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"In a recent paper, Roth and colleagues demonstrated that Bdnf methylation patterns in the hippocampus were altered following a task requiring remapping of place cells (neurons that provide a “map” by firing when the animal occupies a specific location), a change that did not endure in rats given the DNMT inhibitor zebularine ( xref )."
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"BDNF promoter 1 DNA methylation signals were also reported for unipolar major depressive disorder patients; a small number of CpG units demonstrated several fold increase or decrease in methylation in cases versus controls by mass spectrometry and subsequent hierarchical cluster analysis, generating p values smaller than 10 −11 (Fuchikami et al. xref )."
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"In an experiment with adult male rats exposed to two cat encounters and 31 days of social instability, increased BDNF DNA methylation was obtained in the dorsal hippocampus, especially with regards to the dorsal CA1 subregion and decreased methylation in the ventral hippocampus (CA3) [ xref ]."
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"These results highlight the need to account for the temporal dynamic of epigenetic modifications associated with work-related stress, for example, BDNF methylation has been demonstrated to be unaltered following acute psychosocial stress ( xref ), while preclinical evidence proposes that chronic stress exposure leads to a glucocorticoid-dependent hypermethylation of TH , but only when combined with additional neuropsychiatric risk mutations ( xref )."
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"In a mouse model of early stress, Avp hypomethylation was detected at 6 weeks of age and persisted up to the last measurement at 1 year of age. xref In a similar model, Pomc hypomethylation is maintained within the same time frame. xref In contrast to these sustained marks, our lab has found developmental changes in methylation of the Bdnf gene in our adversity-exposed rats."
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"Using a 3-week mouse model of chronic ethanol consumption, Stragier and colleagues ( xref ) recently reported that ethanol-induced BDNF-mediated neuroplastic changes in the HPC are controlled by combinatorial modifications of acetylated H3 and H3K4me3 around individual Bdnf gene promoters in dorsal CA3 region and the dentate gyrus and by decreased Bdnf DNA methylation in CA1–CA3 regions of the HPC."
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"Their work also revealed the positive associations between changes of global efficiency and methylation of RELN and BDNF genes ( xref ), which provided an integrated macro- and microscopic perspective of the neuroplastic mechanisms underlying cognitive impairments in schizophrenic individuals, and linked the associations among DNAm, brain structural connectivity, and cognitive function in this disease."
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"Notably, while BDNF promoter methylation was not correlated to motor and cognitive clinical symptoms, methylation at the three sites that showed increased levels in HD patients, was inversely correlated to HADS scores, which is a widely used self-report instrument for measuring anxiety and depression in somatically ill patients ( xref ; xref )."
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"These results are consistent with previous findings showing that BPD subjects exhibited higher methylation status in several candidate genes including NR3C1 , HTR2A , MAOA , MAOB and COMT. xref , xref They are also concordant with findings showing higher methylation of BDNF CpG exon IV in suicide victims, a phenotype closely related to BPD. xref Finally, the current data corroborate the increasing number of studies in animals and humans showing increased DNA and histone methylation of BDNF as well as of several other candidate genes in subjects who have endured early-life events such as childhood maltreatment. xref , xref , xref , xref , xref , xref Overall, these studies and ours strongly support the idea that maltreatment is associated with the broad epigenetic signature of genes crucially involved in brain function and development."
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"To assess BDNF DNA methylation, we evaluated the region of exon IV (formerly rat exon III) encompassing the transcription start site and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) response element, as epigenetic regulation of this particular region continues to gain support for its pivotal role in neural activity-dependent BDNF gene expression ( xref , xref , xref , xref )."
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"There are 2 other studies on BDNF gene methylation with peripheral blood samples of schizophrenia patients – one study showed reduced BDNF promoter IV methylation, and the other one showed increased BDNF promoter I methylation in schizophrenia patients compared to controls [ xref ]."
