histology & Imaging, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, GLP-1 & T2D Pharmacology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Discovery Biology & Technology, Research Bioanalysis, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Protein Engineering, Expression Technologies 1, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Protein Engineering, Expression Technologies 1, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Protein Engineering, Expression Technologies 1, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Research Center Seattle Inc., Protein Engineering, NNRC Seattle, Inc., 530 Fairview Avenue North, 98109, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Protein Engineering, Characterisation & Modelling Technology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Protein Engineering, Protein & Peptide Chemistry 2, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Discovery Biology & Technology, Discovery ADME, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Discovery Biology & Technology, Bioinformatics, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Discovery Biology & Technology, Bioinformatics, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Intomics A/S, Lottenborgvej 26, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark; Novo Nordisk Pharma Ltd., Research Centre Oxford, Bioinformatics, Novo Nordisk Ltd., 3 City Place Beehive Ring Road, Gatwick, RH6 0PA, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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- Novo Nordisk Pharma Ltd., Research Centre Oxford, Bioinformatics, Novo Nordisk Ltd., 3 City Place Beehive Ring Road, Gatwick, RH6 0PA, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Histology & Imaging, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark; University of Copenhagen, DanStem, Blegdamsvej 3B, DK-2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- University of Copenhagen, DanStem, Blegdamsvej 3B, DK-2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Histology & Imaging, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Histology & Imaging, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Institut du cerveau et de la moelle (ICM) - Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Boulevard de l'Hôpital, Sorbonne Universités, Inserm, CNRS, UPMC Univ, Paris 06, Paris, France
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk A/S, Diabetes Research, Department of Islet & Stem Cell Biology, Novo Nordisk Park, 2760, Maaloev, Denmark.
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He Z, Zhang R, Jiang F, Hou W, Hu C. Role of genetic and environmental factors in DNA methylation of lipid metabolism. Genes Dis 2017; 5:9-15. [PMID: 30258929 PMCID: PMC6146210 DOI: 10.1016/j.gendis.2017.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Accepted: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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A number of recent studies revealed that DNA methylation plays a central role in the regulation of lipid metabolism. DNA methylation modifications are important regulators of transcriptional networks that do not affect the DNA sequence and can translate genetic variants and environmental factors into phenotypic traits. Therefore, elucidating the factors that underlie inter-individual DNA methylation variations gives us an opportunity to predict diseases and interfere with the establishment of aberrant DNA methylation early. In this review, we summarize the findings of DNA methylation-related studies focused on unravelling the potential role of genetic and environmental factors in DNA methylation and the regulatory effect of DNA methylation on gene expression in lipid metabolism.
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- Zhen He
- Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- Fengxian Central Hospital, Affiliated to Southern Medical University, 6600 Nanfeng Road, Shanghai, 201499, China
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- Shanghai Diabetes Institute, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Diabetes Mellitus, Shanghai Clinical Center for Diabetes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China.,Institute for Metabolic Diseases, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital South Campus, Shanghai, China
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Todd JA. Intolerable secretion and diabetes in tolerant transgenic mice, revisited. Nat Genet 2017; 48:476-7. [PMID: 27120442 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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A new mouse model linking diabetes, insulin secretion and autoimmunity with a high-fat diet supports a shared mechanism for type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D) diabetes. In this model, the protein secretion system of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells is stressed, leading to increased beta cell apoptosis and diabetes via reduced levels of the transcription factor GLIS3, a pathogenic pathway that can be mimicked by a high-fat diet.
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- John A Todd
- JDRF/Wellcome Trust Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory, Department of Medical Genetics, NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Cheng Z, Zheng L, Almeida FA. Epigenetic reprogramming in metabolic disorders: nutritional factors and beyond. J Nutr Biochem 2017; 54:1-10. [PMID: 29154162 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2017.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Environmental factors (e.g., malnutrition and physical inactivity) contribute largely to metabolic disorders including obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiometabolic disease and nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases. The abnormalities in metabolic activity and pathways have been increasingly associated with altered DNA methylation, histone modification and noncoding RNAs, whereas lifestyle interventions targeting diet and physical activity can reverse the epigenetic and metabolic changes. Here we review recent evidence primarily from human studies that links DNA methylation reprogramming to metabolic derangements or improvements, with a focus on cross-tissue (e.g., the liver, skeletal muscle, pancreas, adipose tissue and blood samples) epigenetic markers, mechanistic mediators of the epigenetic reprogramming, and the potential of using epigenetic traits to predict disease risk and intervention response. The challenges in epigenetic studies addressing the mechanisms of metabolic diseases and future directions are also discussed and prospected.
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- Zhiyong Cheng
- Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Fralin Translational Obesity Research Center, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA.
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- Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Fralin Translational Obesity Research Center, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
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- Department of Health Promotion, Social & Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.
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Riera-Borrull M, Cuevas VD, Alonso B, Vega MA, Joven J, Izquierdo E, Corbí ÁL. Palmitate Conditions Macrophages for Enhanced Responses toward Inflammatory Stimuli via JNK Activation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2017; 199:3858-3869. [PMID: 29061766 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/22/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Obesity is associated with low-grade inflammation and elevated levels of circulating saturated fatty acids, which trigger inflammatory responses by engaging pattern recognition receptors in macrophages. Because tissue homeostasis is maintained through an adequate balance of pro- and anti-inflammatory macrophages, we assessed the transcriptional and functional profile of M-CSF-dependent monocyte-derived human macrophages exposed to concentrations of saturated fatty acids found in obese individuals. We report that palmitate (C16:0, 200 μM) significantly modulates the macrophage gene signature, lowers the expression of transcription factors that positively regulate IL-10 expression (MAFB, AhR), and promotes a proinflammatory state whose acquisition requires JNK activation. Unlike LPS, palmitate exposure does not activate STAT1, and its transcriptional effects can be distinguished from those triggered by LPS, as both agents oppositely regulate the expression of CCL19 and TRIB3 Besides, palmitate conditions macrophages for exacerbated proinflammatory responses (lower IL-10 and CCL2, higher TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β) toward pathogenic stimuli, a process also mediated by JNK activation. All of these effects of palmitate are fatty acid specific because oleate (C18:1, 200 μM) does not modify the macrophage transcriptional and functional profiles. Therefore, pathologic palmitate concentrations promote the acquisition of a specific polarization state in human macrophages and condition macrophages for enhanced responses toward inflammatory stimuli, with both effects being dependent on JNK activation. Our results provide further insight into the macrophage contribution to obesity-associated inflammation.
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- Marta Riera-Borrull
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28040 Madrid, Spain; and.,Unitat de Recerca Biomèdica, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28040 Madrid, Spain; and
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28040 Madrid, Spain; and
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28040 Madrid, Spain; and
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- Unitat de Recerca Biomèdica, Hospital Universitari Sant Joan, Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, Spain
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28040 Madrid, Spain; and
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 28040 Madrid, Spain; and
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Moullé VS, Ghislain J, Poitout V. Nutrient regulation of pancreatic β-cell proliferation. Biochimie 2017; 143:10-17. [PMID: 28987628 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2017.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Excess consumption of energy-dense foods combined with a sedentary lifestyle is driving an obesity epidemic. Although obesity is closely associated with insulin resistance, most individuals meet the insulin demand by increasing their functional β-cell mass. Those who eventually develop type 2 diabetes are distinguished by a failure in this compensatory process. Although a causal role of insulin resistance in compensatory β-cell responses has received considerable experimental support, precisely how the β cell senses changes in the metabolic environment is still unknown. As metabolism of glucose, lipids and amino acids is profoundly altered in obesity, it is not surprising that these nutrients are conspicuous among the factors proposed to contribute. In this review we summarise our understanding of the role of nutrients, in particular glucose, fatty acids and amino acids in β-cell compensation with a particular emphasis on their relation to insulin resistance-induced factors and their underlying mechanism of action. Finally, we describe the concept of epigenetic programming and review recent studies illustrating how the status of the β cell epigenome is a product of its nutrient environment, and how metabolic programming of the β cell contributes to diabetes risk.
