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Alteration and Reprogramming of Renal Ptger1 DNA Methylation Induced by Maternal Protein Restriction in SHRSP Offspring

ABSTRACT: Nutrient imbalances during gestation are a risk factor for hypertension in offspring. In this study, we found that, in spontaneously hypertensive stroke-prone (SHRSP) rats, maternal protein restriction during gestation modulates the DNA methylation status and significantly upregulates the expression of renal prostaglandin E receptor 1 (Ptger1), which is associated with hypertension in offspring. Renal Ptger1 DNA methylation is characterized by hypermethylation of CpG islands within the gene and a tendency toward hypomethylation in promoter regions. Furthermore, we observed that changes in fetal Ptger1 DNA methylation status after birth were preserved and enhanced, strongly supporting the stable conservation of this epigenetic marker. However, post-weaning low- or high-protein diets ameliorated Ptger1 DNA hypermethylation caused by fetal malnutrition, indicating postnatal nutritional environment interventions can alter and reprogram epigenetic modifications. These findings provide new insights into hypertension prevention and prospective therapeutic strategies.

ORGANISM(S): Rattus norvegicus

PROVIDER: GSE216424 | GEO | 2023/10/04

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Germline epigenetic programming, including genomic imprinting, substantially influences offspring development. Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 (PRC2) plays an important role in Histone 3 Lysine 27 trimethylation (H3K27me3)-dependent imprinting, loss of which leads to growth and developmental changes in mouse offspring. In this study, we show that offspring from mouse oocytes lacking the PRC2 protein Embryonic Ectoderm Development (EED) were initially developmentally delayed, characterised by low blastocyst cell counts and substantial growth delay in mid-gestation embryos. This initial developmental delay was resolved as offspring underwent accelerated fetal development and growth in late gestation resulting in offspring that were similar stage and weight to controls at birth. The accelerated development and growth in offspring from Eed-null oocytes was associated with remodelling of the placenta, which involved an increase in fetal and maternal tissue size, conspicuous expansion of the glycogen enriched cell population and delayed parturition. Despite placental remodelling and accelerated offspring fetal growth and development, placental efficiency and fetal blood glucose levels were low, and the fetal blood metabolome was unchanged. Moreover, while expression of the H3K27me3-imprinted gene and amino acid transporter Slc38a4 was increased, fetal blood levels of individual amino acids were similar to controls, indicating that placental amino acid transport was not enhanced. Genome-wide analyses identified extensive transcriptional dysregulation and DNA methylation changes in affected placentas, including a range of imprinted and non-imprinted genes. Together, while deletion of Eed in growing oocytes resulted in fetal growth and developmental delay and placental hyperplasia, our data indicate a remarkable capacity for offspring fetal growth to be normalised despite inefficient placental function and the loss of H3K27me3-dependent genomic imprinting.

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Alteration and Reprogramming of Renal Ptger1 DNA Methylation Induced by Maternal Protein Restriction in SHRSP Offspring

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