Gene–environment interactions in Alzheimer disease: the emerging role of epigenetics

L Migliore, F Coppedè - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
With the exception of a few monogenic forms, Alzheimer disease (AD) has a complex
aetiology that is likely to involve multiple susceptibility genes and environmental factors. The …

Metals exposures and DNA methylation: current evidence and future directions

ER Elkin, C Higgins, MT Aung, KM Bakulski - Current environmental health …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review Exposure to essential and non-essential metals is
widespread. Metals exposure is linked to epigenetic, particularly DNA methylation …

Introduction to epigenetics

N Singla, R Thapa, R Kulshrestha, AA Bhat… - Targeting epigenetics in …, 2023 - Springer
Epigenetics is the study of inherited variations in gene expression that do not involve
changes to DNA sequences. Over 200 unique cell types in a human adult have a nearly …

DNA hydroxymethylation reprogramming of β-oxidation genes mediates early-life arsenic-evoked hepatic lipid accumulation in adult mice

YP Song, JW Lv, Y Zhao, X Chen, ZC Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The metabolic disorders are becoming an epidemic disease endangering public health in
countries. Environmental factors are mainly reason for the growth of metabolic disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Perinatal lead exposure promotes sex-specific epigenetic programming of disease-relevant pathways in mouse heart

LK Svoboda, K Wang, JM Goodrich, TR Jones… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Environmental contaminants such as the metal lead (Pb) are associated with cardiovascular
disease, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. In particular, little …

piOxi database: a web resource of germline and somatic tissue piRNAs identified by chemical oxidation

K Wang, BPU Perera, RK Morgan, K Sala-Hamrick… - Database, 2024 - academic.oup.com
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs that are highly
expressed and extensively studied from the germline. piRNAs associate with PIWI proteins …

The effects of age, origin, and biological sex on rodent mast cell (BMMC and MC/9) and basophil (RBL-2H3) phenotype and function

A Wagner, SB Alam, M Kulka - Cellular Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Mast cells initiate allergic inflammatory immune responses and play a role in disease by
releasing various inflammatory and immunomodulatory mediators. Several mast cell-lines …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal environmental stressors and DNA methylation levels in placenta and peripheral tissues of mothers and neonates evaluated by applying artificial …

A Stoccoro, V Nicolì, F Coppedè, E Grossi, G Fedrizzi… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Exposure to environmental stressors during pregnancy plays an important role in influencing
subsequent susceptibility to certain chronic diseases through the modulation of epigenetic …

Toxicoepigenetics and environmental health: Challenges and opportunities

LK Svoboda, BPU Perera, RK Morgan… - Chemical research in …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The rapidly growing field of toxicoepigenetics seeks to understand how toxicant exposures
interact with the epigenome to influence disease risk. Toxicoepigenetics is a promising field …

[HTML][HTML] Sex-specific alterations in cardiac DNA methylation in adult mice by perinatal lead exposure

LK Svoboda, K Wang, TR Jones, JA Colacino… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Environmental factors play an important role in the etiology of cardiovascular diseases.
Cardiovascular diseases exhibit marked sexual dimorphism; however, the sex-specific …