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- Valentine S Moullé
- Montreal Diabetes Research Center, University of Montreal, QC, Canada; CRCHUM, University of Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Montreal Diabetes Research Center, University of Montreal, QC, Canada; CRCHUM, University of Montreal, QC, Canada.
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- Montreal Diabetes Research Center, University of Montreal, QC, Canada; CRCHUM, University of Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Montreal, QC, Canada.
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Dietary Fatty Acid Composition Modulates Obesity and Interacts with Obesity-Related Genes. Lipids 2017; 52:803-822. [DOI: 10.1007/s11745-017-4291-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Inoue C, Zhao C, Tsuduki Y, Udono M, Wang L, Nomura M, Katakura Y. SMARCD1 regulates senescence-associated lipid accumulation in hepatocytes. NPJ Aging Mech Dis 2017; 3:11. [PMID: 28868154 PMCID: PMC5577293 DOI: 10.1038/s41514-017-0011-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2016] [Revised: 06/23/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Previously, we have identified 16 senescence-associated genes by a subtractive proteomic analysis using presenescent and senescent human fibroblast cells, TIG-1. The aim of this study was to clarify the role of SMARCD1, one of the identified genes, also known as BAF60a, in hepatic senescence. SMARCD1 is a member of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex family, and regulates the transcription of target genes through the alterations of chromatin structure. We demonstrated that the reduced expression of SMARCD1 triggers cellular senescence and induces the accumulation of lipids, suggesting that SMARCD1 acts as a mediator in these processes. Furthermore, palmitic acid treatment and high-fat diet led to a significant reduction of SMARCD1 expression, and consequently induced cellular senescence and lipid accumulation in HepG2 cells and mouse liver, respectively. The results obtained here suggest that dietary nutrient-associated impaired expression of SMARCD1 triggers cellular senescence and lipid accumulation, indicating a potential application of SMARCD1 in the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases. A team led by Yoshinori Katakura at Kyushu University tried to clarify the molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis of fatty liver, focused on SMARCD1, one of the identified senescence-associated genes, and revealed its pivotal roles in cellular senescence induction and lipid accumulation in hepatocytes. SMARCD1 is a member of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex family and known to regulate the transcription of target genes through the alteration of chromatin structure. The results obtained here suggest that dietary imbalance such as high-fat diet impaires expression of SMARCD1, which triggers cellular senescence and lipid accumulation in hepatocytes, indicating a potential role of SMARCD1 in the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases.
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- Chisato Inoue
- Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan
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- Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maedashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maedashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioresources and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan.,Graduate School of Systems Life Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan.,Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8581 Japan
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Connecting the Dots Between Fatty Acids, Mitochondrial Function, and DNA Methylation in Atherosclerosis. Curr Atheroscler Rep 2017; 19:36. [PMID: 28735349 DOI: 10.1007/s11883-017-0673-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The quest for factors and mechanisms responsible for aberrant DNA methylation in human disease-including atherosclerosis-is a promising area of research. This review focuses on the role of fatty acids (FAs) as modulators of DNA methylation-in particular the role of mitochondrial beta-oxidation in FA-induced changes in DNA methylation during the progression of atherosclerosis. RECENT FINDINGS Recent publications have advanced the knowledge in all areas touched by this review: the causal role of lipids in shaping the DNA methylome, the associations between chronic degenerative disease and mitochondrial function, the lipid composition of the atheroma, and the relevance of DNA hypermethylation in atherosclerosis. Evidence is beginning to emerge, linking the dynamics of FA type abundance, mitochondrial function, and DNA methylation in the atheroma and systemically. In particular, this review highlights mitochondrial beta-oxidation as an important regulator of DNA methylation in metabolic disease. Despite the many questions still unanswered, this area of research promises to identify mechanisms and molecular factors that establish a pathological gene expression pattern in atherosclerosis.
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Dong Y, Huang Y, Gutin B, Raed A, Dong Y, Zhu H. Associations between Global DNA Methylation and Telomere Length in Healthy Adolescents. Sci Rep 2017. [PMID: 28646162 PMCID: PMC5482897 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04493-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Emerging evidence suggests that epigenetics regulates telomere dynamics in adults. However, the relationship between these pathways in children and youth remains unknown. Thus, we examined this association in 542 healthy adolescents aged 14 to 18 years old (44.8% African Americans; 55.2% females). Global DNA methylation level (%5-mC) was quantified using ELISA method. Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) was defined as relative telomere to single copy gene (T/S) ratio. Multiple linear regression models, adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, Tanner stage, BMI, PA, and batch effect, revealed that %5 mC was associated with LTL (adjusted β = 0.17, p < 0.01). %5 mC accounted for 5.0% of the variation for LTL. A significant gender interaction was identified (p < 0.01). There was an association between %5 mC and LTL in females (all ps < 0.01), but not in males. Further sensitivity analyses by race revealed similar associations in African Americans and whites (all ps < 0.03). The present study, for the first time, shows that lower levels of global DNA methylation are associated with shorter telomere lengths in youth, which may decrease genome stability and augment the susceptibility to diseases. Longitudinal studies are warranted to establish the effects of global DNA methylation on LTL maintenance over time.
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- Yutong Dong
- Georgia Prevention Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, 30912, USA
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- Georgia Prevention Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, 30912, USA
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- Georgia Prevention Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, 30912, USA
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- Georgia Prevention Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, 30912, USA.,Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, 30912, USA
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- Georgia Prevention Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, 30912, USA
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- Georgia Prevention Institute, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, 30912, USA.
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Kulkarni H, Mamtani M, Wong G, Weir JM, Barlow CK, Dyer TD, Almasy L, Mahaney MC, Comuzzie AG, Duggirala R, Meikle PJ, Blangero J, Curran JE. Genetic correlation of the plasma lipidome with type 2 diabetes, prediabetes and insulin resistance in Mexican American families. BMC Genet 2017; 18:48. [PMID: 28525987 PMCID: PMC5438505 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-017-0515-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background Differential plasma concentrations of circulating lipid species are associated with pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Whether the wide inter-individual variability in the plasma lipidome contributes to the genetic basis of T2D is unknown. Here, we investigated the potential overlap in the genetic basis of the plasma lipidome and T2D-related traits. Results We used plasma lipidomic data (1202 pedigreed individuals, 319 lipid species representing 23 lipid classes) from San Antonio Family Heart Study in Mexican Americans. Bivariate trait analyses were used to estimate the genetic and environmental correlation of all lipid species with three T2D-related traits: risk of T2D, presence of prediabetes and homeostatic model of assessment – insulin resistance. We found that 44 lipid species were significantly genetically correlated with one or more of the three T2D-related traits. Majority of these lipid species belonged to the diacylglycerol (DAG, 17 species) and triacylglycerol (TAG, 17 species) classes. Six lipid species (all belonging to the triacylglycerol class and containing palmitate at the first position) were significantly genetically correlated with all the T2D-related traits. Conclusions Our results imply that: a) not all plasma lipid species are genetically informative for T2D pathogenesis; b) the DAG and TAG lipid classes partially share genetic basis of T2D; and c) 1-palmitate containing TAGs may provide additional insights into the genetic basis of T2D. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12863-017-0515-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Hemant Kulkarni
- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, 78520, USA.
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, 78520, USA
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, 78520, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, 78520, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, 78520, USA
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- Department of Genetics, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, 78520, USA
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- Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, 78520, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, 78520, USA
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Changes in SCD gene DNA methylation after bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients are associated with free fatty acids. Sci Rep 2017; 7:46292. [PMID: 28393901 PMCID: PMC5385880 DOI: 10.1038/srep46292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Stearoyl CoA Desaturase-1 (SCD) is considered as playing an important role in the explanation of obesity. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the DNA methylation SCD gene promoter is associated with the metabolic improvement in morbidly obese patients after bariatric surgery. The study included 120 subjects with morbid obesity who underwent a laparoscopic Roux-en Y gastric by-pass (RYGB) and a control group of 30 obese subjects with a similar body mass index (BMI) to that found in morbidly obese subjects six months after RYGB. Fasting blood samples were obtained before and at six months after RYGB. DNA methylation was measured by pyrosequencing technology. DNA methylation levels of the SCD gene promoter were lower in morbidly obese subjects before bariatric surgery but increased after RYGB to levels similar to those found in the control group. Changes of DNA methylation SCD gene were associated with the changes of free fatty acids levels (r = −0.442, p = 0.006) and HOMA-IR (r = −0.249, p = 0.035) after surgery. RYGB produces an increase in the low SCD methylation promoter levels found in morbidly obese subjects. This change of SCD methylation levels is associated with changes in FFA and HOMA-IR.
