期刊
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
卷 65, 期 9, 页码 760-769出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2008.11.028
关键词
BDNF; child abuse; DNA methylation; epigenetics; hippocampus; prefrontal cortex; Reelin; transgenerational inheritance
资金
- Evelyn McKnight Brain Research Foundation
- [MH57014]
- [NS048811]
Background: Childhood maltreatment and early trauma leave lasting imprints on neural mechanisms of cognition and emotion. With a rat model of infant maltreatment by a caregiver, we investigated whether early-life adversity leaves lasting epigenetic marks at the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene in the central nervous system. Methods: During the first postnatal week, we exposed infant rats to stressed caretakers that predominately displayed abusive behaviors. We then assessed DNA methylation patterns and gene expression throughout the life span as well as DNA methylation patterns in the next generation of infants. Results: Early maltreatment produced persisting changes in methylation of BDNF DNA that caused altered BDNF gene expression in the adult prefrontal cortex. Furthermore, we observed altered BDNF DNA methylation in offspring of females that had previously experienced the maltreatment regimen. Conclusions: These results highlight an epigenetic molecular mechanism potentially underlying lifelong and transgenerational perpetuation of changes in gene expression and behavior incited by early abuse and neglect.
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