An overview of epigenetics in obesity: the role of lifestyle and therapeutic interventions

AM Mahmoud - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Obesity has become a global epidemic that has a negative impact on population health and
the economy of nations. Genetic predispositions have been demonstrated to have a …

Epigenetics of type 2 diabetes mellitus and weight change—a tool for precision medicine?

C Ling, K Bacos, T Rönn - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2022 - nature.com
Pioneering studies performed over the past few decades demonstrate links between
epigenetics and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the metabolic disorder with the most …

Physical exercise as therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus: From mechanism to orientation

D Yang, Y Yang, Y Li, R Han - Annals of nutrition and metabolism, 2019 - karger.com
Background: Exercise therapy plays an important role in the prevention and treatment of
type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The mechanism of exercise therapy in the improvement of …

Physical activity in the prevention of human diseases: role of epigenetic modifications

E Grazioli, I Dimauro, N Mercatelli, G Wang, Y Pitsiladis… - BMC genomics, 2017 - Springer
Epigenetic modification refers to heritable changes in gene function that cannot be
explained by alterations in the DNA sequence. The current literature clearly demonstrates …

Recent developments on the role of epigenetics in obesity and metabolic disease

SJ van Dijk, RL Tellam, JL Morrison, BS Muhlhausler… - Clinical …, 2015 - Springer
The increased prevalence of obesity and related comorbidities is a major public health
problem. While genetic factors undoubtedly play a role in determining individual …

Physical exercise and epigenetic modifications in skeletal muscle

M Widmann, AM Nieß, B Munz - Sports medicine, 2019 - Springer
Physical activity and sports play major roles in the overall health status of humans. It is well
known that regular exercise helps to lower the risk for a broad variety of health problems …

Physical activity and DNA methylation in humans

WJ Światowy, H Drzewiecka, M Kliber… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Physical activity is a strong stimulus influencing the overall physiology of the human body.
Exercises lead to biochemical changes in various tissues and exert an impact on gene …

The role of diet and exercise in the transgenerational epigenetic landscape of T2DM

R Barrès, JR Zierath - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2016 - nature.com
Epigenetic changes are caused by biochemical regulators of gene expression that can be
transferred across generations or through cell division. Epigenetic modifications can arise …

Nucleus type-specific DNA methylomics reveals epigenetic “memory” of prior adaptation in skeletal muscle

Y Wen, CM Dungan, CB Mobley, T Valentino… - Function, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Using a mouse model of conditional and inducible in vivo fluorescent myonuclear labeling
(HSA-GFP), sorting purification of nuclei, low-input reduced representation bisulfite …

Genome-wide sperm DNA methylation changes after 3 months of exercise training in humans

J Denham, BJ O'Brien, JT Harvey, FJ Charchar - Epigenomics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: DNA methylation programs gene expression and is involved in numerous biological
processes. Accumulating evidence supports transgenerational inheritance of DNA …