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de Mello VD, Matte A, Perfilyev A, Männistö V, Rönn T, Nilsson E, Käkelä P, Ling C, Pihlajamäki J. Human liver epigenetic alterations in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis are related to insulin action. Epigenetics 2017; 12:287-295. [PMID: 28277977 PMCID: PMC5398766 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2017.1294305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 01/30/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Both genetic and lifestyle factors contribute to the risk of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Additionally, epigenetic modifications may also play a key role in the pathogenesis of NASH. We therefore investigated liver DNA methylation, as a marker for epigenetic alterations, in individuals with simple steatosis and NASH, and further tested if these alterations were associated with clinical phenotypes. Liver biopsies obtained from 95 obese individuals (age: 49.5 ± 7.7 years, BMI: 43 ± 5.7 kg/m2, type 2 diabetes [T2D]: 35) as a wedge biopsy during a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass operation were investigated. Thirty-four individuals had a normal liver phenotype, 35 had simple steatosis, and 26 had NASH. Genome-wide DNA methylation pattern was analyzed using the Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip. mRNA expression was analyzed from 42 individuals using the HumanHT-12 Expression BeadChip. We identified 1,292 CpG sites representing 677 unique genes differentially methylated in liver of individuals with NASH (q < 0.001), independently of T2D, age, sex, and BMI. Focusing on the top-ranking 30 and another 37 CpG sites mapped to genes enriched in pathways of metabolism (q = 0.0036) and cancer (q = 0.0001) all together, 59 NASH-associated CpG sites correlated with fasting insulin levels independently of age, fasting glucose, or T2D. From these, we identified 30 correlations between DNA methylation and mRNA expression, for example LDHB (r = -0.45, P = 0.003). We demonstrated that NASH, more than simple steatosis, associates with differential DNA methylation in the human liver. These epigenetic alterations in NASH are linked with insulin metabolism.
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- Vanessa D. de Mello
- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Malmö, Sweden
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Malmö, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Malmö, Sweden
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Clinical Nutrition and Obesity Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Perfilyev A, Dahlman I, Gillberg L, Rosqvist F, Iggman D, Volkov P, Nilsson E, Risérus U, Ling C. Impact of polyunsaturated and saturated fat overfeeding on the DNA-methylation pattern in human adipose tissue: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2017; 105:991-1000. [PMID: 28275132 DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.143164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background: Dietary fat composition can affect ectopic lipid accumulation and, thereby, insulin resistance. Diets that are high in saturated fatty acids (SFAs) or polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have different metabolic responses.Objective: We investigated whether the epigenome of human adipose tissue is affected differently by dietary fat composition and general overfeeding in a randomized trial.Design: We studied the effects of 7 wk of excessive SFA (n = 17) or PUFA (n = 14) intake (+750 kcal/d) on the DNA methylation of ∼450,000 sites in human subcutaneous adipose tissue. Both diets resulted in similar body weight increases. We also combined the data from the 2 groups to examine the overall effect of overfeeding on the DNA methylation in adipose tissue.Results: The DNA methylation of 4875 Cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sites was affected differently between the 2 diets. Furthermore, both the SFA and PUFA diets increased the mean degree of DNA methylation in adipose tissue, particularly in promoter regions. However, although the mean methylation was changed in 1797 genes [e.g., alpha-ketoglutarate dependent dioxygenase (FTO), interleukin 6 (IL6), insulin receptor (INSR), neuronal growth regulator 1 (NEGR1), and proopiomelanocortin (POMC)] by PUFAs, only 125 genes [e.g., adiponectin, C1Q and collagen domain containing (ADIPOQ)] were changed by SFA overfeeding. In addition, the SFA diet significantly altered the expression of 28 transcripts [e.g., acyl-CoA oxidase 1 (ACOX1) and FAT atypical cadherin 1 (FAT1)], whereas the PUFA diet did not significantly affect gene expression. When the data from the 2 diet groups were combined, the mean methylation of 1444 genes, including fatty acid binding protein 1 (FABP1), fatty acid binding protein 2 (FABP2), melanocortin 2 receptor (MC2R), MC3R, PPARG coactivator 1 α (PPARGC1A), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF), was changed in adipose tissue by overfeeding. Moreover, the baseline DNA methylation of 12 CpG sites that was annotated to 9 genes [e.g., mitogen-activated protein kinase 7 (MAPK7), melanin concentrating hormone receptor 1 (MCHR1), and splicing factor SWAP homolog (SFRS8)] was associated with the degree of weight increase in response to extra energy intake.Conclusions: SFA overfeeding and PUFA overfeeding induce distinct epigenetic changes in human adipose tissue. In addition, we present data that suggest that baseline DNA methylation can predict weight increase in response to overfeeding in humans. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT01427140.
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- Alexander Perfilyev
- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Center, Lund University, Clinical Research Center, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Diabetes and Metabolism, Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; and
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- Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Center, Lund University, Clinical Research Center, Malmö, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Center, Lund University, Clinical Research Center, Malmö, Sweden
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- Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism, Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Center, Lund University, Clinical Research Center, Malmö, Sweden;
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Liston A, Todd JA, Lagou V. Beta-Cell Fragility As a Common Underlying Risk Factor in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. Trends Mol Med 2017; 23:181-194. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2016.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2016] [Revised: 12/07/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Daneshpajooh M, Bacos K, Bysani M, Bagge A, Ottosson Laakso E, Vikman P, Eliasson L, Mulder H, Ling C. HDAC7 is overexpressed in human diabetic islets and impairs insulin secretion in rat islets and clonal beta cells. Diabetologia 2017; 60:116-125. [PMID: 27796421 PMCID: PMC6518079 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-016-4113-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS Pancreatic beta cell dysfunction is a prerequisite for the development of type 2 diabetes. Histone deacetylases (HDACs) may affect pancreatic endocrine function and glucose homeostasis through alterations in gene regulation. Our aim was to investigate the role of HDAC7 in human and rat pancreatic islets and clonal INS-1 beta cells (INS-1 832/13). METHODS To explore the role of HDAC7 in pancreatic islets and clonal beta cells, we used RNA sequencing, mitochondrial functional analyses, microarray techniques, and HDAC inhibitors MC1568 and trichostatin A. RESULTS Using RNA sequencing, we found increased HDAC7 expression in human pancreatic islets from type 2 diabetic compared with non-diabetic donors. HDAC7 expression correlated negatively with insulin secretion in human islets. To mimic the situation in type 2 diabetic islets, we overexpressed Hdac7 in rat islets and clonal beta cells. In both, Hdac7 overexpression resulted in impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. Furthermore, it reduced insulin content, mitochondrial respiration and cellular ATP levels in clonal beta cells. Overexpression of Hdac7 also led to changes in the genome-wide gene expression pattern, including increased expression of Tcf7l2 and decreased expression of gene sets regulating DNA replication and repair as well as nucleotide metabolism. In accordance, Hdac7 overexpression reduced the number of beta cells owing to enhanced apoptosis. Finally, we found that inhibiting HDAC7 activity with pharmacological inhibitors or small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown restored glucose-stimulated insulin secretion in beta cells that were overexpressing Hdac7. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Taken together, these results indicate that increased HDAC7 levels caused beta cell dysfunction and may thereby contribute to defects seen in type 2 diabetic islets. Our study supports HDAC7 inhibitors as a therapeutic option for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
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- Mahboubeh Daneshpajooh
- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, CRC, 20502, Malmö, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, CRC, 20502, Malmö, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, CRC, 20502, Malmö, Sweden
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- Molecular Metabolism Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Malmö, Sweden
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- Diabetes and Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Malmö, Sweden
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- Diabetes and Endocrinology Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Malmö, Sweden
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- Islet Cell Exocytosis Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Scania University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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- Molecular Metabolism Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Malmö, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, CRC, 20502, Malmö, Sweden.
