The trans fatty acid elaidate affects the global DNA methylation profile of cultured cells and in vivo

José Flores-Sierra; Martín Arredondo-Guerrero; Braulio Cervantes-Paz; Dalia Rodríguez-Ríos; Yolanda Alvarado-Caudillo; Finn C. Nielsen; Katarzyna Wrobel; Kazimierz Wrobel; Silvio Zaina; Gertrud Lund

doi:10.1186/s12944-016-0243-2

The trans fatty acid elaidate affects the global DNA methylation profile of cultured cells and in vivo

José Flores-Sierra, Martín Arredondo-Guerrero, Braulio Cervantes-Paz, Dalia Rodríguez-Ríos, Yolanda Alvarado-Caudillo, Finn C. Nielsen, Katarzyna Wrobel, Kazimierz Wrobel, Silvio Zaina, Gertrud Lund^*

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Department of Clinical Medicine

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Background: The deleterious effects of dietary trans fatty acids (tFAs) on human health are well documented. Although significantly reduced or banned in various countries, tFAs may trigger long-term responses that would represent a valid human health concern, particularly if tFAs alter the epigenome. Methods: Based on these considerations, we asked whether the tFA elaidic acid (EA; tC18:1) has any effects on global DNA methylation and the transcriptome in cultured human THP-1 monocytes, and whether the progeny of EA-supplemented dams during either pregnancy or lactation in mice (n = 20 per group) show any epigenetic change after exposure. Results: EA induced a biphasic effect on global DNA methylation in THP-1 cells, i.e. hypermethylation in the 1-50 μM concentration range, followed by hypomethylation up to the 200 μM dose. On the other hand, the cis isomer oleic acid (OA), a fatty acid with documented beneficial effects on human health, exerted a distinct response, i.e. its effects were weaker and only partially overlapping with EA's. The maximal differential response between EA and OA was observed at the 50 μM dose. Array expression data revealed that EA induced a pro-inflammatory and adipogenic transcriptional profile compared with OA, although with modest effects on selected (n = 9) gene promoter methylation. In mice, maternal EA supplementation in utero or via the breastmilk induced global adipose tissue DNA hypermethylation in the progeny, that was detectable postnatally at the age of 3 months. Conclusion: We document that global DNA hypermethylation is a specific and consistent response to EA in cell culture and in mice, and that EA may exert long-term effects on the epigenome following maternal exposure.

Original language	English
Article number	75
Journal	Lipids in Health and Disease
Volume	15
Number of pages	7
ISSN	1476-511X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-016-0243-2
Publication status	Published - 12 Apr 2016

Keywords

DNA methylation
Elaidic acid
Mouse model
Oleic acid
THP-1 cell line
Whole genome expression

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The trans fatty acid elaidate affects the global DNA methylation profile of cultured cells and in vivo

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