Environmental influences on the epigenome: exposure-associated DNA methylation in human populations

EM Martin, RC Fry - Annual review of public health, 2018 - annualreviews.org
DNA methylation is the most well studied of the epigenetic regulators in relation to
environmental exposures. To date, numerous studies have detailed the manner by which …

Epigenetics in depression and gut-brain axis: A molecular crosstalk

N Begum, A Mandhare, KP Tryphena… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Gut-brain axis is a dynamic, complex, and bidirectional communication network between the
gut and brain. Changes in the microbiota-gut-brain axis are responsible for developing …

Choline, other methyl-donors and epigenetics

SH Zeisel - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Choline dietary intake varies such that many people do not achieve adequate intakes. Diet
intake of choline can modulate methylation because, via betaine homocysteine …

Dietary metabolites derived from gut microbiota: critical modulators of epigenetic changes in mammals

MI Bhat, R Kapila - Nutrition reviews, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The mammalian gastrointestinal tract harbors trillions of commensal microorganisms,
collectively known as the microbiota. The microbiota is a critical source of environmental …

The epigenetic connection between the gut microbiome in obesity and diabetes

M Sharma, Y Li, ML Stoll, TO Tollefsbol - Frontiers in genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Metabolic diseases are becoming an alarming health issue due to elevated incidences of
these diseases over the past few decades. Various environmental factors are associated …

Epigenetics and metabolism in health and disease

E Tzika, T Dreker, A Imhof - Frontiers in genetics, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In the next 10 years, one billion people are estimated to suffer from disabling consequences
of metabolic disorders, making them the number one noncommunicable disease on a global …

Long-term, supplemental, one-carbon metabolism–related vitamin B use in relation to lung cancer risk in the Vitamins and Lifestyle (VITAL) Cohort

TM Brasky, E White, CL Chen - Journal of clinical oncology, 2017 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Inconsistent findings have been reported of a link between the use of one-carbon
metabolism–related B vitamins and lung cancer risk. Because of the high prevalence of …

One-year Mediterranean diet promotes epigenetic rejuvenation with country-and sex-specific effects: a pilot study from the NU-AGE project

N Gensous, P Garagnani, A Santoro, C Giuliani… - Geroscience, 2020 - Springer
Mediterranean diet has been proposed to promote healthy aging, but its effects on aging
biomarkers have been poorly investigated. We evaluated the impact of a 1-year …

Dietary intervention modifies DNA methylation age assessed by the epigenetic clock

C Sae‐Lee, S Corsi, TM Barrow… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Scope Alterations in DNA methylation patterns are correlated with aging, environmental
exposures, and disease pathophysiology; the possibility of reverting or preventing these …

Nutrients and pathways that regulate health span and life span

C Pignatti, S D'Adamo, C Stefanelli, F Flamigni… - Geriatrics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Both life span and health span are influenced by genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors.
With the genetic influence on human life span estimated to be about 20–25%, epigenetic …