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"Given our finding that maternal hippocampal activity in response to the viewing of children during separation is correlated to BDNF methylation, future studies should examine the relationship between BDNF methylation and mothers’ regulation in the face of displays of negative emotion by their toddlers during routine parent-child interactions."
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"To assess a causal relationship between maltreatment-induced changes in BDNF DNA methylation and BDNF mRNA expression in the adult prefrontal cortex, we chronically infused zebularine, a DNA methylation inhibitor, in male and female adults from our maltreatment regimen, and then assessed BDNF exon IV DNA methylation, as exon IV is the best-characterized target of epigenetic regulation of BDNF gene expression ( xref , xref , xref , xref )."
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"Similarly, newborn rats exposed to stressed caretakers for the first postnatal week display significant increases in DNA methylation at regulatory regions (exons IV and IX) of the Bdnf gene in prefrontal cortex and hippocampus, and persistent BDNF downregulation, in prefrontal cortex but not hippocampus ( xref )."
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"In terms of BDNF, data from a 1-year longitudinal study demonstrated that the met/met genotype was associated with depression 1 week after mastectomy and with persistent depression 1 year after mastectomy. xref Regarding cytokines, the IL-1β-511 T/T genotype and increasing numbers of proinflammatory cytokine risk alleles are independently related to both baseline depression and persistent depression at the 1-year follow-up. xref , xref Furthermore, the methylation of the BDNF gene is related to a diagnosis of depression and severe depressive symptoms at both 1 week and 1 year after mastectomy for breast cancer. xref "
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"In DNA isolated from whole blood, BDNF methylation levels did not differ significantly between BPD patients and healthy controls neither for single CpG sites, nor for the average calculated from all sites (patient average 9.0% vs. healthy controls average 8.9%, detailed data in Additional file xref : Table S1)."
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"For the mechanism on the low MANF expression in the elderly, it has been reported that there is the increased DNA methylation of BDNF (Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor) and GDNF (Glial Cell Derived Neurotrophic Factor) genes in the elderly, xref which may lead to the decreased BDNF and GDNF expression."
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"In a recent study on 209 MS patients, while the presence of Val/Met polymorphism was not linked to disability accumulation, a lower BDNF gene DNA methylation, and therefore, higher gene expression and BDNF secretion, was associated to a higher risk of reaching EDSS 6.0 ( xref )."
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"HDAC4 gene was related to learning and memory-related processes and studies demonstrated that higher level methylation was observed in PTSD cases. xref In the study where BDNF , NR3C1 , MAN2C1 , TLR8 , SLC6A4 , IL-18 , and SKA2 gene methylation analyses were performed in patients suffering from PTSD, it was concluded that BDNF, NR3C1 and MAN2C1 methylations are associated with PTSD diagnosis. xref This study revealed the importance the regulation of genes involved in synaptic plasticity and the HPA axis and their association with PTSD."
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"In a cross fostering study, Roth et al. subsequently demonstrated increased bdnf methylation in the hippocampus in female rats, and decreased methylation in the amygdala in male rats exposed to an abusive caregiver; indicating both regional and sex specific differences ( xref )."
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"At peripubertal stage, there again are prominent effects of prenatal exposure to EDCs in male rat offspring, such as changes in expression and DNA methylation of BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) after prenatal bisphenol A exposure ( xref ), but gene expression changes have also been observed in female hippocampus at that stage, specifically, genes related to serotonin turnover, after the same treatment ( xref )."
