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Zhen-Duan J, Canenguez KM, Wilson AE, Gu Y, Valluri HG, Chavez AD, Argentieri MA, Schachter AB, Wu H, Baccarelli AA, Daviglus ML, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Warner ET, Shields AE. Religion, spirituality, and DNA methylation in HPA-axis genes among Hispanic/Latino adults. Epigenomics 2024:1-12. [PMID: 39707707 DOI: 10.1080/17501911.2024.2442293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 12/10/2024] [Indexed: 12/23/2024] Open
Abstract
AIM Investigate associations between religion and spirituality (R&S) and DNA methylation of four HPA-axis genes (i.e. 14 CpG sites) among 992 adults from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos cohorts. METHODS We assessed 1) the association between R&S measures and mean percent methylation overall and stratified by nativity status (US-born or immigrant) and 2) if interactions between R&S and methylation differed by nativity status. RESULTS Among individuals with the FKBP5 CC genotype, increased spirituality scores were associated with significantly lower methylation levels among immigrants, compared to US-born participants. Organizational religiosity (e.g. service attendance) was associated with increased FKBP5 (CC genotype) methylation among immigrants. CONCLUSION R&S may influence HPA-axis functioning differently based on nativity status; a finding that could offer insight into mechanisms leading to health disparities.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jenny Zhen-Duan
- Disparities Research Unit, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Disparities Research Unit, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Health Policy Research Center, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA
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- Disparities Research Unit, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Analytic and Translational Genetics Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute for Minority Health Research, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities, Mongan Institute, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Mongan Institute, Clinical Translational Epidemiology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Marson F, Zampieri M, Verdone L, Bacalini MG, Ravaioli F, Morandi L, Chiarella SG, Vetriani V, Venditti S, Caserta M, Raffone A, Dotan Ben-Soussan T, Reale A. Quadrato Motor Training (QMT) is associated with DNA methylation changes at DNA repeats: A pilot study. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293199. [PMID: 37878626 PMCID: PMC10599555 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
Abstract
The control of non-coding repeated DNA by DNA methylation plays an important role in genomic stability, contributing to health and healthy aging. Mind-body practices can elicit psychophysical wellbeing via epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation. However, in this context the effects of movement meditations have rarely been examined. Consequently, the current study investigates the effects of a specifically structured movement meditation, called the Quadrato Motor Training (QMT) on psychophysical wellbeing and on the methylation level of repeated sequences. An 8-week daily QMT program was administered to healthy women aged 40-60 years and compared with a passive control group matched for gender and age. Psychological well-being was assessed within both groups by using self-reporting scales, including the Meaning in Life Questionnaire [MLQ] and Psychological Wellbeing Scale [PWB]). DNA methylation profiles of repeated sequences (ribosomal DNA, LINE-1 and Alu) were determined in saliva samples by deep-sequencing. In contrast to controls, the QMT group exhibited increased Search for Meaning, decreased Presence of Meaning and increased Positive Relations, suggesting that QMT may lessen the automatic patterns of thinking. In the QMT group, we also found site-specific significant methylation variations in ribosomal DNA and LINE-1 repeats, consistent with increased genome stability. Finally, the correlations found between changes in methylation and psychometric indices (MLQ and PWB) suggest that the observed epigenetic and psychological changes are interrelated. Collectively, the current results indicate that QMT may improve psychophysical health trajectories by influencing the DNA methylation of specific repetitive sequences.
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- Fabio Marson
- Research Institute for Neuroscience, Education and Didactics, Fondazione Patrizio Paoletti, Assisi, Italy
- Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- CNR Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Council of Research (CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Brain Aging Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dep. of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Dep. of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Functional and Molecular Neuroimaging Unit, IRCCS Istituto Delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute of Sciences and Technologies of Cognition (ISTC), National Council of Research (CNR), Rome, Italy
- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dept. of Biology and biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Dept. of Biology and biotechnologies “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- CNR Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Council of Research (CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Research Institute for Neuroscience, Education and Didactics, Fondazione Patrizio Paoletti, Assisi, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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