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Wang X, Cao Q, Yu L, Shi H, Xue B, Shi H. Epigenetic regulation of macrophage polarization and inflammation by DNA methylation in obesity. JCI Insight 2016; 1:e87748. [PMID: 27882346 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.87748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Obesity is associated with increased classically activated M1 adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) and decreased alternatively activated M2 ATMs, both of which contribute to obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. We find that inhibiting DNA methylation pharmacologically using 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine or genetically by DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT1) deletion promotes alternative activation and suppresses inflammation in macrophages. Consistently, mice with myeloid DNMT1 deficiency exhibit enhanced macrophage alternative activation, suppressed macrophage inflammation, and are protected from obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance. The promoter and 5'-untranslated region of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ1 (PPARγ1) are enriched with CpGs and are epigenetically regulated. The saturated fatty acids stearate and palmitate and the inflammatory cytokine TNF-α significantly increase, whereas the TH2 cytokine IL-4 significantly decreases PPARγ1 promoter DNA methylation. Accordingly, inhibiting PPARγ1 promoter DNA methylation pharmacologically using 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine or genetically by DNMT1 deletion promotes macrophage alternative activation. Our data therefore establish DNA hypermethylation at the PPARγ1 promoter induced by obesity-related factors as a critical determinant of ATM proinflammatory activation and inflammation, which contributes to insulin resistance in obesity.
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- Xianfeng Wang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.,Department of Biology.,Center for Obesity Reversal, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Animal and Avian Science, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.,Department of Biology.,Center for Obesity Reversal, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.,Department of Biology.,Center for Obesity Reversal, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Shaheen A, Aljebali AMA. A hypothetical model to solve the controversy over the involvement of UCP2 in palmitate-induced β-cell dysfunction. Endocrine 2016; 54:276-283. [PMID: 27491555 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-016-1051-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 07/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The aim of this article is to solve an existing controversy over the involvement of uncoupling protein-2 in the impairment of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion induced by chronic exposure of β-cells to palmitate. We analyzed and compared the results of studies that support and that deny the involvement of uncoupling protein-2 in this impairment. We observed that this impairment could occur in multiple stages. We provide a model in which palmitate-induced impairment of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion is proposed to occur in two stages, early stage and late stage, depending on the integrity of electron supply (glycolysis and Krebs cycle) and transport system through electron transport chain after palmitate treatment. Prolonged exposure of β-cells to palmitate can impair this system. Early-stage impairment occurs due to uncoupling by uncoupling protein-2 when this system is still intact. When this system becomes impaired, late-stage impairment occurs mainly due to reduced glucose-stimulated adenosine triphosphate production independent of uncoupling by uncoupling protein-2. The change in glucose-stimulated oxygen uptake after palmitate treatment reflects the integrity of this system and can be used to differentiate between the two stages. Some β-cells lines and islets appear to be more resistant to palmitate-induced impairment of electron supply and transport system than others, and therefore early stage is prominent in the more resistant cell lines and less prominent or absent in the less resistant cell lines. This may help to resolve the pathogenesis of diabetes and to monitor the progression of palmitate-induced β-cell dysfunction.
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- Alaa Shaheen
- Kafr El-Sharakwa Medical Center, Kafr El-Sharakwa, Aga, Dakahlia, Egypt.
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Omar Al Mukhtar University, Bayda, Libya
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Epigenetic changes are caused by biochemical regulators of gene expression that can be transferred across generations or through cell division. Epigenetic modifications can arise from a variety of environmental exposures including undernutrition, obesity, physical activity, stress and toxins. Transient epigenetic changes across the entire genome can influence metabolic outcomes and might or might not be heritable. These modifications direct and maintain the cell-type specific gene expression state. Transient epigenetic changes can be driven by DNA methylation and histone modification in response to environmental stressors. A detailed understanding of the epigenetic signatures of insulin resistance and the adaptive response to exercise might identify new therapeutic targets that can be further developed to improve insulin sensitivity and prevent obesity. This Review focuses on the current understanding of mechanisms by which lifestyle factors affect the epigenetic landscape in type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity. Evidence from the past few years about the potential mechanisms by which diet and exercise affect the epigenome over several generations is discussed.
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- Romain Barrès
- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section of Integrative Physiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen 2200, Denmark
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section of Integrative Physiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen 2200, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Section of Integrative Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, von Eulers väg 4a, SE 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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Day SE, Coletta RL, Kim JY, Campbell LE, Benjamin TR, Roust LR, De Filippis EA, Dinu V, Shaibi GQ, Mandarino LJ, Coletta DK. Next-generation sequencing methylation profiling of subjects with obesity identifies novel gene changes. Clin Epigenetics 2016; 8:77. [PMID: 27437034 PMCID: PMC4950754 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-016-0246-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background Obesity is a metabolic disease caused by environmental and genetic factors. However, the epigenetic mechanisms of obesity are incompletely understood. The aim of our study was to investigate the role of skeletal muscle DNA methylation in combination with transcriptomic changes in obesity. Results Muscle biopsies were obtained basally from lean (n = 12; BMI = 23.4 ± 0.7 kg/m2) and obese (n = 10; BMI = 32.9 ± 0.7 kg/m2) participants in combination with euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamps to assess insulin sensitivity. We performed reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS) next-generation methylation and microarray analyses on DNA and RNA isolated from vastus lateralis muscle biopsies. There were 13,130 differentially methylated cytosines (DMC; uncorrected P < 0.05) that were altered in the promoter and untranslated (5' and 3'UTR) regions in the obese versus lean analysis. Microarray analysis revealed 99 probes that were significantly (corrected P < 0.05) altered. Of these, 12 genes (encompassing 22 methylation sites) demonstrated a negative relationship between gene expression and DNA methylation. Specifically, sorbin and SH3 domain containing 3 (SORBS3) which codes for the adapter protein vinexin was significantly decreased in gene expression (fold change −1.9) and had nine DMCs that were significantly increased in methylation in obesity (methylation differences ranged from 5.0 to 24.4 %). Moreover, differentially methylated region (DMR) analysis identified a region in the 5'UTR (Chr.8:22,423,530–22,423,569) of SORBS3 that was increased in methylation by 11.2 % in the obese group. The negative relationship observed between DNA methylation and gene expression for SORBS3 was validated by a site-specific sequencing approach, pyrosequencing, and qRT-PCR. Additionally, we performed transcription factor binding analysis and identified a number of transcription factors whose binding to the differentially methylated sites or region may contribute to obesity. Conclusions These results demonstrate that obesity alters the epigenome through DNA methylation and highlights novel transcriptomic changes in SORBS3 in skeletal muscle. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13148-016-0246-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Samantha E Day
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ USA
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- School for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ USA
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- Division of Weight Management and Wellness Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA USA
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- Endocrinology Department, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ USA
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- Endocrinology Department, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ USA
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- The Department of Biomedical Informatics, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ USA
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- College of Nursing and Health Innovation Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ USA ; Mayo/ASU Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism in the Department of Medicine at the UA College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
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- Mayo/ASU Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology, Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ USA ; School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, 550 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004 USA ; Department of Basic Medical Sciences, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ USA
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de la Rocha C, Pérez-Mojica JE, León SZD, Cervantes-Paz B, Tristán-Flores FE, Rodríguez-Ríos D, Molina-Torres J, Ramírez-Chávez E, Alvarado-Caudillo Y, Carmona FJ, Esteller M, Hernández-Rivas R, Wrobel K, Wrobel K, Zaina S, Lund G. Associations between whole peripheral blood fatty acids and DNA methylation in humans. Sci Rep 2016; 6:25867. [PMID: 27181711 PMCID: PMC4867649 DOI: 10.1038/srep25867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Fatty acids (FA) modify DNA methylation in vitro, but limited information is available on whether corresponding associations exist in vivo and reflect any short-term effect of the diet. Associations between global DNA methylation and FAs were sought in blood from lactating infants (LI; n = 49) and adult males (AMM; n = 12) equally distributed across the three conventional BMI classes. AMM provided multiple samples at 2-hour intervals during 8 hours after either a single Western diet-representative meal (post-prandial samples) or no meal (fasting samples). Lipid/glucose profile, HDAC4 promoter and PDK4 5’UTR methylation were determined in AMM. Multiple regression analysis revealed that global (in LI) and both global and PDK4-specific DNA methylation (in AMM) were positively associated with eicosapentaenoic and arachidonic acid. HDAC4 methylation was inversely associated with arachidonic acid post-prandially in AMM. Global DNA methylation did not show any defined within-day pattern that would suggest a short-term response to the diet. Nonetheless, global DNA methylation was higher in normal weight subjects both post-prandially and in fasting and coincided with higher polyunsaturated relative to monounsaturated and saturated FAs. We show for the first time strong associations of DNA methylation with specific FAs in two human cohorts of distinct age, diet and postnatal development stage.