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"DNMTs are highly expressed in telencephalic GABAergic interneurons in both humans and rodents. xref , xref In addition to the increased expression of DNMTs, the hypothesis that an epigenetic DNA methylation pathology operates in the transcriptional down-regulation of several target genes in SZ and BP disorder patients is supported by the following evidence: 1) increased SAM levels, xref 2) enrichment of 5-methylcytosine (5MC) and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5HMC) at RELN , xref – xref BDNF , xref , xref and GAD1 promoters, xref – xref 3) increased histone methylation at GABAergic gene promoters, xref 4) an inverse correlation between DNA-methylation of the BDNF, RELN, and GAD1 genes and the level of their expression in the PFC, xref , xref and 5) evidence of epigenetic dysregulation of several other GABAergic and glutamatergic genes. xref "
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"Correlation between MADRS and DNA methylation of BDNF (r = 0.49, p = 0.07), FKBP5 (r = 0.44, p = 0.11), and CRHBP (r = 0.22, p = 0.45) genes were not significant in MDD with suicidal ideation group except NR3C1 gene which showed significant correlation with MADRS (r = 0.56, p = 0.05)."
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"In line with these findings, animal studies exploring whether maltreatment or nurturing care is associated with differential methylation of BDNF within the medial prefrontal cortex of adult rats have demonstrated that methylation of DNA associated with exon IV is increased in female maltreated rats xref ."
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"Our previous study suggests that increased BDNF gene methylation is connected with neuroticism, xref which is most characterized by negative emotionality. xref , xref On the other hand, the present study suggests that this epigenetic change is linked with sociotropy, which is characterized by negative cognition and problems in stress coping and interpersonal relationships. xref , xref , xref Taken together, BDNF gene methylation is likely to be involved in personality vulnerabilities with different theoretical backgrounds and in broad aspects of personality construct."
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"Though these studies were done in humans and therefore may only reflect peripheral changes in BDNF regulation, data suggest that methylation status of the BDNF promoter may be consistent across brain and peripheral tissues, reflecting the possibility that methylation of peripheral Banff gene may serve as a biomarker for Bdnf methylation status in the brain ( xref )."
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"We observed that the switch to a WD increased Bdnf methylation specific to exon IV, in proportion to anxiety-like behavior, in Sprague Dawley rats reared in low omega-3 fatty acid diet, and these effects were abolished by the DNA methyltransferase inhibitor 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine."
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"Considered across lineages, F3 females exhibited Pb-related alterations in behavior, striatal BDNF levels, frontal cortical Th total percentage DNA methylation levels and serum corticosterone levels, whereas F3 males showed Pb- and PS-related alterations in behavior and total percent DNA methylation of hippocampal Bdnf ."
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"Adult chronic social defeat stress in C57BL/6 mice does not alter Bdnf promoter P3 methylation in NAc, although other promoters and brain regions have not been examined. xref Chronic unpredictable stress also increases Gdnf mRNA levels in NAc of C57BL/6 mice, although the effects of Gdnf methylation may be mediated by methyl-binding proteins in a complex, strain-specific manner. xref BDNF is also highly regulated in depression by histone modifications ( xref ), and is exemplar of how individual genes are regulated at multiples levels."
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"Our results suggest that aberrant regulation of the Bdnf gene via DNA methylation mechanisms is strongly correlated with epilepsy-related memory deficits, however, further work is needed to elucidate the direct role of Bdnf DNA methylation alone on cognitive deficits in epilepsy."
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"Among MDD group, BDNF promoter methylation at CpG2 had inverse correlations with thickness in right pericalcarine, right inferior temporal, right medical orbitofrontal, right rostral middle frontal, left superior frontal, left superior temporal, and left lingual, and right rostral middle frontal cortices."
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"This finding is highly relevant in light of previous studies showing associations between BDNF promoter methylation in psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and depression, as mentioned above, with one study specifically suggesting that BDNF promoter methylation could be used as a biomarker of depression ( xref )."
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"There were correlations between BDNF serum levels and/or methylation and cardiometabolic markers. (i) Pre-intervention: for BDNF methylation, we found positive correlations between mean methylation in fat tissue and waist-hip ratio, and negative correlations between mean methylation in buffy coat and weight. (ii) Post-intervention: we found correlations between BDNF mean methylation in buffy coat and HbA1c, BDNF methylation in buffy coat and circulating IGFBP-2, and BDNF serum and insulin."
