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Postnatal epigenetic modification of glucocorticiod receptor gene in preterm infants

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24659511
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Embryonic/Neonatal medicine
Research InstitutionJuntendo University

Principal Investigator

KANTAKE Masato  順天堂大学, 医学部, 准教授 (80327791)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) OHTSUKI Masahiro  順天堂大学, 医学部, 助教 (50465051)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywordsエピジェネティクス / グルココルチコイドレセプター / ステロイド抵抗性 / 早産児 / DNAメチル化 / 相対的副腎不全 / グルココルチコイド耐性 / メチル化
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Early life experiences influence the physiological and mental health of an individual through epigenetic modification of DNA, which is thought to be highly stable across the lifespan. We calculated the methylation rates in the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene promoterin peripheral blood cells which were obtained from a cohort of 40 (20 term and 20 preterm) infants at birth and on postnatal day 4.
The methylation rate increased significantly between postnatal days 0 and 4 in preterm infants, but remained stable in term infants. Thus, the methylation rate was significantly higher in preterm than in term infants at postnatal day 4. Methylation rates at postnatal day 4 predicted the occurrence of later complications during the neonatal period. Our data show that the postnatal environment influences the epigenetic programming of GR expression through methylation of the GR gene promoter in premature infants, which may result in prolonged inflammation in the postnatal period.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2014 2013 Other

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Postnatal epigenetic modification of glucocorticoid receptor gene in preterm infants: a prospective study.2014

    • Author(s)
      Kantake M. Yoshitake H. Ishikawa H. Araki Y. Shimizu T.
    • Journal Title

      BMJ Open

      Volume: - Issue: 7 Pages: e005318-e005318

    • DOI

      10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005318

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 早産・低出生体重児におけるグルココルチコイドレセプター遺伝子メチル化の解析2013

    • Author(s)
      寒竹正人
    • Organizer
      第116回日本小児科学会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] PERINATAL MODIFICATION OF GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR GENE PROMOTER IN PRETERM2013

    • Author(s)
      Masato Kantake
    • Organizer
      11th World Congress of Perinatal Medicine
    • Place of Presentation
      Moscow
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 早産・低出生体重児の末梢血におけるグルココルチコイドレセプター遺伝子メチル化の解析2013

    • Author(s)
      寒竹正人
    • Organizer
      第49回日本周産期・新生児医学会
    • Place of Presentation
      横浜
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 新生児末梢血を用いてグルココルチコイドレセプター遺伝子プロモーター領域のメチル化を簡便かつ詳細に解析する方法の確立

    • Author(s)
      寒竹正人
    • Organizer
      日本未熟児新生児学会
    • Place of Presentation
      熊本
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 早産・低出生体重児の末梢血におけるグルココルチコイドレセプター遺伝子メチル化の解析

    • Author(s)
      中村明日香
    • Organizer
      日本未熟児新生児学会
    • Place of Presentation
      熊本
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 早産・低出生体重児におけるグルココルチコイドレセプター遺伝子メチル化の解析

    • Author(s)
      寒竹正人
    • Organizer
      日本小児科学会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Book] ニュースレター 17号2014

    • Author(s)
      寒竹正人
    • Total Pages
      9
    • Publisher
      環境ホルモン学会
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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