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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
卷 98, 期 2, 页码 480-487出版社
AMER SOC NUTRITION-ASN
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.052241
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- National Council for Science and Technology, Mexico [14429]
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the NIH, United States [R01HD058818]
- National Cancer Institute, NIH, United States
- l'Association pour la Recherche sur le Cancer, France
- la Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, France
- Swiss Bridge Award
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- IARC
- European Commission FP7 Marie Curie Actions-People
- Regional, National and International Programmes
Background: Early-life exposures to tobacco smoke and some dietary factors have been identified to induce epigenetic changes in genes involved in allergy and asthma development. Omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUPA) intake during pregnancy could modulate key cytokines and T helper (Th) cell maturation; however, little is known about the mechanism by which omega-3 PUPA could have a beneficial effect in preventing inflammatory disorders. Objective: We sought to test whether prenatal dietary supplementation with omega-3 PUPA during pregnancy may modulate epigenetic states in the infant immune system. Design: This study was based on a randomized intervention trial conducted in Mexican pregnant women supplemented daily with 400 mg docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) or a placebo from 18 to 22 wk of gestation to parturition. We applied quantitative profiling of DNA methylation states in Th1, Th2, Th17, and regulatory T relevant genes as well as LINE1 repetitive elements of cord blood mononuclear cells (n = 261). Results: No significant difference in promoter methylation levels was shown between omega-3 PUPA-supplemented and control groups for the genes analyzed; however, omega-3 PUPA supplementation was associated with changes in methylation levels in LINE] repetitive elements (P = 0.03) in infants of mothers who smoked during pregnancy. Furthermore, an association between the promoter methylation levels of IFN gamma and IL13 was modulated by omega-3 PUPA supplementation (P = 0.06). Conclusions: Our results indicate that maternal supplementation with omega-3 PUPA during pregnancy may modulate global methylation levels and the Th1/Th2 balance in infants. Therefore, the epigenetic mechanisms could provide attractive targets for prenatal modulation and prevention of inflammatory disorders and potentially other related diseases in childhood and adulthood.
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