Prenatal stress and epigenetics.
DNA methylation
DOHaD
Epigenetics
Prenatal stress
Journal
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews
ISSN: 1873-7528
Titre abrégé: Neurosci Biobehav Rev
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7806090
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2020
10 2020
Historique:
received:
16
11
2016
revised:
15
05
2017
accepted:
16
05
2017
pubmed:
23
5
2017
medline:
22
6
2021
entrez:
23
5
2017
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In utero exposure to environmental stress in both animals and humans could result in long-term epigenome alterations which further lead to consequences for adaptation and development in the offspring. Epigenetics, especially DNA methylation, is considered one of the most widely studied and well-characterized mechanisms involved in the long-lasting effects of in utero stress exposure. In this review, we outlined evidence from animal and human prenatal research supporting the view that prenatal stress could lead to lasting, broad and functionally organized signatures in DNA methylation which, in turn, could mediate exposure-phenotype associations. We also emphasized the advantage of using stressor from quasi-randomly assigned experiments. Furthermore, we discuss challenges that still need to be addressed in this field in the future.
Identifiants
pubmed: 28528960
pii: S0149-7634(16)30726-6
doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.05.016
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
198-210Subventions
Organisme : CIHR
ID : MOP-1150067
Pays : Canada
Informations de copyright
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