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"Even with taking these limitations into account, our results are an important step in the direction of understanding the myriad of symptoms in PTSD, and suggest that such changes in Bdnf DNA methylation specifically in the hippocampus could contribute to the persistent impairment of hippocampal functioning which can last for years after emotional trauma in PTSD patients ( xref ; xref ; xref )."
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"We also searched the literature for evidence for whether these genes were expressed in PBMCs and found data for MCHR1 [ xref ], as well as SIRT2 [ xref ] in which expression in PBMCs was modulated caloric restriction [ xref ], and BDNF in which differences in the epigenetic methylation of BDNF were detected in PBMCs in patients who lost weight in a dietary/behavioral weight loss regimen [ xref ]."
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"Effect of early-life exposure to EE and BPA on methylation and expression of Bdnf in the adult rat hippocampus. (A) both males and females, (B) only females, and (C) only males
Correlation analyses for hippocampal Bdnf expression. (A) Overall correlation between expression of Bdnf and percent promoter methylation of Bdnf in rats using all data points. (B) Overall correlation between expression of Bdnf and rate of sniffing the correct hole in the Barnes maze in female rats."
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"Given the intergenerational patterns of health and behavior, and previous links between childhood trauma and BDNF methylation and expression, this study investigated the potential for maternal history of traumatic experiences to influence development in her newborn, via changes in her newborn’s BDNF methylation and expression."
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"Interestingly, a recent human study found that not only gestational stress but also the history of trauma suffered by the mother was associated with epigenetic regulation of Bdnf in their newborns (Bdnf methylation and BDNF protein expression measured from umbilical cord blood after birth)."
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"For example, prior research using human blood showed increased BDNF methylation associated with increased suicidal thoughts and behavior, and a literature review considering research conducted with brain and blood tissue identified abnormal BDNF signaling as a biomarker for increased suicide risk ( xref ; xref )."
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"Methionine (Met) administration has been shown to increase DNA methylation, and significantly affect neuronal function and behavior. xref – xref Therefore, we treated epileptic rats with Met and determined whether manipulating DNA methylation could affect Bdnf DNA methylation and mRNA levels in the epileptic brain (Fig. xref a)."
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"Similarly, it has been demonstrated that maternal stress during pregnancy alters DNA methylation of the imprinted genes IGF2 and GNASXL in cord blood [93], and that maternal stress also alters DNA methylation in NR3C1 and BDNF in buccal mucosa DNA samples obtained from 2 month-old infants born to mothers with depressive symptoms during pregnancy [94,95]."
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"The same group had already demonstrated that increased expression of BDNF promoter/exon IV and decreased methylation of H3K27 in the prefrontal cortex was associated with a history of antidepressant treatment. xref These studies thus suggest that BDNF methylation, at least in histones, is a dynamic process underlying the cognitive changes observed during treatment."
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"For example, when compared with controls, a significant increase in DNA methylation at BDNF promoter IV was found in the Wernicke area from suicide subjects and, interestingly, this higher methylation pattern correlated with lower mRNA levels for BDNF transcript IV. xref An increase in DNA methylation levels of this BDNF promoter region was reported in association with lower BDNF protein levels in the prefrontal cortex of elderly people. xref Furthermore, higher DNA methylation levels were also found in the prefrontal cortex of valine/valine homozygous subjects, as compared with metionine (Met) carriers, suggesting an association between BDNF genotype and DNA methylation. xref The notion that epigenetic changes are associated with variations in DNA sequence may underlie, at least in part, the inconsistencies of genetic-association studies in psychiatric disorders."
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"Abnormally regulated BDNF DNA methylation was explored in a rodent temporal lobe epilepsy model, and was shown to have a dual role in modulating both epileptiform abnormalities and memory impairments. xref , xref Memory consolidation is an important mechanism supporting long-term memory that may also be disrupted by epileptiform activity."
