酒精使用障碍相关的DNA甲基化在Accumbens核和背侧前额叶皮层
Julie D White1, Melyssa S Minto1, Caryn Willis1
1GenOmics and Translational Research Center, RTI International.
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
|January 31, 2024
概括
这项研究确定了105个与酒精使用障碍 (AUD) 相关的DNA甲基化变化,这些变化发生在像核这样的大脑区域. 这些表观遗传标记为AUD提供了新的见解.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 表观遗传学 在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.
- 基因组学就是基因组学.
背景情况:
- 酒精使用障碍 (AUD) 给公共卫生带来了重大挑战.
- 对驱动AUD发展和进展的分子机制的理解有限.
- 专注于与成相关的大脑区域的DNA甲基化 (DNAm):核 (NAc) 和背侧前额皮层 (DLPFC).
研究的目的:
- 为了调查AUD相关的DNA甲基化 (DNAm) 在NAc和DLPFC的变化.
- 为了确定与AUD相关的大脑区域特定和共享的表观遗传变化.
- 通过基因调节和表达数据,探索这些表观遗传变化的功能影响.
主要方法:
- 分析Illumina人类甲基化EPIC阵列数据来自119名欧洲祖先的死者 (61名AUD病例,58名对照).
- 使用了强大的线性回归,调整技术和生物变量.
- 综合性分析与公共基因监管,遗传和表观遗传数据;混合效应建模用于大脑区域比较.
主要成果:
- 在NAc中确定了53个与AUD相关的CpG,在DLPFC中确定了31个CpG (FDR ≤0.05).
- 后分析发现了另外21个CPG,共计105个独特的AUD相关CPG (120个基因).
- 与AUD相关的CpG富含活性促进体组素标记;最强的信号是特定于大脑区域的. 23个基因与先前的物质使用遗传关联重叠,其他基因是新的.
结论:
- 在NAc和DLPFC中确定了与AUD相关的显著DNA甲基化信号.
- 大多数信号都针对NAc或DLPFC.
- 研究结果表明,潜在的诱导性遗传和表观遗传变异,需要进一步研究AUD中的神经生物学基因调节.
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