scholarly journals Effects of Particulate Matter on Genomic DNA Methylation Content and iNOS Promoter Methylation

2009 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Letizia Tarantini ◽  
Matteo Bonzini ◽  
Pietro Apostoli ◽  
Valeria Pegoraro ◽  
Valentina Bollati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Promoter Methylation ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Inos Promoter

scholarly journals DNA Methylation Patterns in Saliva of Tobacco users with High-Risk Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders

2021 ◽  
pp. 129-137
Author(s):  
Mimansha Patel ◽  
Madhuri Nitin Gawande ◽  
Minal Shashikant Chaudhary ◽  
Alka Harish Hande
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Malignant Transformation ◽  
Promoter Methylation ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Premalignant Lesions ◽  
Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders ◽  
Potentially Malignant Disorders ◽  
Potentially Malignant ◽  
Methylation Patterns

Background: “Oral Potentially Malignant Disorder (OPMD)” is a well-known symptom that, if untreated, can be carcinogenic. It includes leukoplakia, erythroplakia or erythroleukoplakia. One of the typical premalignant lesions of the oral cavity is “oral leukoplakias (OLs),” which frequently precedes “OSCCs.”OLs with dysplastic characteristics are considered to be at a higher risk of “malignant transformation.” So, early diagnosis of "oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs)" is desperately required to enhance patient prognosis and quality of life (QOL).As a result, we examined the distinctive promoter methylation presence in high-risk OLs. Objectives: To detect, compare & correlate “DNA methylation” patterns in normal individuals, tobacco users without disease and tobacco users with the disease. Methodology: With the participants' full consent, 48 saliva samples were obtained and prepared. DNA isolation, restriction digestion of genomic DNA, extraction of restriction enzyme digested genomic DNA, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), and Agarose Gel Electrophoresis (AGE) were all carried out. Expected results: This study will help us to assess the use of Saliva as an aid to identifying both high and low risk “Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders.” Conclusion: Peculiar promoter methylation of various genes was related to a high possibility of malignant transformation in OLs.

scholarly journals Ageing, chronic alcohol consumption and folate are determinants of genomic DNA methylation, p16 promoter methylation and the expression of p16 in the mouse colon

2010 ◽  
Vol 104 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Sauer ◽  
Hyeran Jang ◽  
Ella M. Zimmerly ◽  
Kyong-chol Kim ◽  
Zhenhua Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Promoter Methylation ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Chronic Alcohol ◽  
Chronic Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Dietary Folate ◽  
Mouse Colon ◽  
Young Mice

Older age, dietary folate and chronic alcohol consumption are important risk factors for the development of colon cancer. The present study examined the effects of ageing, folate and alcohol on genomic and p16-specific DNA methylation, and p16 expression in the murine colon. Old (aged 18 months; n 70) and young (aged 4 months; n 70) male C57BL/6 mice were pair-fed either a Lieber-DeCarli liquid diet with alcohol (18 % of energy), a Lieber-DeCarli diet with alcohol (18 %) and reduced folate (0·25 mg folate/l) or an isoenergetic control diet (0·5 mg folate/l) for 5 or 10 weeks. Genomic DNA methylation, p16 promoter methylation and p16 gene expression were analysed by liquid chromatography–MS, methylation-specific PCR and real-time RT-PCR, respectively. Genomic DNA methylation was lower in the colon of old mice compared with young mice (P < 0·02) at 10 weeks. Alcohol consumption did not alter genomic DNA methylation in the old mouse colon, whereas it tended to decrease genomic DNA methylation in young mice (P = 0·08). p16 Promoter methylation and expression were higher in the old mouse colon compared with the corresponding young groups. There was a positive correlation between p16 promoter methylation and p16 expression in the old mouse colon (P < 0·02). In young mice the combination of alcohol and reduced dietary folate led to significantly decreased p16 expression compared with the control group (P < 0·02). In conclusion, ageing and chronic alcohol consumption alter genomic DNA methylation, p16 promoter methylation and p16 gene expression in the mouse colon, and dietary folate availability can further modify the relationship with alcohol in the young mouse.

scholarly journals Oestrogen replacement therapy reduces total plasma homocysteine and enhances genomic DNA methylation in postmenopausal women

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simonetta Friso ◽  
Stefania Lamon-Fava ◽  
Hyeran Jang ◽  
Ernst J. Schaefer ◽  
Roberto Corrocher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Replacement Therapy ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Promoter Methylation ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Plasma Homocysteine ◽  
Vitamin B ◽  
Total Plasma ◽  
Oestrogen Replacement Therapy ◽  
Placebo Phase

