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Activation of the Imprinted Gene Network is a conserved signature of MASLD induced by the early life environment

ABSTRACT: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) affects 30% of the world population. Its prevalence in the pediatric population is increasing, suggesting that the early life environment plays a role in the programming of MASLD. We previously proposed that imprinted genes, defined by their expression from a single parental allele, are strong candidates for driving MASLD in response to early life environmental exposures because of their susceptibility to environmental stress and their roles in liver metabolism. In support of this hypothesis, we previously showed that early life exposure to the toxic metal cadmium (Cd) or maternal metabolic syndrome (MetS) induce MASLD in juvenile mice and activate a transcriptional network in the liver enriched for imprinted genes termed the Imprinted Gene Network (IGN). Furthermore, artificial activation of the IGN in cultured hepatocytes or in vivo leads to MASLD-related phenotypes. Here, using publicly available bulk liver RNA-seq datasets, we tested whether early life exposure to other types of environmental stress that program juvenile MASLD also activate the IGN. We demonstrate that diverse types of stressors, including toxic metals, diet, and endocrine disruptors, activate the IGN in the liver. We also developed an in vitro model of toxicant exposure and show that the IGN is activated upon exposure to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in a cell autonomous manner. Overall, our findings confirm the IGN as a conserved mechanism that could be targeted to mitigate the effects of multiple developmental stressors on liver disease.

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

PROVIDER: GSE293127 | GEO | 2025/04/25

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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