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"We find that females exhibit changes in Bdnf methylation that very rarely match male patterns. xref , xref , xref We also observe significant, brain-region specific differences in genome-wide DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation in adversity-exposed adolescent males, an effect not observed in females. xref These alterations are accompanied by sex-specific deficits in select behavioral tasks, xref data which support the hypothesis that altered epigenetic patterns are behaviorally functional."
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"Our current observation of altered BDNF methylation in PBMCs from MDD patients with serious suicidal ideation and a previous study ( xref ) showing decreased BDNF expression in post-mortem brain tissue from MDD patients who died by suicide support a strong relationship of DNA modification and reduced expression of BDNF with suicidal behavior in MDD patients."
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"As BDNF activity modulates various aspects of mental function including neurocognition and stress sensitivity, xref , xref it is not surprising if methylation of the BDNF gene causing altered BDNF activity xref affects the formation of these personality vulnerabilities in cognitive theory."
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"F3 offspring were generated from each of these lineages and examined for outcomes previously found to be altered by Pb, PS, or combined Pb and PS in F1 offspring: behavioral performance [fixed-interval (FI) schedule of food reward, locomotor activity, and anxiety-like behavior], dopamine function [striatal expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (Th)], glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and plasma corticosterone, as well as brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and total percent DNA methylation of Th and Bdnf genes in the frontal cortex and hippocampus."
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"In rodents, the same experimental stressor may differentially impact BDNF methylation, in terms of the significance and direction of effect, depending on whether the stressor occurs early in life vs. adulthood, the age at testing, the specific tissue source, and the BDNF loci targeted [ xref , xref , xref , xref ]."
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"Indeed, in human PBMCs, treatment with valproate led to a significant reduction of ~24% in BDNF promoter methylation ( xref ; xref ), whereas it was also shown to decrease the methylation of p21 ( xref ), RELN ( xref ), and glutamate type I transporter ( GLT-1 ) genes ( xref ), as well as induce a significantly altered methylation signature in BD patients ( xref )."
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"In a previous study, a strong correlation between gestational bisphenol A (BPA) exposure and brain-derived neurotrophic factor ( BDNF ) DNA methylation in the umbilical cord blood was observed in the children from Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health cohort ( xref )."
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"The effect of clozapine on DNA methylation of Bdnf- ix gene has some specificity for the promoter region because in these same animals, methylation of the Bdnf- ix gene body region, was not influenced by prenatal stress, and the level of methylation was not modified by clozapine. (The % 5MC within the Bdnf -ix body region from +312 bp to +415 bp was: 2.74±0.75 in NS mice receiving vehicle, 2.1±0.080 in NS mice receiving clozapine, 2.86±0.38 in PRS mice receiving vehicle, and 3.0±0.75 in PRS mice receiving clozapine."
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"For example, Roth and colleagues reported that early maltreatment of rat pups produced increased methylation of BDNF that resulted in persistent decreases in gene expression in the adult prefrontal cortex ( xref ) while Smith and colleagues reported increased methylation of a CpG site in BDNF and peripheral blood of adults with PTSD ( xref )."
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"p. injected and at the administered dose, has been previously reported to alter behavior, DNA methylation, and BDNF expression in the hippocampus. xref DNMT inhibition with 5-AZA blocked the effect of methyl supplementation via Met on Bdnf DNA methylation, specifically at CpG sites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 12 within the Bdnf gene (Fig. xref b)."
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"Patients treated by lithium and valproate tend to demonstrate BDNF methylation levels close to controls in comparison with patients treated by other antidepressant agents such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors and atypical antipsychotics."
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"Although no significant changes in the BDNF methylation levels at M3 in chicks after thermal conditioning and folic acid treatment were detected (left panel; P >0.05), there were significant effects of both treatments and interaction on the levels of BDNF methylation at M9 (right panel; P <0.05)."