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- Carmen de la Rocha
- Department of Genetic Engineering, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) Irapuato Unit, 36821 Irapuato, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) Irapuato Unit, 36821 Irapuato, Gto., Mexico.,Department of Molecular Biomedicine, CINVESTAV Campus Zacatenco, Mexico D.F., Mexico
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) Irapuato Unit, 36821 Irapuato, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) Irapuato Unit, 36821 Irapuato, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) Irapuato Unit, 36821 Irapuato, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) Irapuato Unit, 36821 Irapuato, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, CINVESTAV Irapuato Unit, 36821 Irapuato, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, CINVESTAV Irapuato Unit, 36821 Irapuato, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, León Campus, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, Guanajuato Campus, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, Guanajuato Campus, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, León Campus, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (CINVESTAV) Irapuato Unit, 36821 Irapuato, Gto., Mexico
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Silva-Martínez GA, Rodríguez-Ríos D, Alvarado-Caudillo Y, Vaquero A, Esteller M, Carmona FJ, Moran S, Nielsen FC, Wickström-Lindholm M, Wrobel K, Wrobel K, Barbosa-Sabanero G, Zaina S, Lund G. Arachidonic and oleic acid exert distinct effects on the DNA methylome. Epigenetics 2016; 11:321-34. [PMID: 27088456 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2016.1161873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Abnormal fatty acid metabolism and availability are landmarks of metabolic diseases, which in turn are associated with aberrant DNA methylation profiles. To understand the role of fatty acids in disease epigenetics, we sought DNA methylation profiles specifically induced by arachidonic (AA) or oleic acid (OA) in cultured cells and compared those with published profiles of normal and diseased tissues. THP-1 monocytes were stimulated with AA or OA and analyzed using Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip (Illumina) and Human Exon 1.0 ST array (Affymetrix). Data were corroborated in mouse embryonic fibroblasts. Comparisons with publicly available data were conducted by standard bioinformatics. AA and OA elicited a complex response marked by a general DNA hypermethylation and hypomethylation in the 1-200 μM range, respectively, with a maximal differential response at the 100 μM dose. The divergent response to AA and OA was prominent within the gene body of target genes, where it correlated positively with transcription. AA-induced DNA methylation profiles were similar to the corresponding profiles described for palmitic acid, atherosclerosis, diabetes, obesity, and autism, but relatively dissimilar from OA-induced profiles. Furthermore, human atherosclerosis grade-associated DNA methylation profiles were significantly enriched in AA-induced profiles. Biochemical evidence pointed to β-oxidation, PPAR-α, and sirtuin 1 as important mediators of AA-induced DNA methylation changes. In conclusion, AA and OA exert distinct effects on the DNA methylome. The observation that AA may contribute to shape the epigenome of important metabolic diseases, supports and expands current diet-based therapeutic and preventive efforts.
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- a Department of Genetic Engineering , CINVESTAV Irapuato Unit , Irapuato , Mexico
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- b Department of Medical Sciences , Division of Health Sciences, León Campus, University of Guanajuato , Mexico
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- c Laboratory of Chromatin Biology, Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC) , IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain
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- d Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics, Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC) , IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain
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- d Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics, Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC) , IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain
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- d Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics, Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program (PEBC) , IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat , Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain
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- e Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet , University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- f Experimental Cardiovascular Research , Malmö University Hospital, Lund University , Malmö , Sweden
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- g Department of Chemistry, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, Guanajuato Campus , University of Guanajuato , Mexico
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- g Department of Chemistry, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, Guanajuato Campus , University of Guanajuato , Mexico
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- b Department of Medical Sciences , Division of Health Sciences, León Campus, University of Guanajuato , Mexico
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- b Department of Medical Sciences , Division of Health Sciences, León Campus, University of Guanajuato , Mexico
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- a Department of Genetic Engineering , CINVESTAV Irapuato Unit , Irapuato , Mexico
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Lemche E, Chaban OS, Lemche AV. Neuroendocrinological and Epigenetic Mechanisms Subserving Autonomic Imbalance and HPA Dysfunction in the Metabolic Syndrome. Front Neurosci 2016; 10:142. [PMID: 27147943 PMCID: PMC4830841 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2016.00142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Impact of environmental stress upon pathophysiology of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been substantiated by epidemiological, psychophysiological, and endocrinological studies. This review discusses recent advances in the understanding of causative roles of nutritional factors, sympathomedullo-adrenal (SMA) and hypothalamic-pituitary adrenocortical (HPA) axes, and adipose tissue chronic low-grade inflammation processes in MetS. Disturbances in the neuroendocrine systems for leptin, melanocortin, and neuropeptide Y (NPY)/agouti-related protein systems have been found resulting directly in MetS-like conditions. The review identifies candidate risk genes from factors shown critical for the functioning of each of these neuroendocrine signaling cascades. In its meta-analytic part, recent studies in epigenetic modification (histone methylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, ubiquitination) and posttranscriptional gene regulation by microRNAs are evaluated. Several studies suggest modification mechanisms of early life stress (ELS) and diet-induced obesity (DIO) programming in the hypothalamic regions with populations of POMC-expressing neurons. Epigenetic modifications were found in cortisol (here HSD11B1 expression), melanocortin, leptin, NPY, and adiponectin genes. With respect to adiposity genes, epigenetic modifications were documented for fat mass gene cluster APOA1/C3/A4/A5, and the lipolysis gene LIPE. With regard to inflammatory, immune and subcellular metabolism, PPARG, NKBF1, TNFA, TCF7C2, and those genes expressing cytochrome P450 family enzymes involved in steroidogenesis and in hepatic lipoproteins were documented for epigenetic modifications.
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- Erwin Lemche
- Section of Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, Department of Psychosis Studies, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London London, UK
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- Section of Psychosomatic Medicine, Bogomolets National Medical University Kiev, Ukraine
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- Department of Medical Science, Institute of Clinical Research Berlin, Germany
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Flores-Sierra J, Arredondo-Guerrero M, Cervantes-Paz B, Rodríguez-Ríos D, Alvarado-Caudillo Y, Nielsen FC, Wrobel K, Wrobel K, Zaina S, Lund G. The trans fatty acid elaidate affects the global DNA methylation profile of cultured cells and in vivo. Lipids Health Dis 2016; 15:75. [PMID: 27068706 PMCID: PMC4828757 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-016-0243-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background The deleterious effects of dietary trans fatty acids (tFAs) on human health are well documented. Although significantly reduced or banned in various countries, tFAs may trigger long-term responses that would represent a valid human health concern, particularly if tFAs alter the epigenome. Methods Based on these considerations, we asked whether the tFA elaidic acid (EA; tC18:1) has any effects on global DNA methylation and the transcriptome in cultured human THP-1 monocytes, and whether the progeny of EA-supplemented dams during either pregnancy or lactation in mice (n = 20 per group) show any epigenetic change after exposure. Results EA induced a biphasic effect on global DNA methylation in THP-1 cells, i.e. hypermethylation in the 1–50 μM concentration range, followed by hypomethylation up to the 200 μM dose. On the other hand, the cis isomer oleic acid (OA), a fatty acid with documented beneficial effects on human health, exerted a distinct response, i.e. its effects were weaker and only partially overlapping with EA’s. The maximal differential response between EA and OA was observed at the 50 μM dose. Array expression data revealed that EA induced a pro-inflammatory and adipogenic transcriptional profile compared with OA, although with modest effects on selected (n = 9) gene promoter methylation. In mice, maternal EA supplementation in utero or via the breastmilk induced global adipose tissue DNA hypermethylation in the progeny, that was detectable postnatally at the age of 3 months. Conclusion We document that global DNA hypermethylation is a specific and consistent response to EA in cell culture and in mice, and that EA may exert long-term effects on the epigenome following maternal exposure. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12944-016-0243-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- José Flores-Sierra
- Department of Medical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Leon Campus, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Leon Campus, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Gto., Mexico.,Tecnológico de Monterrey, Leon Campus, Leon, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, CINVESTAV Irapuato Unit, 36821, Irapuato, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, CINVESTAV Irapuato Unit, 36821, Irapuato, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Leon Campus, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Gto., Mexico
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- Center for Genomic Medicine, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, Guanajuato Campus, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Chemistry, Division of Natural and Exact Sciences, Guanajuato Campus, University of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Leon Campus, University of Guanajuato, Leon, Gto., Mexico
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- Department of Genetic Engineering, CINVESTAV Irapuato Unit, 36821, Irapuato, Gto., Mexico.
