DNA methylome perturbations : an epigenetic basis for the emergingly heritable neurodevelopmental abnormalities associated with maternal smoking and maternal nicotine exposure†

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Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with an ensemble of neurodevelopmental consequences in children and therefore constitutes a pressing public health concern. Adding to this burden, contemporary epidemiological and especially animal model research suggests that grandmaternal smoking is similarly associated with neurodevelopmental abnormalities in grandchildren, indicative of intergenerational transmission of the neurodevelopmental impacts of maternal smoking. Probing the mechanistic bases of neurodevelopmental anomalies in the children of maternal smokers and the intergenerational transmission thereof, emerging research intimates that epigenetic changes, namely DNA methylome perturbations, are key factors. Altogether, these findings warrant future research to fully elucidate the etiology of neurodevelopmental impairments in the children and grandchildren of maternal smokers and underscore the clear potential thereof to benefit public health by informing the development and implementation of preventative measures, prophylactics, and treatments. To this end, the present review aims to encapsulate the burgeoning evidence linking maternal smoking to intergenerational epigenetic inheritance of neurodevelopmental abnormalities, to identify the strengths and weaknesses thereof, and to highlight areas of emphasis for future human and animal model research therein.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:105

Enthalten in:

Biology of reproduction - 105(2021), 3 vom: 14. Sept., Seite 644-666

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Buck, Jordan M [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Li [VerfasserIn]
Knopik, Valerie S [VerfasserIn]
Stitzel, Jerry A [VerfasserIn]

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6M3C89ZY6R
Children
DNA methylation
Epigenetics
Grandchildren
Heritable
Intergenerational
Journal Article
Maternal smoking
Neurodevelopment
Nicotine
Pregnancy
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

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Date Completed 04.01.2022

Date Revised 01.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/biolre/ioab138

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NLM328161160