室内颗粒物诱导伴侣亚托皮狗的表观遗传变化
Jihyun Kim1, Yeji Kim1, Yunji Song1
1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea; BK 21 project team, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea.
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety
|October 12, 2023
概括
高室内空气污染,特别是颗粒物 (PM),与狗的亚托皮炎 (AD) 有关. 暴露可能导致表观遗传变化,特别是关键基因中的DNA甲基化,导致AD发展.
科学领域:
- 环境健康 环境健康
- 表观遗传学 在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.
- 兽医皮肤病学 兽医皮肤病学
背景情况:
- 亚托皮炎 (AD) 的患病率正在上升,室内空气污染物 (IAP) 被怀疑是贡献者.
- 颗粒物 (PM) 和挥发性有机化合物 (VOC) 是已知会影响DNA甲基化 (DNAm) 等表观遗传标记的IAP.
- 由于高PM暴露,DNAm在AD病变发生中的特定作用仍然不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 通过DNAm. 调查IAP暴露对AD发展和表观遗传变化的影响.
- 用伴侣狗与主人共享室内环境作为模型.
- 探索特定的IAP和DNAm在犬类AD中的关联.
主要方法:
- 狗被分为AD (n=47) 和对照 (n=21) 组.
- 在48小时内测量了家庭IAP度 (PM2.5,PM10,VOC).
- 在选择的狗身上进行了DNAm分析,并进行了临床和免疫学评估.
主要成果:
- 抗炎症组的PM2.5,PM10和VOC度显著更高.
- 在AD组的LDLRAD4,KHSRP和CTDSP2基因中观察到显著的DNAm差异,与PM10暴露相关.
- 基因甲基化水平与蛋白质生产相关,将表观遗传变化与AD联系起来.
结论:
- 高室内PM暴露可以通过甲基化LDLRAD4,KHSRP和CTDSP2.2在狗中表观遗传驱动AD的发展.
- 改善室内环境对于预防AD至关重要,与"One Health"概念保持一致.
- 伴侣狗是了解人类环境健康影响的宝贵典范.
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