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Dooley J, Tian L, Schonefeldt S, Delghingaro-Augusto V, Garcia-Perez JE, Pasciuto E, Di Marino D, Carr EJ, Oskolkov N, Lyssenko V, Franckaert D, Lagou V, Overbergh L, Vandenbussche J, Allemeersch J, Chabot-Roy G, Dahlstrom JE, Laybutt DR, Petrovsky N, Socha L, Gevaert K, Jetten AM, Lambrechts D, Linterman MA, Goodnow CC, Nolan CJ, Lesage S, Schlenner SM, Liston A. Genetic predisposition for beta cell fragility underlies type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Nat Genet 2016; 48:519-27. [PMID: 26998692 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D) diabetes share pathophysiological characteristics, yet mechanistic links have remained elusive. T1D results from autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells, whereas beta cell failure in T2D is delayed and progressive. Here we find a new genetic component of diabetes susceptibility in T1D non-obese diabetic (NOD) mice, identifying immune-independent beta cell fragility. Genetic variation in Xrcc4 and Glis3 alters the response of NOD beta cells to unfolded protein stress, enhancing the apoptotic and senescent fates. The same transcriptional relationships were observed in human islets, demonstrating the role of beta cell fragility in genetic predisposition to diabetes.
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- James Dooley
- Center for the Biology of Disease, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for the Biology of Disease, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for the Biology of Disease, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for the Biology of Disease, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for the Biology of Disease, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Informatics, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Lymphocyte Signaling and Development Institute Strategic Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.,Department of Translational Pathophysiology, Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Center for the Biology of Disease, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for the Biology of Disease, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Neurosciences, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Immunology-Oncology Section, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.,Department of Anatomical Pathology, Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Department of Medical Protein Research, VIB, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Immunity, Inflammation and Disease Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, US National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Lymphocyte Signaling and Development Institute Strategic Programme, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australian National University Medical School, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.,Department of Endocrinology, Canberra Hospital, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Immunology-Oncology Section, Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Département de Microbiologie, Infectiologie et Immunologie, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Center for the Biology of Disease, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for the Biology of Disease, VIB, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Epigenetic and Transcriptional Alterations in Human Adipose Tissue of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Sci Rep 2016; 6:22883. [PMID: 26975253 PMCID: PMC4791632 DOI: 10.1038/srep22883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 02/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Genetic and epigenetic factors may predispose women to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common heritable disorder of unclear etiology. Here we investigated differences in genome-wide gene expression and DNA methylation in adipose tissue from 64 women with PCOS and 30 controls. In total, 1720 unique genes were differentially expressed (Q < 0.05). Six out of twenty selected genes with largest expression difference (CYP1B1, GPT), genes linked to PCOS (RAB5B) or type 2 diabetes (PPARG, SVEP1), and methylation (DMAP1) were replicated in a separate case-control study. In total, 63,213 sites (P < 0.05) and 440 sites (Q < 0.15) were differently methylated. Thirty differentially expressed genes had corresponding changes in 33 different DNA methylation sites. Moreover, a total number of 1913 pairs of differentially expressed “gene-CpG” probes were significantly correlated after correction for multiple testing and corresponded with 349 unique genes. In conclusion, we identified a large number of genes and pathways that are affected in adipose tissue from women with PCOS. We also identified specific DNA methylation pathways that may affect mRNA expression. Together, these novel findings show that women with PCOS have multiple transcriptional and epigenetic changes in adipose tissue that are relevant for development of the disease.
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Kwak SH, Park KS. Recent progress in genetic and epigenetic research on type 2 diabetes. Exp Mol Med 2016; 48:e220. [PMID: 26964836 PMCID: PMC4892885 DOI: 10.1038/emm.2016.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is a common complex metabolic disorder that has a strong genetic predisposition. During the past decade, progress in genetic association studies has enabled the identification of at least 75 independent genetic loci for T2DM, thus allowing a better understanding of the genetic architecture of T2DM. International collaborations and large-scale meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies have made these achievements possible. However, whether the identified common variants are causal is largely unknown. In addition, the detailed mechanism of how these genetic variants exert their effect on the pathogenesis of T2DM requires further investigation. Currently, there are ongoing large-scale sequencing studies to identify rare, functional variants for T2DM. Environmental factors also have a crucial role in the development of T2DM. These could modulate gene expression via epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation, histone modification and microRNA regulation. There is evidence that epigenetic changes are important in the development of T2DM. Recent studies have identified several DNA methylation markers of T2DM from peripheral blood and pancreatic islets. In this review, we will briefly summarize the recent progress in the genetic and epigenetic research on T2DM and discuss how environmental factors, genetics and epigenetics can interact in the pathogenesis of T2DM.
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- Soo Heon Kwak
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Insulin is a key hormone controlling metabolic homeostasis. Loss or dysfunction of pancreatic β-cells lead to the release of insufficient insulin to cover the organism needs, promoting diabetes development. Since dietary nutrients influence the activity of β-cells, their inadequate intake, absorption and/or utilisation can be detrimental. This review will highlight the physiological and pathological effects of nutrients on insulin secretion and discuss the underlying mechanisms. Glucose uptake and metabolism in β-cells trigger insulin secretion. This effect of glucose is potentiated by amino acids and fatty acids, as well as by entero-endocrine hormones and neuropeptides released by the digestive tract in response to nutrients. Glucose controls also basal and compensatory β-cell proliferation and, along with fatty acids, regulates insulin biosynthesis. If in the short-term nutrients promote β-cell activities, chronic exposure to nutrients can be detrimental to β-cells and causes reduced insulin transcription, increased basal secretion and impaired insulin release in response to stimulatory glucose concentrations, with a consequent increase in diabetes risk. Likewise, suboptimal early-life nutrition (e.g. parental high-fat or low-protein diet) causes altered β-cell mass and function in adulthood. The mechanisms mediating nutrient-induced β-cell dysfunction include transcriptional, post-transcriptional and translational modifications of genes involved in insulin biosynthesis and secretion, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, cell differentiation, proliferation and survival. Altered expression of these genes is partly caused by changes in non-coding RNA transcripts induced by unbalanced nutrient uptake. A better understanding of the mechanisms leading to β-cell dysfunction will be critical to improve treatment and find a cure for diabetes.
