Histone Acetylation of Immune Regulatory Genes in Human Placenta in Association with Maternal Intake of Olive Oil and Fish Consumption

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Contributors

  • Nathalie Acevedo - , Karolinska Institutet (Author)
  • Paolo Frumento - , Karolinska Institutet (Author)
  • Hani Harb - , German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (HMS) (Author)
  • Bilal Alashkar Alhamwe - , University Hospital Gießen and Marburg (Author)
  • Catharina Johansson - , Karolinska Institutet (Author)
  • Lisa Eick - , University Hospital Gießen and Marburg (Author)
  • Johan Alm - , Karolinska Institutet (Author)
  • Harald Renz - , University Hospital Gießen and Marburg (Author)
  • Annika Scheynius - , Karolinska Institutet (Author)
  • Daniel P Potaczek - , University Hospital Gießen and Marburg (Author)

Abstract

Maternal diet modifies epigenetic programming in offspring, a potentially critical factor in the immune dysregulation of modern societies. We previously found that prenatal fish oil supplementation affects neonatal T-cell histone acetylation of genes implicated in adaptive immunity including PRKCZ, IL13, and TBX21. In this study, we measured H3 and H4 histone acetylation levels by chromatin immunoprecipitation in 173 term placentas collected in the prospective birth cohort, ALADDIN, in which information on lifestyle and diet is thoroughly recorded. In anthroposophic families, regular olive oil usage during pregnancy was associated with increased H3 acetylation at FOXP3 (p = 0.004), IL10RA (p = 0.008), and IL7R (p = 0.007) promoters, which remained significant after adjustment by offspring gender. Furthermore, maternal fish consumption was associated with increased H4 acetylation at the CD14 gene in placentas of female offspring (p = 0.009). In conclusion, prenatal olive oil intake can affect placental histone acetylation in immune regulatory genes, confirming previously observed pro-acetylation effects of olive oil polyphenols. The association with fish consumption may implicate ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids present in fish oil. Altered histone acetylation in placentas from mothers who regularly include fish or olive oil in their diets could influence immune priming in the newborn.

Details

Original languageEnglish
JournalInternational journal of molecular sciences
Volume20
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2019
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

PubMedCentral PMC6429118
Scopus 85063569189
ORCID /0000-0001-8218-2538/work/173988786

Keywords

Keywords

  • Acetylation, Female, Fish Oils/administration & dosage, Fish Products, Histones/metabolism, Humans, Immunity, Innate/genetics, Interleukin-13/genetics, Lipopolysaccharide Receptors/genetics, Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, Olive Oil/administration & dosage, Placenta/drug effects, Pregnancy, Protein Kinase C/genetics, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Receptors, Interleukin/genetics, T-Box Domain Proteins/genetics