Abstract
Aim:Inflammation represents a potential pathway through which socioeconomic position (SEP) is biologically embedded.Materials & methods:We analyzed inflammatory biomarkers in response to life course SEP by integrating multi-omics DNA-methylation, gene expression and protein level in 178 European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition-Italy participants.Results & conclusion:We identified 61 potentialcisacting CpG loci whose methylation levels were associated with gene expression at a Bonferroni correction. We examined the relationships between life course SEP and these 61cis-acting regulatory methylation sites individually and jointly using several scores. Less-advantaged SEP participants exhibit, later in life, a lower inflammatory methylome score, suggesting an overall increased expression of the corresponding inflammatory genes or proteins, supporting the hypothesis that SEP impacts adult physiology through inflammation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1287-1302 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Epigenomics |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2020 |
Keywords
- DNA methylation
- gene expression
- inflammation
- life course epidemiology
- protein
- socioeconomic position
- CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC-LEUKEMIA
- DNA METHYLATION
- GENE-EXPRESSION
- RISK-FACTORS
- SOCIAL DETERMINANTS
- BLOOD-SAMPLES
- HEALTH
- STRESS
- CHILDHOOD
- CELLS
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