ArticleParticle and fibre toxicology2019
In utero exposure to diesel exhaust is associated with alterations in neonatal cardiomyocyte transcription, DNA methylation and metabolic perturbation.
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- Maternal exposure to urban particulate matter induces cardiac developmental toxicity in zebrafish offspring by disrupting mitochondrial homeostasis.Journal of advanced research · 2026Article
- Gestational exposure to micro and nanoplastics differentially impacts cardiac development and function in male and female rats throughout the lifespan.Toxicology and applied pharmacology · 2025Article
- Prenatal black carbon exposure and DNA methylation in umbilical cord blood.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2025Article
- Single pulmonary nanopolystyrene exposure in late-stage pregnancy dysregulates maternal and fetal cardiovascular function.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2024Article
- Air pollution exposure is associated with gene expression in children.Environmental epigenetics · 2024Article
- Aging, longevity, and the role of environmental stressors: a focus on wildfire smoke and air quality.Frontiers in toxicology · 2023Review
- Air pollution-induced epigenetic changes: disease development and a possible link with hypersensitivity pneumonitis.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Review
- Fine particulate matter (PMAmerican journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology · 2021Article
- DNA methylation and regulation of gene expression: Guardian of our health.The Nucleus : an international journal of cytology and allied topics · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundDevelopmental exposure to particulate matter air pollution is harmful to cardiovascular health, but the mechanisms by which this exposure mediates susceptibility to heart disease is poorly understood. We have previously shown, in a mouse model, that gestational exposure to diesel exhaust (DE) results in increased cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis and susceptibility to heart failure in the adult offspring following transverse aortic constriction.
resultsIn this study, we have analyzed gene expression in neonatal cardiomyocytes after gestational exposure by RNA-sequencing and have identified 300 genes that are dysregulated, including many involved in cardiac metabolism. We subsequently determined that these cardiomyocytes exhibit reduced metabolic activity as measured by Seahorse extracellular flux analysis. We also surveyed for modifications in DNA methylation at global regulatory regions using reduced representation bisulfite sequencing and found hypomethylation of DNA in neonatal cardiomyocytes isolated from in utero DE exposed neonates.
conclusionWe have demonstrated that in utero exposure to diesel exhaust alters the neonatal cardiomyocyte transcriptional and epigenetic landscapes, as well as the metabolic capability of these cells. Understanding how exposure alters the developing heart through dysregulation of gene expression, metabolism and DNA methylation is vital for identifying therapeutic interventions for air pollution-related heart failure.
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