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Dayeh T, Ling C. Does epigenetic dysregulation of pancreatic islets contribute to impaired insulin secretion and type 2 diabetes? Biochem Cell Biol 2015; 93:511-21. [PMID: 26369706 DOI: 10.1139/bcb-2015-0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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β cell dysfunction is central to the development and progression of type 2 diabetes (T2D). T2D develops when β cells are not able to compensate for the increasing demand for insulin caused by insulin resistance. Epigenetic modifications play an important role in establishing and maintaining β cell identity and function in physiological conditions. On the other hand, epigenetic dysregulation can cause a loss of β cell identity, which is characterized by reduced expression of genes that are important for β cell function, ectopic expression of genes that are not supposed to be expressed in β cells, and loss of genetic imprinting. Consequently, this may lead to β cell dysfunction and impaired insulin secretion. Risk factors that can cause epigenetic dysregulation include parental obesity, an adverse intrauterine environment, hyperglycemia, lipotoxicity, aging, physical inactivity, and mitochondrial dysfunction. These risk factors can affect the epigenome at different time points throughout the lifetime of an individual and even before an individual is conceived. The plasticity of the epigenome enables it to change in response to environmental factors such as diet and exercise, and also makes the epigenome a good target for epigenetic drugs that may be used to enhance insulin secretion and potentially treat diabetes.
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- Tasnim Dayeh
- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, CRC 91:12, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden.,Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, CRC 91:12, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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- Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, CRC 91:12, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden.,Epigenetics and Diabetes Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, CRC 91:12, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Epigenetics has emerged in recent years as one of the most important biological mechanisms linking exposures across the life course to long-term health. This article reviews recent developments in our understanding of the metabolic and genetic determinants of epigenetic variation in human populations. RECENT FINDINGS Epigenetic status is influenced by a range of environmental exposures, including diet and nutrition, social status, the early emotional environment, and infertility and its treatment. The period around conception is particularly sensitive to environmental exposures with evidence for effects on epigenetic imprinting within the offspring. Epigenetic status is also influenced by genotype, and genetic variation in methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase, and the DNA methytransferase and ten-eleven translocation methylcytosine dioxygenase proteins has been linked to the epigenetic status, biological function and disease. SUMMARY Epigenetics is at the heart of a series of feedback loops linking the environment to the human genome in a way that allows crosstalk between the genome and the environment it exists within. It offers the potential for modification of adverse epigenetic states resulting from events/exposures at earlier life stages. We need to better understand the nutritional programming of epigenetic states, the persistence of these marks in time and their effect on biological function and health in current and future generations.
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- Paul Haggarty
- Rowett Institute of Nutrition & Health, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
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Schones DE, Leung A, Natarajan R. Chromatin Modifications Associated With Diabetes and Obesity. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2015; 35:1557-61. [PMID: 26044585 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.115.305041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The incidence of obesity across the globe has doubled over the past several decades, leading to escalating rates of diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, and other complications. Given this dramatic rise in disease incidence, understanding the cause of these diseases is therefore of paramount importance. Metabolic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes mellitus, result from a multitude of genetic and environmental factors. Although the genetic basis of these diseases has been extensively studied, the molecular pathways whereby environmental factors influence disease progression are only beginning to be understood. One manner by which environmental factors can contribute to disease progression is through modifications to chromatin. The highly structured packaging of the genome into the nucleus through chromatin has been shown to be fundamental to tissue-specific gene regulation. Modifications to chromatin can regulate gene expression and are involved in a myriad of biological functions, and hence, disruption of these modifications is central to many human diseases. These modifications can furthermore be epigenetic in nature, thereby contributing to prolonged disease risk. Recent work has demonstrated that modifications to chromatin are associated with the progression of both diabetes mellitus and obesity, which is the subject of this review.
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- Dustin E Schones
- From the Department of Diabetes Complications and Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA.
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- From the Department of Diabetes Complications and Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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- From the Department of Diabetes Complications and Metabolism, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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Rönn T, Ling C. DNA methylation as a diagnostic and therapeutic target in the battle against Type 2 diabetes. Epigenomics 2015; 7:451-60. [DOI: 10.2217/epi.15.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Type 2 diabetes (T2D) develops due to insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion, predominantly in genetically predisposed subjects exposed to nongenetic risk factors like obesity, physical inactivity and ageing. Emerging data suggest that epigenetics also play a key role in the pathogenesis of T2D. Genome-wide studies have identified altered DNA methylation patterns in pancreatic islets, skeletal muscle and adipose tissue from subjects with T2D compared with nondiabetic controls. Environmental factors known to affect T2D, including obesity, exercise and diet, have also been found to alter the human epigenome. Additionally, ageing and the intrauterine environment are associated with differential DNA methylation. Together, these data highlight a key role for epigenetics and particularly DNA methylation in the growing incidence of T2D.
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- Tina Rönn
- Epigenetics & Diabetes, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, CRC, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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- Epigenetics & Diabetes, Department of Clinical Sciences in Malmö, Lund University Diabetes Centre, Lund University, CRC, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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Oliveira AF, Cunha DA, Ladriere L, Igoillo-Esteve M, Bugliani M, Marchetti P, Cnop M. In vitro use of free fatty acids bound to albumin: A comparison of protocols. Biotechniques 2015; 58:228-33. [PMID: 25967901 DOI: 10.2144/000114285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Ana F Oliveira
- ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- ULB Center for Diabetes Research, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.,Division of Endocrinology, Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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Rönn T, Volkov P, Gillberg L, Kokosar M, Perfilyev A, Jacobsen AL, Jørgensen SW, Brøns C, Jansson PA, Eriksson KF, Pedersen O, Hansen T, Groop L, Stener-Victorin E, Vaag A, Nilsson E, Ling C. Impact of age, BMI and HbA1c levels on the genome-wide DNA methylation and mRNA expression patterns in human adipose tissue and identification of epigenetic biomarkers in blood. Hum Mol Genet 2015; 24:3792-813. [PMID: 25861810 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddv124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Increased age, BMI and HbA1c levels are risk factors for several non-communicable diseases. However, the impact of these factors on the genome-wide DNA methylation pattern in human adipose tissue remains unknown. We analyzed the DNA methylation of ∼480 000 sites in human adipose tissue from 96 males and 94 females and related methylation to age, BMI and HbA1c. We also compared epigenetic signatures in adipose tissue and blood. Age was significantly associated with both altered DNA methylation and expression of 1050 genes (e.g. FHL2, NOX4 and PLG). Interestingly, many reported epigenetic biomarkers of aging in blood, including ELOVL2, FHL2, KLF14 and GLRA1, also showed significant correlations between adipose tissue DNA methylation and age in our study. The most significant association between age and adipose tissue DNA methylation was found upstream of ELOVL2. We identified 2825 genes (e.g. FTO, ITIH5, CCL18, MTCH2, IRS1 and SPP1) where both DNA methylation and expression correlated with BMI. Methylation at previously reported HIF3A sites correlated significantly with BMI in females only. HbA1c (range 28-46 mmol/mol) correlated significantly with the methylation of 711 sites, annotated to, for example, RAB37, TICAM1 and HLA-DPB1. Pathway analyses demonstrated that methylation levels associated with age and BMI are overrepresented among genes involved in cancer, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Our results highlight the impact of age, BMI and HbA1c on epigenetic variation of candidate genes for obesity, type 2 diabetes and cancer in human adipose tissue. Importantly, we demonstrate that epigenetic biomarkers in blood can mirror age-related epigenetic signatures in target tissues for metabolic diseases such as adipose tissue.
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- Tina Rönn
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Epigenetics and Diabetes and
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Epigenetics and Diabetes and
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- Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Tagensvej 20, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physiology/Endocrinology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 11, Box 434, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Tagensvej 20, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Tagensvej 20, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark, Steno Diabetes Center, Niels Steensensvej 2, DK-2820 Gentofte, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Tagensvej 20, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Wallenberg Laboratory, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Vascular Diseases, Lund University, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section of Metabolic Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 1, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark and
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section of Metabolic Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 1, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark and
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Lund University Diabetes Centre, CRC, 205 02 Malmö, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology/Endocrinology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Medicinaregatan 11, Box 434, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Tagensvej 20, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Blegdamsvej 3, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Epigenetics and Diabetes and Department of Endocrinology, Rigshospitalet, Tagensvej 20, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Epigenetics and Diabetes and
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Janikiewicz J, Hanzelka K, Kozinski K, Kolczynska K, Dobrzyn A. Islet β-cell failure in type 2 diabetes--Within the network of toxic lipids. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 460:491-6. [PMID: 25843796 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.03.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Obesity-related type 2 diabetes develops in individuals with the onset of β-cell dysfunction. Pancreatic islet lipotoxicity is now recognized as a primary reason for the onset and progression of the disease. Such dysfunction is reflected by the aberrant secretory capacity and detrimental loss of β-cell mass and survival. Elevated circulating serum fatty acid levels and disordered lipid metabolism management are particularly interesting in the search for biologically relevant triggers of β-cell demise. Herein, we review various types of toxic lipid metabolites that may play a significant role in pancreatic islet failure. The lipotoxic effect on β-cells depends on the type of lipid mediator (e.g., long-chain fatty acids, diacylglycerols, ceramides, phospholipids), cellular location of its action (e.g., endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria), and associated-organelle conditions (e.g., membranes, vesicles). We also discuss various aspects of lipid action in β-cells, including effects on metabolic pathways, stress responses (e.g., oxidative stress, endoplasmic reticulum stress, and autophagy), and gene expression.
