Early life exposure to lead (Pb) and changes in DNA methylation: relevance to Alzheimer's disease

SW Bihaqi - Reviews on environmental health, 2019 - degruyter.com
Recent advances in neuroepigenetics have revealed its essential role in governing body
function and disease. Epigenetics regulates an array of mechanisms that are susceptible to …

Infant exposure to lead (Pb) and epigenetic modifications in the aging primate brain: implications for Alzheimer's disease

SW Bihaqi, H Huang, J Wu… - Journal of Alzheimer's …, 2011 - content.iospress.com
The beginnings of late onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) are still unknown; however, the
progressive and latent nature of neurodegeneration suggests that the triggering event …

Consequences of lead exposure, and it's emerging role as an epigenetic modifier in the aging brain

A Eid, N Zawia - Neurotoxicology, 2016 - Elsevier
Lead exposure has primarily been a concern during development in young children and
little attention has been paid to exposure outcomes as these children age, or even to …

Role of epigenetics in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease

JBJ Kwok - Epigenomics, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) are two common
neurodegenerative diseases that result in the progressive damage or death of neurons …

Effects of developmental lead exposure on the hippocampal methylome: Influences of sex and timing and level of exposure

G Singh, V Singh, ZX Wang, G Voisin, F Lefebvre… - Toxicology letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Developmental lead (Pb) exposure results in persistent cognitive/behavioral impairments as
well as an elevated risk for developing a variety of diseases in later life. Environmental …

Epigenetics of early-life lead exposure and effects on brain development

MC Senut, P Cingolani, A Sen, A Kruger, A Shaik… - …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
The epigenetic machinery plays a pivotal role in the control of many of the body's key
cellular functions. It modulates an array of pliable mechanisms that are readily and durably …

Genome-wide expression and methylation profiling in the aged rodent brain due to early-life Pb exposure and its relevance to aging

R Dosunmu, H Alashwal, NH Zawia - Mechanisms of ageing and …, 2012 - Elsevier
In this study, we assessed global gene expression patterns in adolescent mice exposed to
lead (Pb) as infants and their aged siblings to identify reprogrammed genes. Global …

Health repercussions of environmental exposure to lead: Methylation perspective

SS Shiek, MS Mani, SP Kabekkodu, HS Dsouza - Toxicology, 2021 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) exposure has been a major public health concern for a long time now due to its
permanent adverse effects on the human body. The process of lead toxicity has still not been …

Perinatal lead (Pb) exposure and cortical neuron-specific DNA methylation in male mice

JF Dou, Z Farooqui, CD Faulk, AK Barks, T Jones… - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Lead (Pb) exposure is associated with a wide range of neurological deficits. Environmental
exposures may impact epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation, and can affect …

Sex-and tissue-specific methylome changes in brains of mice perinatally exposed to lead

FJ Sánchez-Martín, DM Lindquist, J Landero-Figueroa… - Neurotoxicology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in DNA methylation and subsequent changes in gene expression
regulation are the hallmarks of age-and tissue-dependent epigenetic drift and plasticity …