the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(81502777);the General Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(81372957)
Qiang TAN, Jing WANG, Chunlin LI, et al. Genome-wide differential DNA methylation in hippocampus of rats after benzo(a)pyrene exposure[J]. Journal of Third Military Medical University, 2020, 42(4): 359-366.
DOI:
Qiang TAN, Jing WANG, Chunlin LI, et al. Genome-wide differential DNA methylation in hippocampus of rats after benzo(a)pyrene exposure[J]. Journal of Third Military Medical University, 2020, 42(4): 359-366. DOI: 10.16016/j.1000-5404.201909139.
Genome-wide differential DNA methylation in hippocampus of rats after benzo(a)pyrene exposure
To study the differential DNA methylation in the hippocampus of rats exposed to benzo(a)pyrene and explore the mechanism of benzo(a)pyrene-induced functional impairment of the hippocampus.
Methods
2
Twenty male SD rats (3 weeks old) were randomly divided into control group and benzo(a)pyrene exposure group (
n
=10)
and in the latter group
the rats were exposed to benzo(a)pyrene delivered
via
gavage on a daily basis for 7 consecutive weeks. After the exposure
Morris water maze test was performed to assess the changes in the spatial memory and learning ability of rats; the brain tissues were dissected for morphological examination of the hippocampal neurons with HE staining. Reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS) of the genomic DNA from the hippocampus was performed
followed by GO and KEGG analyses of the sequencing data; qRT-PCR was used to detect the expression levels of
Tnr
and
Pla
2
g
2
a
mRNAs.
Results
2
Morris water maze test and HE staining showed that exposure to benzo(a)pyrene resulted in obvious impairment of the spatial learning and memory abilities and caused hippocampal injuries in rats. DNA methylation sequencing identified 32 differentially methylated regions; GO analysis enriched 871 GO items and
KEGG analysis obtained 52 pathways
of which 145 GO items and 11 pathways were significantly enriched (
P
<
0.05). Compared with the control rats
the benzo(a)pyrene-exposed rats showed significantly decreased
Tnr
mRNA expression and increased
Pla
2
g
2
a
mRNA expressions in the hippocampus(
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
A number of differentially methylated sites occur in the genomic DNA in rat hippocampus following benzo(a)pyrene exposure
and these sites may provide important clues in exploring the mechanism of benzo(a)pyrene-induced hippocampal injury.
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