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- Justyna Janikiewicz
- Laboratory of Cell Signaling and Metabolic Disorders, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, PAS, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Cell Signaling and Metabolic Disorders, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, PAS, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Cell Signaling and Metabolic Disorders, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, PAS, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Cell Signaling and Metabolic Disorders, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, PAS, Warsaw, Poland
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- Laboratory of Cell Signaling and Metabolic Disorders, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, PAS, Warsaw, Poland.
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Epigenetic modifications and long noncoding RNAs influence pancreas development and function. Trends Genet 2015; 31:290-9. [PMID: 25812926 DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2015.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Revised: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Insulin-producing β cells within the pancreatic islet of Langerhans are responsible for maintaining glucose homeostasis; the loss or malfunction of β cells results in diabetes mellitus. Recent advances in cell purification strategies and sequencing technologies as well as novel molecular tools have revealed that epigenetic modifications and long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) represent an integral part of the transcriptional mechanisms regulating pancreas development and β cell function. Importantly, these findings have uncovered a new layer of gene regulation in the pancreas that can be exploited to enhance the restoration and/or repair of β cells to treat diabetes.
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Seman NA, Mohamud WNW, Östenson CG, Brismar K, Gu HF. Increased DNA methylation of the SLC30A8 gene promoter is associated with type 2 diabetes in a Malay population. Clin Epigenetics 2015; 7:30. [PMID: 25793017 PMCID: PMC4365519 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-015-0049-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Recent studies have demonstrated that DNA polymorphisms in the solute carrier family 30 member 8 (SLC30A8) gene confer the risk susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2D). The present study aimed to analyze DNA methylation levels of this gene in T2D and diabetic nephropathy (DN). Results We confirmed the genetic association study of SLC30A8 in 992 Malay subjects with normal glucose tolerance and T2D patients with and without DN. Genotyping was conducted with TaqMan allelic discrimination. SNP rs11558471(A/G) in the SLC30A8 gene was strongly associated with T2D (P = 0.002, OR = 1.334, 95% CI = 1.110 to 1.602) and moderately associated with DN (P = 0.041, OR = 1.399, 95% CI = 1.013 to 1.932). We further performed DNA methylation analysis of six CpG sites in the SLC30A8 gene promoter with bisulfite pyrosequencing protocol. The average DNA methylation levels of the SLC30A8 gene in all Malay subjects were at approximately 81.4%. DNA methylation levels of the SLC30A8 gene in T2D patients were higher compared to non-diabetic subjects (82.9% vs. 80.1%, P = 0.014). But no significant difference of DNA methylation levels of the SLC30A8 gene between T2D patients with and without DN was observed. Conclusion The present study thus provides the first evidence that increased DNA methylation of the SLC30A8 gene promoter is associated with T2D but not DN in a Malay population.
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- Norhashimah Abu Seman
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, M1:03 Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Se-17176 Sweden ; Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Nutrition Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Cardiovascular, Diabetes and Nutrition Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, M1:03 Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Se-17176 Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, M1:03 Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Se-17176 Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, M1:03 Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Se-17176 Sweden
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The molecular signatures of epigenetic regulation and chromatin architectures are fundamental to genetically determined biological processes. Covalent and post-translational chemical modification of the chromatin template can sensitize the genome to changing environmental conditions to establish diverse functional states. Recent interest and research focus surrounds the direct connections between metabolism and chromatin dynamics, which now represents an important conceptual challenge to explain many aspects of metabolic dysfunction. Several components of the epigenetic machinery require intermediates of cellular metabolism for enzymatic function. Furthermore, changes to intracellular metabolism can alter the expression of specific histone methyltransferases and acetyltransferases conferring widespread variations in epigenetic modification patterns. Specific epigenetic influences of dietary glucose and lipid consumption, as well as undernutrition, are observed across numerous organs and pathways associated with metabolism. Studies have started to define the chromatin-dependent mechanisms underlying persistent and pathophysiological changes induced by altered metabolism. Importantly, numerous recent studies demonstrate that gene regulation underlying phenotypic determinants of adult metabolic health is influenced by maternal and early postnatal diet. These emerging concepts open new perspectives to combat the rising global epidemic of metabolic disorders.
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- Samuel T. Keating
- From the Epigenetics in Human Health and Disease Laboratory (S.T.K., A.E.-O.) and Epigenomics Profiling Facility (S.T.K., A.E.-O.), Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, The Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A.E.-O.); and Central Clinical School, Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A.E.-O.)
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- From the Epigenetics in Human Health and Disease Laboratory (S.T.K., A.E.-O.) and Epigenomics Profiling Facility (S.T.K., A.E.-O.), Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, The Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A.E.-O.); and Central Clinical School, Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (A.E.-O.)
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Di Ciaula A, Portincasa P. Fat, epigenome and pancreatic diseases. Interplay and common pathways from a toxic and obesogenic environment. Eur J Intern Med 2014; 25:865-73. [PMID: 25457435 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2014] [Revised: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/10/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The worldwide obesity epidemic is paralleled by a rise in the incidence of pancreatic disorders ranging from "fatty" pancreas to pancreatitis and cancer. Body fat accumulation and pancreatic dysfunctions have common pathways, mainly acting through insulin resistance and low-grade inflammation, frequently mediated by the epigenome. These mechanisms are affected by lifestyle and by the toxic effects of fat and pollutants. An early origin is common, starting in pediatric age or during the fetal life in response to nutritional factors, endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDCs) or parental exposure to toxics. A "fatty pancreas" is frequent in obese and is able to induce pancreatic damage. The fat is a target of EDCs and of the cytotoxic/mutagenic effects of heavy metals, and is the site of bioaccumulation of lipophilic and persistent pollutants related with insulin resistance and able to promote pancreatic cancer. Increased Body Mass Index (BMI) can act as independent risk factor for a more severe course of acute pancreatitis and obesity is also a well-known risk factor for pancreatic cancer, that is related with BMI, insulin resistance, and duration of exposure to the toxic effects of fat and/or of environmental pollutants. All these mechanisms involve gene-environment interactions through epigenetic factors, and might be manipulated by primary prevention measures. Further studies are needed, pointing to better assess the interplays of modifiable factors on both obesity and pancreatic diseases, and to verify the efficacy of primary prevention strategies involving lifestyle and environmental exposure to toxics.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Clinica Medica "A. Murri", University of Bari Medical School, Bari, Italy.
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Palmitic acid, or hexadecanoic acid, a 16-carbon saturated fatty acid (FA), accounts for approximately 38% of the total circulating FA in lean or obese humans. In an article published in BMC Medicine, Hall et al. report that cultured islets from healthy donors, when exposed to palmitate, undergo changes in CpG methylation that are associated with modifications of expression in 290 genes. Their results provide a first look at the mechanisms used by the endocrine pancreas of humans to keep a durable genomic imprint from their exposure to FA that can influence gene expression and possibly cell phenotype in the long term. It is likely that such studies will help understand the epigenetic response of β cells to a disturbed metabolic environment, especially one created by obesity.
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| | - Pierre Bougnères
- Inserm U986, Pincus Building, Bicêtre Hospital, Paris Sud University, 94275 Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France.
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