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16S Sequencing in woman subjected to Assisted Reproductive Technologies

ABSTRACT: 16S Sequencing in woman subjected to Assisted Reproductive Technologies

PROVIDER: PRJEB48829 | ENA |

REPOSITORIES: ENA

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	ERR7362570_1.fastq.gz	Fastqsanger.gz
	ERR7362570_2.fastq.gz	Fastqsanger.gz
	ERR7362580_1.fastq.gz	Fastqsanger.gz
	ERR7362580_2.fastq.gz	Fastqsanger.gz
	ERR7362590_1.fastq.gz	Fastqsanger.gz

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Project description:Background: Children conceived through assisted reproduction are at an increased risk for growth and genomic imprinting disorders, often linked to DNA methylation defects. It has been suggested that assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and the underlying parental infertility can induce epigenetic instability, specifically interfering with DNA methylation reprogramming events during germ cell and preimplantation development. To date, human studies exploring the association between ART and DNA methylation defects report inconsistent or inconclusive results, likely due to population heterogeneity and the use of technologies with limited coverage of the epigenome. In our study, we explore the epigenetic risk of ART by comprehensively profiling the DNA methylome of 73 human cord blood samples from singleton pregnancies (n=36 control group, n=37 ART/infertility group) from a human prospective longitudinal birth cohort, the Design, Develop, Discover (3D) Study using a high resolution sequencing based custom capture panel that interrogates over 2.4 million autosomal CpGs in the genome. Results: the main findings We identified striking sex-specific effects of ART on cord blood DNA methylation patterning both genome-wide and for imprinted genes. When compared to less invasive procedures such as in utero insemination, more invasive ARTs (IVF, ICSI, embryo culture) resulted in more marked and distinct effects on the cord blood DNA methylome, including targeting of loci involved in development. Background: Children conceived through assisted reproduction are at an increased risk for growth and genomic imprinting disorders, often linked to DNA methylation defects. It has been suggested that assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and the underlying parental infertility can induce epigenetic instability, specifically interfering with DNA methylation reprogramming events during germ cell and preimplantation development. To date, human studies exploring the association between ART and DNA methylation defects report inconsistent or inconclusive results, likely due to population heterogeneity and the use of technologies with limited coverage of the epigenome. In our study, we explore the epigenetic risk of ART by comprehensively profiling the DNA methylome of 73 human cord blood samples from singleton pregnancies (n=36 control group, n=37 ART/infertility group) from a human prospective longitudinal birth cohort, the Design, Develop, Discover (3D) Study, using a high resolution sequencing based custom capture panel that interrogates over 2.4 million autosomal CpGs in the genome. Results: We identified striking sex-specific effects of ART on cord blood DNA methylation patterning both genome-wide and for imprinted genes. When compared to less invasive procedures such as in utero insemination, more invasive ARTs (in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), embryo culture) resulted in more marked and distinct effects on the cord blood DNA methylome, including targeting of loci involved in development. Conclusions: Our study highlights the ability of a sensitive, targeted, sequencing based approach to uncover DNA methylation perturbations in cord blood associated with infertility and ART and influenced by offspring sex and ART technique invasiveness.

Project description:Background: Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) - treatments to allow parenthood to couples facing fertility issues- have allowed the birth of > 5 million babies worldwide. Notwithstanding most of ART children are healthy at birth, several studies reported that ART may affect early-life experience causing permanent changes in fetal programming and, consequently, leading to increased predisposition to metabolic disorders in adulthood. Currently, the metabolic health status of ART children has been poorly investigated and it will take decades before large-scale population studies will be implemented. Studies on animal models indicated impaired in utero development of ART conceptuses. Relevantly, our preliminary data showed hypomethylation of liver from ART foetuses, which may contribute to the fetal programming of adult diseases. Regarding adult ART offspring, obesity, glucose intolerance and lipid accumulation in the liver have been previously described in mouse model, indicative of increased risk to develop metabolic disorders. However, little is known on the pathophysiological mechanism behind the metabolic abnormalities in ART offspring. In this context, this study investigated the influence of ART on the function of the liver, a major organ involved in the maintenance of metabolic homeostasis. Methods: To assess the influence of ART on liver functions, proteomic analysis was carried out on adult liver from 4 months old offspring developed following Embryo Transfer (ET), in vitro culture (IVC) and blastomere biopsy (BB). Control (CTR) consisted of naturally conceived offspring. Then, to verify whether and how changes in liver proteome were associated with perturbation of the metabolic status of adult offspring, general growth and physiological parameters (e.g. glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, plasmatic levels of interleukin 6, triglycerides and total cholesterol) were assessed. Results: Proteomic analysis of adult liver showed deregulated expression of proteins involved in lipid, carbohydrate and energy metabolism as well as cellular processes in adult offspring developed following BB, IVC and ET. Characterization of metabolic phenotype of adult offspring revealed increased body weight in ART offspring, glucose intolerance in BB, IVC, ET males and BB females, insulin resistance on BB offspring, low plasmatic level of Interleukin-6 in BB, IVC, ET males and high level of triglycerides and total cholesterol in BB females vs CTR which are phenotypic manifestation of liver disfunctions and core symptoms of metabolic syndrome. Conclusion: Our study showed DE of proteins involved in metabolic and cellular processes, indicative of impaired hepatic functions which may contribute to the onset and progression of various diseases (e.g. NASH, NAFLD, hepatocarcinoma) in mouse offspring developed following ART. Moreover, impaired hepatic metabolism was associated with obesity, glucose intolerance, insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia which are core symptoms of metabolic syndrome and risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in adult ART offspring. Thus, we provide evidence of Assisted Reproductive Technologies is a risk factor for perturbation of hepatic proteome, associated with the increased predisposition to liver diseases and metabolic syndrome in adulthood.

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