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IN UTERO EXPOSURE TO A MATERNAL HIGH FAT DIET ALTERS THE EPIGENETIC HISTONE CODE IN A MURINE MODEL
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May 2014
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Source: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014; 210(5):463.e1-463.e11.
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Alternative Title:Am J Obstet Gynecol
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Data from animal models show that in utero exposure to a maternal high fat diet (HFD) renders susceptibility of these offspring to the adult onset of metabolic syndrome. We and others have previously shown that epigenetic modifications to histones may serve as a molecular memory of the in utero exposure, rendering risk of adult disease. Because mice heterozygous for GLUT4 (insulin sensitive glucose transporter) born to wild-type (WT) mothers demonstrate exacterbated metabolic syndrome when exposed to a high fat diet in utero, we sought to analyze the genome-wide epigenetic changes which occur in the fetal liver in susceptible offspring.
Study Design
WT and Glut4+/− (G4+/−) offspring of WT mothers exposed either to a control or a HF diet in utero were studied. Immunoblotting was used to measure hepatic histone modifications of fetal and 5 week animals. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) followed by hybridization to chip arrays (ChIP on chip) was utilized to detect genome-wide changes of histone modifications with HFD exposure.
Results
We found that levels of hepatic H3K14ac and H3K9me3 significantly increased with HFD exposure in WT and G4+/− fetal and 5 week offspring. Pathway analysis of our ChIP on chip data reveal differential H3K14ac and H3K9me3 enrichment along pathways which regulate lipid metabolism, specifically in the promoter regions of Pparg, Ppara, Rxra and Rora.
Conclusion
We conclude that HFD exposure in utero is associated with functional alterations to fetal hepatic histone modifications in both WT and G4+/− offspring, some which persist up to 5 weeks of age.
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Pubmed ID:24793723
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4368445
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Volume:210
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Issue:5
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