Abstract
The developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) hypothesis posits that environmental exposures during vulnerable developmental stages have a lasting impact on adult phenotype. Early life nutrition is recognized as a key determinant of long-term health, and epigenetic mechanisms have surfaced as a potential biological mechanism. This review first provides an overview of literature regarding epigenetically mediated DOHaD phenomena within the realm of cardiometabolic disease. Next, parallels are drawn between a signal system and epigenetic programming in DOHaD; specifically, with DNA methylation acting as a signal within an individual spanning from early to later life. Finally, epigenetically mediated DOHaD phenomena are explored using life course epidemiology and a signal system framework to identify potential sources of error, and make suggestions for appropriate study designs and analytical strategies.
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Abbreviations
- BPA:
-
Bisphenol A
- CpG:
-
Cytosine-phosphate-guanine
- DAG:
-
Directed acyclic graph
- DNMT:
-
DNA methyltransferase
- DOHaD:
-
Developmental origins of health and disease
- EBLUP:
-
Empirical Best Linear Unbiased Predictor
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Laubach, Z.M., Faulk, C.D., Cardenas, A., Perng, W. (2019). Nutrition, DNA Methylation, and Developmental Origins of Cardiometabolic Disease: A Signal Systems Approach. In: Patel, V., Preedy, V. (eds) Handbook of Nutrition, Diet, and Epigenetics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55530-0_107
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