ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Epigenetic Effect of Maternal Methyl-Group Donor Intake on Offspring's Health and Disease.
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- Maternal Methyl-Group Donor Intake and Neonatal Birth Size in Singleton IVF Pregnancies.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Nutrient-Sensitive Epigenetic Modifiers as Candidate Biomarkers of Metabolic Dysfunction in Obesity: A Nutrigenomic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Health literacy of pregnant women and its association with methyl-group donor intake and folic acid supplementation: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- IVF and Thermal Manipulation at the First Cleavage Stage Alter Offspring Circadian Phenotype, Sleep, and Brain Epigenetics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Choline-Mediated Regulation of Follicular Growth: Interplay Between Steroid Synthesis, Epigenetics, and Oocyte Development.Biology · 2025Review
- Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Female Yucatan Miniature Pig Neonates Fed Parenteral Nutrition Exhibit Early Catch-Up Growth Leading to Obesity and Ectopic Fat Deposition in Adulthood.The Journal of nutrition · 2025Article
- Sex-specific role of epigenetic modification of a leptin upstream enhancer in adipose tissue.Clinical epigenetics · 2025Article
- Maternal micronutrient biomarkers and risk of non-syndromic cleft lip/palate: A case-control study.Oral diseases · 2025Article
- Bee Pollen Phytochemicals and Nutrients as Unequaled Pool of Epigenetic Regulators: Implications for Age-Related Diseases.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Choline-An Underappreciated Component of a Mother-to-Be's Diet.Nutrients · 2024Review
- The Role of One-Carbon Metabolism and Methyl Donors in Medically Assisted Reproduction: A Narrative Review of the Literature.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Dietary nutrients during gestation cause obesity and related metabolic changes by altering DNA methylation in the offspring.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Valproic Acid in Pregnancy Revisited: Neurobehavioral, Biochemical and Molecular Changes Affecting the Embryo and Fetus in Humans and in Animals: A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
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- The Effect of Holder Pasteurization and Different Variants on Breast Milk Antioxidants.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Association of the DNA Methylation of Obesity-Related Genes with the Dietary Nutrient Intake in Children.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Neuroprotective Epigenetic Changes Induced by Maternal Treatment with an Inhibitor of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Prevents Early Alzheimer's Disease Neurodegeneration.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Maternal exposure to some dietary and environmental factors during embryonic development can affect offspring's phenotype and, furthermore, the risk of developing diseases later in life. One potential mechanism responsible for this early programming may be the modification of the epigenome, such as DNA methylation. Methyl-group donors are essential for DNA methylation and are shown to have an important role in fetal development and later health. The main goal of the present review is to summarize the available literature data on the epigenetic effect (DNA methylation) of maternal methyl-group donor availability on reproductivity, perinatal outcome, and later health of the offspring. In our literature search, we found evidence for the association between alterations in DNA methylation patterns caused by different maternal methyl-group donor (folate, choline, methionine, betaine) intake and reproductivity, birth weight, neural tube defect, congenital heart defect, cleft lip and palate, brain development, and the development of obesity and associated non-communicable diseases in later life. We can conclude that maternal methyl-group donor availability could affect offspring's health via alterations in DNA methylation and may be a major link between early environmental exposure and the development of diseases in the offspring. However, still, further studies are necessary to confirm the associations and causal relationships.
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