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Gruzieva O, Xu CJ, Yousefi P, Relton C, Merid SK, Breton CV, Gao L, Volk HE, Feinberg JI, Ladd-Acosta C, Bakulski K, Auffray C, Lemonnier N, Plusquin M, Ghantous A, Herceg Z, Nawrot TS, Pizzi C, Richiardi L, Rusconi F, Vineis P, Kogevinas M, Felix JF, Duijts L, den Dekker HT, Jaddoe VWV, Ruiz JL, Bustamante M, Antó JM, Sunyer J, Vrijheid M, Gutzkow KB, Grazuleviciene R, Hernandez-Ferrer C, Annesi-Maesano I, Lepeule J, Bousquet J, Bergström A, Kull I, Söderhäll C, Kere J, Gehring U, Brunekreef B, Just AC, Wright RJ, Peng C, Gold DR, Kloog I, DeMeo DL, Pershagen G, Koppelman GH, London SJ, Baccarelli AA, Melén E. Prenatal Particulate Air Pollution and DNA Methylation in Newborns: An Epigenome-Wide Meta-Analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2019; 127:57012. [PMID: 31148503 PMCID: PMC6792178 DOI: 10.1289/ehp4522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 05/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Prenatal exposure to air pollution has been associated with childhood respiratory disease and other adverse outcomes. Epigenetics is a suggested link between exposures and health outcomes. OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate associations between prenatal exposure to particulate matter (PM) with diameter [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text]) or [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text]) and DNA methylation in newborns and children. METHODS We meta-analyzed associations between exposure to [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text]) and [Formula: see text] ([Formula: see text]) at maternal home addresses during pregnancy and newborn DNA methylation assessed by Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450K BeadChip in nine European and American studies, with replication in 688 independent newborns and look-up analyses in 2,118 older children. We used two approaches, one focusing on single cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) sites and another on differentially methylated regions (DMRs). We also related PM exposures to blood mRNA expression. RESULTS Six CpGs were significantly associated [false discovery rate (FDR) [Formula: see text]] with prenatal [Formula: see text] and 14 with [Formula: see text] exposure. Two of the [Formula: see text] CpGs mapped to FAM13A (cg00905156) and NOTCH4 (cg06849931) previously associated with lung function and asthma. Although these associations did not replicate in the smaller newborn sample, both CpGs were significant ([Formula: see text]) in 7- to 9-y-olds. For cg06849931, however, the direction of the association was inconsistent. Concurrent [Formula: see text] exposure was associated with a significantly higher NOTCH4 expression at age 16 y. We also identified several DMRs associated with either prenatal [Formula: see text] and or [Formula: see text] exposure, of which two [Formula: see text] DMRs, including H19 and MARCH11, replicated in newborns. CONCLUSIONS Several differentially methylated CpGs and DMRs associated with prenatal PM exposure were identified in newborns, with annotation to genes previously implicated in lung-related outcomes. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP4522.
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Affiliation(s)
- Olena Gruzieva
- 1 Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
- 2 Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm County Council , Stockholm, Sweden
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- 3 Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Netherlands
- 4 Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, University Medical Center Groningen, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University of Groningen , Netherlands
- 5 Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Netherlands
| | - Paul Yousefi
- 6 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol , Bristol, UK
- 7 Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol , Bristol, UK
| | - Caroline Relton
- 6 MRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol , Bristol, UK
- 7 Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol , Bristol, UK
| | - Simon Kebede Merid
- 1 Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Carrie V Breton
- 8 Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles , Los Angeles, California, USA
| | - Lu Gao
- 8 Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California Los Angeles , Los Angeles, California, USA
| | - Heather E Volk
- 9 Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- 10 Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| | - Jason I Feinberg
- 9 Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore, Maryland, USA
| | - Christine Ladd-Acosta
- 11 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
| | - Kelly Bakulski
- 11 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Michigan , Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
| | - Charles Auffray
- 12 European Institute for Systems Biology and Medicine (EISBM), CNRS-ENS-UCBL, Université de Lyon , Lyon, France
| | - Nathanaël Lemonnier
- 12 European Institute for Systems Biology and Medicine (EISBM), CNRS-ENS-UCBL, Université de Lyon , Lyon, France
- 13 Institute for Advanced Biosciences, UGA-Institut national de la santé et de la recherché médicale (Inserm) , La Tronche, France
| | - Michelle Plusquin
- 14 Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University , Diepenbeek, Belgium
- 15 MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London , London, UK
| | - Akram Ghantous
- 16 Epigenetics Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
| | - Zdenko Herceg
- 16 Epigenetics Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
| | - Tim S Nawrot
- 14 Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University , Diepenbeek, Belgium
- 17 Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Leuven University , Leuven, Belgium
| | - Costanza Pizzi
- 18 Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte , Turin, Italy
| | - Lorenzo Richiardi
- 18 Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin and CPO-Piemonte , Turin, Italy
| | - Franca Rusconi
- 19 Unit of Epidemiology, Meyer Children's University Hospital , Florence, Italy
| | - Paolo Vineis
- 15 MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London , London, UK
