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Pregnancy exposure to phthalates and DNA methylation in male placenta — An epigenome-wide association study

Daniel Vaiman
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Background: Exposure to phthalates during pregnancy may alter DNA methylation in the placenta, a crucial organ for the growth and development of the fetus. Objectives: We studied associations between urinary concentrations of phthalate biomarkers during pregnancy and placental DNA methylation. Methods: We measured concentrations of 11 phthalate metabolites in maternal spot urine samples collected between 22 and 29 gestational weeks in 202 pregnant women. We analyzed DNA methylation levels in placental tissue (fetal side) collected at delivery. We first investigated changes in global DNA methylation of repetitive elements Alu and LINE-1. We then performed an adjusted epigenome-wide association study using IlluminaHM450 BeadChips and identified differentially methylated regions (DMRs) associated with phthalate exposure. Results: Monobenzyl phthalate concentration was inversely associated with placental methylation of Alu repeats. Moreover, all phthalate biomarkers except for monocarboxy-iso-octyl phthalate and mono(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate were associated with at least one DMR. All but three DMRs showed increased DNA methylation with increased phthalate exposure. The largest identified DMR (22 CpGs) was positively associated with monocarboxy-iso-nonyl phthalate and encompassed heat shock proteins (HSPA1A, HSPA1L). The remaining DMRs encompassed transcription factors and nucleotide exchange factors, among other genes. Conclusions: This is the first description of genome-wide modifications of placental DNA methylation in association with pregnancy exposure to phthalates. Our results suggest epigenetic mechanisms by which exposure to these compounds could affect fetal development. Of interest, four identified DMRs had been previously associated with maternal smoking, which may suggest particular sensitivity of these genomic regions to the effect of environmental contaminants.
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inserm-03624546 , version 1 (30-03-2022)

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Paulina Jedynak, Jörg Tost, Antonia Calafat, Ekaterina Bourova-Flin, Lucile Broséus, et al.. Pregnancy exposure to phthalates and DNA methylation in male placenta — An epigenome-wide association study. Environment International, 2022, 160, pp.107054. ⟨10.1016/j.envint.2021.107054⟩. ⟨inserm-03624546⟩
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