ArticleEpigenetics2014
Cadmium exposure and the epigenome: Exposure-associated patterns of DNA methylation in leukocytes from mother-baby pairs.
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79 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 154 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Prenatal Arsenic, Cadmium, and Manganese Exposure on Neurodevelopment in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- Prenatal Exposure to Potentially Toxic Metals and Their Effects on Genetic Material in Offspring: a Systematic Review.Biological trace element research · 2023Pooled it
- 'Omics in environmental epidemiological studies of chemical exposures: A systematic evidence map.Environment international · 2022Pooled it
- Environmental Epigenetic Changes, as Risk Factors for the Development of Diseases in Children: A Systematic Review.Annals of global health · 2018Pooled it
- Epigenetic mechanisms linking the perinatal environment, the placenta, and maternal and child health outcomes: evidence for sexual dimorphism.Environmental epigenetics · 2026Article
- Does consumption of a high-fructose diet during pregnancy and lactation exacerbate the effects of maternal exposure to cadmium on development and metabolic function of mouse offspring?Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A · 2026Article
- Metal carcinogens and cancer: integrating genetic and epigenetic perspectives.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Metal mechanisms of mitochondrial toxicity: recent review of arsenic, cadmium, and lead-induced nephrotoxicity.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2025Review
- Maternal Nutrition, Toxicants, and Epigenetic Programming of Obesity Across Generations.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2025Review
- Molecular signature of cadmium-mediated neurodevelopmental disorders in prenatal to postnatal stages.EXCLI journal · 2025Review
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- Guardians under Siege: Exploring Pollution's Effects on Human Immunity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Association between maternal blood or cord blood metal concentrations and catch-up growth in children born small for gestational age: an analysis by the Japan environment and children's study.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2024Article
- The inter- and multi- generational epigenetic alterations induced by maternal cadmium exposure.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2023Review
- Cadmium nitrate and DNA methylation in gastropods: comparison between ovotestis and hepatopancreas.PeerJ · 2023Article
- Concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in human placental tissues and associations with birth outcomes.Chemosphere · 2022Article
- Detrimental health relationship between blood lead and cadmium and the red blood cell folate level.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Effects of Cadmium Sulfate on the Brown Garden SnailToxics · 2021Article
- Exploring the evidence for epigenetic regulation of environmental influences on child health across generations.Communications biology · 2021Review
- Chronic Exposure to Cadmium Induces Differential Methylation in Mice Spermatozoa.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) is prevalent in the environment yet understudied as a developmental toxicant. Cd partially crosses the placental barrier from mother to fetus and is linked to detrimental effects in newborns. Here we examine the relationship between levels of Cd during pregnancy and 5-methylcytosine (5mC) levels in leukocyte DNA collected from 17 mother-newborn pairs. The methylation of cytosines is an epigenetic mechanism known to impact transcriptional signaling and influence health endpoints. A methylated cytosine-guanine (CpG) island recovery assay was used to assess over 4.6 million sites spanning 16,421 CpG islands. Exposure to Cd was classified for each mother-newborn pair according to maternal blood levels and compared with levels of cotinine. Subsets of genes were identified that showed altered DNA methylation levels in their promoter regions in fetal DNA associated with levels of Cd (n = 61), cotinine (n = 366), or both (n = 30). Likewise, in maternal DNA, differentially methylated genes were identified that were associated with Cd (n = 92) or cotinine (n = 134) levels. While the gene sets were largely distinct between maternal and fetal DNA, functional similarities at the biological pathway level were identified including an enrichment of genes that encode for proteins that control transcriptional regulation and apoptosis. Furthermore, conserved DNA motifs with sequence similarity to specific transcription factor binding sites were identified within the CpG islands of the gene sets. This study provides evidence for distinct patterns of DNA methylation or "footprints" in fetal and maternal DNA associated with exposure to Cd.
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