The role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in immune and inflammatory diseases

DR Neavin, D Liu, B Ray… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) is a nuclear receptor that modulates the response to
environmental stimuli. It was recognized historically for its role in toxicology but, in recent …

The role of cigarette smoke-induced epigenetic alterations in inflammation

D Zong, X Liu, J Li, R Ouyang, P Chen - Epigenetics & Chromatin, 2019 - Springer
Background Exposure to cigarette smoke (CS) is a major threat to human health worldwide.
It is well established that smoking increases the risk of respiratory diseases, cardiovascular …

[PDF][PDF] DNA methylation in newborns and maternal smoking in pregnancy: genome-wide consortium meta-analysis

BR Joubert, JF Felix, P Yousefi, KM Bakulski… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, represent a potential mechanism for
environmental impacts on human disease. Maternal smoking in pregnancy remains an …

DNA methylation biomarkers: cancer and beyond

T Mikeska, JM Craig - Genes, 2014 - mdpi.com
Biomarkers are naturally-occurring characteristics by which a particular pathological process
or disease can be identified or monitored. They can reflect past environmental exposures …

Hypomethylation of smoking-related genes is associated with future lung cancer in four prospective cohorts

F Fasanelli, L Baglietto, E Ponzi, F Guida… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
DNA hypomethylation in certain genes is associated with tobacco exposure but it is
unknown whether these methylation changes translate into increased lung cancer risk. In an …

DNA methylation changes of whole blood cells in response to active smoking exposure in adults: a systematic review of DNA methylation studies

X Gao, M Jia, Y Zhang, LP Breitling, H Brenner - Clinical epigenetics, 2015 - Springer
Active smoking is a major preventable public health problem and an established critical
factor for epigenetic modification. In this systematic review, we identified 17 studies …

Smoking induces coordinated DNA methylation and gene expression changes in adipose tissue with consequences for metabolic health

PC Tsai, CA Glastonbury, MN Eliot, S Bollepalli, I Yet… - Clinical …, 2018 - Springer
Background Tobacco smoking is a risk factor for multiple diseases, including cardiovascular
disease and diabetes. Many smoking-associated signals have been detected in the blood …

“GrimAge,” an epigenetic predictor of mortality, is accelerated in major depressive disorder

E Protsenko, R Yang, B Nier, V Reus… - Translational …, 2021 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with premature mortality and is an
independent risk factor for a broad range of diseases, especially those associated with …

AHRR (cg05575921) hypomethylation marks smoking behaviour, morbidity and mortality

SE Bojesen, N Timpson, C Relton, GD Smith… - Thorax, 2017 - thorax.bmj.com
Rationale and objectives Self-reported smoking underestimates disease risk. Smoking
affects DNA methylation, in particular the cg05575921 site in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor …

Maternal smoking during pregnancy induces persistent epigenetic changes into adolescence, independent of postnatal smoke exposure and is associated with …

S Rauschert, PE Melton, G Burdge, JM Craig… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: Several studies have shown effects of current and maternal smoking during
pregnancy on DNA methylation of CpG sites in newborns and later in life. Here, we …