Although oestrogen replacement therapy (ERT), which can affect the risk of major cancers, has been known to reduce total plasma homocysteine concentrations in postmenopausal women, the mechanisms and subsequent molecular changes have not yet been defined. To investigate the effect of ERT on homocysteine metabolism, thirteen healthy postmenopausal women were enrolled in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, cross-over study consisting of two 8-week long phases, placebo and conjugated equine oestrogen (CEE; 0·625 mg/d). Concentrations of total plasma homocysteine, vitamin B6and serum folate and vitamin B12were measured by conventional methods. Genomic DNA methylation was measured by a new liquid chromatography/MS method and promoter methylation status of the oestrogen receptor (ER)α,ERβandp16genes was analysed by methylation-specific PCR after bisulfite treatment. The CEE phase demonstrated a significantly decreased mean of total plasma homocysteine concentrations compared with the placebo phase (8·08 μmol/l (6·82–9·39)v.9·29 (7·53–11·35),P < 0·05) but there was no difference in the blood concentrations of the three B vitamins. The CEE phase also showed a significantly increased genomic DNA methylation in peripheral mononuclear cells compared with the placebo phase (2·85 (SD0·12) ng methylcytosine/μg DNAv.2·40 ± (SD0·15)P < 0·05). However, there was no difference in promoter methylation in theERα,ERβandp16genes. This study demonstrates that decreased homocysteinaemia by CEE therapy parallels with increased genomic DNA methylation, suggesting a potential new candidate mechanism by which ERT affects the risk of cancers and a possible new candidate biomarker for the oestrogen-related carcinogenesis through folate-related one-carbon metabolism.

Efficacy of decitabine in malignant meningioma cells: relation to promoter demethylation of distinct tumor suppressor and oncogenes and independence from TERT

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Louise Stögbauer ◽  
Christian Thomas ◽  
Andrea Wagner ◽  
Nils Warneke ◽  
Eva Christine Bunk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Tumor Suppressor ◽  
Promoter Methylation ◽  
Tumor Suppressor Genes ◽  
Telomerase Activity ◽  
High Grade ◽  
Htert Promoter ◽  
Men 1 ◽  
Meningioma Cell ◽  
Tert Expression

OBJECTIVEChemotherapeutic options for meningiomas refractory to surgery or irradiation are largely unknown. Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) promoter methylation with subsequent TERT expression and telomerase activity, key features in oncogenesis, are found in most high-grade meningiomas. Therefore, the authors investigated the impact of the demethylating agent decitabine (5-aza-2ʹ-deoxycytidine) on survival and DNA methylation in meningioma cells.METHODShTERT promoter methylation, telomerase activity, TERT expression, and cell viability and proliferation were investigated prior to and after incubation with decitabine in two benign (HBL-52 and Ben-Men 1) and one malignant (IOMM-Lee) meningioma cell line. The global effects of decitabine on DNA methylation were additionally explored with DNA methylation profiling.RESULTSHigh levels of TERT expression, telomerase activity, and hTERT promoter methylation were found in IOMM-Lee and Ben-Men 1 but not in HBL-52 cells. Decitabine induced a dose-dependent significant decrease of proliferation and viability after incubation with doses from 1 to 10 μM in IOMM-Lee but not in HBL-52 or Ben-Men 1 cells. However, effects in IOMM-Lee cells were not related to TERT expression, telomerase activity, or hTERT promoter methylation. Genome-wide methylation analyses revealed distinct demethylation of 14 DNA regions after drug administration in the decitabine-sensitive IOMM-Lee but not in the decitabine-resistant HBL-52 cells. Differentially methylated regions covered promoter regions of 11 genes, including several oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes that to the authors’ knowledge have not yet been described in meningiomas.CONCLUSIONSDecitabine decreases proliferation and viability in high-grade but not in benign meningioma cell lines. The effects of decitabine are TERT independent but related to DNA methylation changes of promoters of distinct tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes.