| | - Manolis Kogevinas
- 20 Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) , Barcelona, Spain
- 22 CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) , Madrid, Spain
| | - Janine F Felix
- 23 Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC (Medical Centre) , University Medical Center Rotterdam , Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 25 Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam , Rotterdam, Netherlands
| | - Liesbeth Duijts
- 23 Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC (Medical Centre) , University Medical Center Rotterdam , Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 26 Department of Pediatrics, Divisions of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, and Neonatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center , Rotterdam, Netherlands
| | - Herman T den Dekker
- 23 Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC (Medical Centre) , University Medical Center Rotterdam , Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 25 Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam , Rotterdam, Netherlands
| | - Vincent W V Jaddoe
- 23 Generation R Study Group, Erasmus MC (Medical Centre) , University Medical Center Rotterdam , Rotterdam, Netherlands
- 25 Department of Pediatrics, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam , Rotterdam, Netherlands
| | - José L Ruiz
- 27 Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) , Barcelona, Spain
- 28 Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra (IPBLN), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) , Armilla, Granada, Spain
| | - Mariona Bustamante
- 20 Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) , Barcelona, Spain
- 22 CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) , Madrid, Spain
- 27 Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) , Barcelona, Spain
| | - Josep Maria Antó
- 20 Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) , Barcelona, Spain
- 22 CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) , Madrid, Spain
- 29 Hospital de Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) , Barcelona, Spain
| | - Jordi Sunyer
- 20 Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) , Barcelona, Spain
- 22 CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) , Madrid, Spain
- 29 Hospital de Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) , Barcelona, Spain
| | - Martine Vrijheid
- 20 Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) , Barcelona, Spain
- 22 CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP) , Madrid, Spain
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- 31 Department of Environmental Sciences, Vytauto Didziojo Universitetas , Kaunas, Lithuania
| | - Carles Hernandez-Ferrer
- 20 Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) , Barcelona, Spain
- 32 Computational Health Informatics Program , Boston Children's Hospital , Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Isabella Annesi-Maesano
- 33 Epidemiology of Allergic and Respiratory Diseases Department, IPLESP, Inserm and Sorbonne University Medical School Saint-Antoine , Paris, France
| | - Johanna Lepeule
- 34 Université Grenoble Alpes, Inserm, National Institute of Health & Medical Research, CNRS, IAB , Grenoble, France
| | - Jean Bousquet
- 35 Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing Reference Site, MACVIA-France (Contre les Maladies Chroniques pour un Vieillissement Actif en France European) , Montpellier, France
- 36 U 1168, VIMA: Ageing and Chronic Diseases Epidemiological and Public Health Approaches, Inserm Villejuif, Université Versailles St-Quentin-en-Yvelines , Montigny le Bretonneux, France
| | - Anna Bergström
- 1 Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
- 2 Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm County Council , Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Inger Kull
- 1 Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
- 37 Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
- 38 Sachs Children's Hospital , Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Cilla Söderhäll
- 39 Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
- 40 Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
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- 40 Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
- 42 School of Basic and Medical Biosciences, King's College London, Guy's Hospital , London, UK
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- 44 Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University , Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - Bert Brunekreef
- 44 Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University , Utrecht, Netherlands
- 45 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University , Utrecht, Netherlands
| | - Allan C Just
- 46 Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , New York, USA
| | - Rosalind J Wright
- 47 Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , New York, USA
| | - Cheng Peng
- 48 Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Diane R Gold
- 48 Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- 49 Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health , Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Itai Kloog
- 50 Department of Geography and Environmental Development, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev , Beer Sheva, Israel
| | - Dawn L DeMeo
- 48 Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston, Massachusetts, USA
| | - Göran Pershagen
- 1 Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
- 2 Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm County Council , Stockholm, Sweden
| | - Gerard H Koppelman
- 3 Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Netherlands
- 4 Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, University Medical Center Groningen, Beatrix Children's Hospital, University of Groningen , Netherlands
| | - Stephanie J London
- 51 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
| | - Andrea A Baccarelli
- 52 Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health , New York, USA
| | - Erik Melén
- 1 Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet , Stockholm, Sweden
- 38 Sachs Children's Hospital , Stockholm, Sweden
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