Sperm DNA methylation altered by THC and nicotine: Vulnerability of neurodevelopmental genes with bivalent chromatin

R Schrott, M Rajavel, K Acharya, Z Huang, C Acharya… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Men consume the most nicotine and cannabis products but impacts on sperm epigenetics
are poorly characterized. Evidence suggests that preconception exposure to these drugs …

Cannabinoid exposure and altered DNA methylation in rat and human sperm

SK Murphy, N Itchon-Ramos, Z Visco, Z Huang… - Epigenetics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Little is known about the reproductive effects of paternal cannabis exposure. We evaluated
associations between cannabis or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) exposure and altered DNA …

Cannabis use and the sperm epigenome: a budding concern?

R Schrott, SK Murphy - Environmental Epigenetics, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The United States is swiftly moving toward increased legalization of medical and
recreational cannabis. Currently considered the most commonly used illicit psychoactive …

Cannabis alters DNA methylation at maternally imprinted and autism candidate genes in spermatogenic cells

R Schrott, KW Greeson, D King… - Systems biology in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cannabis use in the United States is increasing, with highest consumption among men at
their peak reproductive years. We previously demonstrated widespread changes in sperm …

Sperm DNA methylation alterations from cannabis extract exposure are evident in offspring

R Schrott, JL Modliszewski, AB Hawkey… - Epigenetics & …, 2022 - Springer
Background Cannabis legalization is expanding and men are the predominant users. We
have limited knowledge about how cannabis impacts sperm and whether the effects are …

Refraining from use diminishes cannabis-associated epigenetic changes in human sperm

R Schrott, SK Murphy, JL Modliszewski… - Environmental …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cannabis use alters sperm DNA methylation, but the potential reversibility of these changes
is unknown. Semen samples from cannabis users and non-user controls were collected at …

Paternal THC exposure in rats causes long-lasting neurobehavioral effects in the offspring

ED Levin, AB Hawkey, BJ Hall, M Cauley… - Neurotoxicology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Developmental neurotoxicity of a wide variety of toxicants mediated via maternal exposure
during gestation is very well established. In contrast, the impacts of paternal toxicant …

Impacts of cannabinoid epigenetics on human development: reflections on Murphy et. al.'cannabinoid exposure and altered DNA methylation in rat and human sperm' …

AS Reece, GK Hulse - Epigenetics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Recent data from the Kollins lab ('Cannabinoid exposure and altered DNA methylation in rat
and human sperm'Epigenetics 2018; 13: 1208–1221) indicated epigenetic effects of …

Age-related sperm DNA methylation changes are transmitted to offspring and associated with abnormal behavior and dysregulated gene expression

MH Milekic, Y Xin, A O'donnell, KK Kumar… - Molecular …, 2015 - nature.com
Advanced paternal age (APA) has been shown to be a significant risk factor in the offspring
for neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum …

Cannabis use is associated with potentially heritable widespread changes in autism candidate gene DLGAP2 DNA methylation in sperm

R Schrott, K Acharya, N Itchon-Ramos, AB Hawkey… - Epigenetics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Parental cannabis use has been associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in
offspring, but how such phenotypes are transmitted is largely unknown. Using reduced …