Environmental influences on the epigenome: exposure-associated DNA methylation in human populations

EM Martin, RC Fry - Annual review of public health, 2018 - annualreviews.org
DNA methylation is the most well studied of the epigenetic regulators in relation to
environmental exposures. To date, numerous studies have detailed the manner by which …

Air pollution and DNA methylation: effects of exposure in humans

CF Rider, C Carlsten - Clinical epigenetics, 2019 - Springer
Air pollution exposure is estimated to contribute to approximately seven million early deaths
every year worldwide and more than 3% of disability-adjusted life years lost. Air pollution …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to ambient air pollution in the first 1000 days of life and alterations in the DNA methylome and telomere length in children: a systematic review

E Isaevska, C Moccia, F Asta, F Cibella… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to air pollution during the first 1000 days of life (from conception to the
2 nd year of life) might be of particular relevance for long-term child health. Changes in …

[HTML][HTML] Ambient air pollution and health in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current evidence, perspectives and a call to action.

PDMC Katoto, L Byamungu, AS Brand, J Mokaya… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background People from low-and middle-income countries are disproportionately affected
by the global burden of adverse health effects caused by ambient air pollution (AAP) …

Exposure to NO2, CO, and PM2.5 is linked to regional DNA methylation differences in asthma

M Prunicki, L Stell, D Dinakarpandian… - Clinical …, 2018 - Springer
Background DNA methylation of CpG sites on genetic loci has been linked to increased risk
of asthma in children exposed to elevated ambient air pollutants (AAPs). Further …

[HTML][HTML] 'Omics in environmental epidemiological studies of chemical exposures: a systematic evidence map

S Kim, H Hollinger, EG Radke - Environment International, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Systematic evidence maps are increasingly used to develop chemical risk
assessments. These maps can provide an overview of available studies and relevant study …

The impact of air pollution on our epigenome: how far is the evidence?(a systematic review)

R Alfano, Z Herceg, TS Nawrot… - Current environmental …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This systematic review evaluated existing evidence linking air
pollution exposure in humans to major epigenetic mechanisms: DNA methylation …

Increases in ambient air pollutants during pregnancy are linked to increases in methylation of IL4, IL10, and IFNγ

J Aguilera, X Han, S Cao, J Balmes, F Lurmann… - Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
Background Ambient air pollutant (AAP) exposure is associated with adverse pregnancy
outcomes, such as preeclampsia, preterm labor, and low birth weight. Previous studies have …

Adolescent sleep timing and dietary patterns in relation to DNA methylation of core circadian genes: A pilot study of Mexican youth

EC Jansen, D Dolinoy, KE Peterson, LM O'Brien… - Epigenetics, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mistimed sleep/wake and eating patterns put shift workers at increased risk for
cardiometabolic disease, and epigenetic modification of circadian genes has been …

Environmental health research in Africa: important progress and promising opportunities

BR Joubert, SN Mantooth, KA McAllister - Frontiers in Genetics, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The World Health Organization in 2016 estimated that over 20% of the global disease
burden and deaths were attributed to modifiable environmental factors. However, data …