Effect of low temperature on genomic DNA methylation in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (10) ◽  
pp. 1460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huaping ZHU ◽  
Maixin LU ◽  
Zhanghan HUANG ◽  
Fengying GAO ◽  
Xiaoli KE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Oreochromis Niloticus ◽  
Genomic Dna ◽  
Nile Tilapia ◽  
Nile Tilapia Oreochromis Niloticus

scholarly journals Genome-wide analysis identifies critical DNA methylations within NTRKs genes in colorectal cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zijian Chen ◽  
Zenghong Huang ◽  
Yanxin Luo ◽  
Qi Zou ◽  
Liangliang Bai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Promoter Methylation ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Methylation Status ◽  
Gene Promoter ◽  
Normal Mucosa ◽  
Suppressor Gene ◽  
Survival Outcome ◽  
Prognostic Models

Abstract Background Neurotrophic tropomyosin receptor kinases (NTRKs) are a gene family function as oncogene or tumor suppressor gene in distinct cancers. We aimed to investigate the methylation and expression profiles and prognostic value of NTRKs gene in colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods An analysis of DNA methylation and expression profiles in CRC patients was performed to explore the critical methylations within NTRKs genes. The methylation marker was validated in a retrospectively collected cohort of 229 CRC patients and tested in other tumor types from TCGA. DNA methylation status was determined by quantitative methylation-specific PCR (QMSP). Results The profiles in six CRC cohorts showed that NTRKs gene promoter was more frequently methylated in CRC compared to normal mucosa, which was associated with suppressed gene expression. We identified a specific methylated region within NTRK3 promoter targeted by cg27034819 and cg11525479 that best predicted survival outcome in CRC. NTRK3 promoter methylation showed independently predictive value for survival outcome in the validation cohort (P = 0.004, HR 2.688, 95% CI [1.355, 5.333]). Based on this, a nomogram predicting survival outcome was developed with a C-index of 0.705. Furthermore, the addition of NTRK3 promoter methylation improved the performance of currently-used prognostic model (AIC: 516.49 vs 513.91; LR: 39.06 vs 43.64, P = 0.032). Finally, NTRK3 promoter methylation also predicted survival in other tumors, including pancreatic cancer, glioblastoma and stomach adenocarcinoma. Conclusions This study highlights the essential value of NTRK3 methylation in prognostic evaluation and the potential to improve current prognostic models in CRC and other tumors.

scholarly journals Epigenetic Basis of Regeneration: Analysis of Genomic DNA Methylation Profiles in the MRL/MpJ Mouse

DNA Research ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 605-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Gornikiewicz ◽  
A. Ronowicz ◽  
J. Podolak ◽  
P. Madanecki ◽  
A. Stanislawska-Sachadyn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Genomic Dna

Acute Exercise Increases the Expression of KIR2DS4 by Promoter Demethylation in NK Cells

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (01) ◽  
pp. 62-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Schenk ◽  
Walter Pulverer ◽  
Christine Koliamitra ◽  
Claus Bauer ◽  
Suzana Ilic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Nk Cells ◽  
Promoter Methylation ◽  
Acute Exercise ◽  
Nk Cell ◽  
Epigenetic Modifications ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chronic Exercise ◽  
Positive Effects

AbstractPositive effects of exercise on cancer prevention and progression have been proposed to be mediated by stimulating natural killer (NK) cells. Because NK cell receptors are regulated by epigenetic modifications, we investigated whether acute aerobic exercise and training change promoter DNA methylation and gene expression of the activating KIR2DS4 and the inhibiting KIR3DL1 gene. Sixteen healthy women (50–60 years) performed a graded exercise test (GXT) and were randomized into either a passive control group or an intervention group performing a four-week endurance exercise intervention. Blood samples (pre-, post-GXT and post-training) were used for isolation of DNA/RNA of NK cells to assess DNA promoter methylation by targeted deep-amplicon sequencing and gene expression by qRT-PCR. Potential changes in NK cell subsets were determined by flow cytometry. Acute and chronic exercise did not provoke significant alterations of NK cell proportions. Promoter methylation decreased and gene expression increased for KIR2DS4 after acute exercise. A high gene expression correlated with a low methylation of CpGs that were altered by acute exercise. Chronic exercise resulted in a minor decrease of DNA methylation and did not alter gene expression. Acute exercise provokes epigenetic modifications, affecting the balance between the activating KIR2DS4 and the inhibiting KIR3DL1, with potential benefits on NK cell function.

scholarly journals EFFECTOR OF TRANSCRIPTION factors are novel plant-specific regulators associated with genomic DNA methylation in Arabidopsis

2018 ◽  
Vol 221 (1) ◽  
pp. 261-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Tedeschi ◽  
Paride Rizzo ◽  
Bui Thi Mai Huong ◽  
Andreas Czihal ◽  
Twan Rutten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dna Methylation ◽  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Genomic Dna
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