Hydrocarbons (jet fuel JP-8) induce epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of obesity, reproductive disease and sperm epimutations

Tracey, R; Manikkam, M; Guerrero-Bosagna, C; Skinner, MK

HERO ID

2002299

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2013

Language

English

PMID

23453003

HERO ID 2002299
In Press No
Year 2013
Title Hydrocarbons (jet fuel JP-8) induce epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of obesity, reproductive disease and sperm epimutations
Authors Tracey, R; Manikkam, M; Guerrero-Bosagna, C; Skinner, MK
Journal Reproductive Toxicology
Volume 36
Page Numbers 104-116
Abstract Environmental compounds have been shown to promote epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease. The current study was designed to determine if a hydrocarbon mixture involving jet fuel (JP-8) promotes epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease. Gestating F0 generation female rats were transiently exposed during the fetal gonadal development period. The direct exposure F1 generation had an increased incidence of kidney abnormalities in both females and males, prostate and pubertal abnormalities in males, and primordial follicle loss and polycystic ovarian disease in females. The first transgenerational generation is the F3 generation, and the jet fuel lineage had an increased incidence of primordial follicle loss and polycystic ovarian disease in females, and obesity in both females and males. Analysis of the jet fuel lineage F3 generation sperm epigenome identified 33 differential DNA methylation regions, termed epimutations. Observations demonstrate hydrocarbons can promote epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of disease and sperm epimutations, potential biomarkers for ancestral exposures.
Doi 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.11.011
Pmid 23453003
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Keyword Environmental epigenetics; Transgenerational; Obesity; Ovary; Puberty; DNA methylation; Hydrocarbons; Systems biology
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