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"However, in a 2010 study from the same sample, the group demonstrated that suicide completers had higher rates of methylation at BDNF promoter IV than non-suicide controls, and that BDNF promoter IV methylation was predictive of lower BDNF mRNA expression in cases relative to controls [ xref ]."
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"For example, Okada ( xref ) found in depressed individuals that the level of promoter methylation of the 5-HTT gene ( SLC6A ) predicted magnitude of response to therapy, and BDNF methylation status could be a proxy marker for previous suicidal attempts and a clinical biomarker for poor treatment outcomes of suicidal ideation in depression ( xref )."
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"Interestingly, in the study by Januar and colleagues xref , only major homozygous patients showed an association between BDNF promoter methylation and depression, and for CpG site 7.8.9, a trend association was observed with depression, with rs908867 significantly modifying this relationship."
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"Thus, the current study examines Bdnf exon IX methylation in the male and female PFC of developing animals following exposure to nurturing or adverse care during the first week of life, and the ability of the HDACi sodium butyrate to prevent the previously reported, adversity-induced increase in methylation at this locus."
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"Several studies additionally support the notion that caregiver maltreatment history is associated with increased BDNF methylation in the amygdala and hippocampus of female rats [ xref ] and that adaptive maternal care is associated with higher BDNF protein levels in the brain of the offspring [ xref , xref ]."
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"In addition to the increased expression of DNMT1 and DNMT3a, which is associated with a decrease of reelin and GAD 67 expression in a selected population of GABAergic interneurons of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), the hypothesis that an epigenetic pathology of GABAergic promoters is operative in the transcriptional downregulation of several genes in SZ or BP disorder patients is supported by the following evidence: 1) increased S-adenosyl-methionine (SAM) in the PFC ( xref ), 2) hypermethylation of cytosines in CpG islands of reelin ( xref , xref , xref ) and other selected promoters ( xref ) and the associated downregulation of cognate protein expression in the PFC of psychotic patients, although negative findings for reelin have also been reported ( xref )., 3) decreased histone methylation at GABAergic gene promoters ( xref ), 4) increased histone deacetylase expression in the PFC ( xref ; xref ), 5) an inverse correlation between DNA methylation of the BDNF gene and the level of its expression in the PFC ( xref ), and 6) evidence of epigenetic dysregulation of several other GABAergic and glutamatergic genes in major psychosis ( xref )."
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"This suggests that increased levels of peripheral BDNF promoter methylation may be an epigenetic biomarker indicating the transformation of aMCI to AD ( xref ). xref examined the DNA methylation levels of the COASY and SPINT gene promoter regions and found that DNA methylation in the two regions was significantly increased in AD and aMCI as compared to controls. xref found that global DNA methylation in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of LOAD patients was higher compared to healthy controls, and higher DNA methylation levels were associated with the presence of APOE ᵰ04 allele ( p = 0.0043) and APOE ᵰ03 carriers ( p = 0.05) in the global population."
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"Following exposure to maltreatment, animals of both sexes exhibit increased DNA methylation of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor ( Bdnf ) gene in whole prefrontal cortex as well as altered levels of various epigenetic regulators in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) ( xref ; xref )."
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"In the high-IL-18 group, but not in the low-IL-18 group, a higher average BDNF methylation level was associated with increases in composite MACEs (HR (95% CI) = 2.15 (1.42-3.26)), all-cause mortality (HR (95% CI) = 1.89 (1.11-3.22)), myocardial infarction (HR (95% CI) = 1.98 (1.07-3.67)), and percutaneous coronary intervention (HR (95% CI) = 1.81 (1.01-3.23)), independent of confounding variables."
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"The Illumina 450K Beadchip includes 16 CpG sites in SLC6A4 , 77 sites in BDNF , 41 sites in NR3C1 and 34 sites in FKBP5 , and xref , available online contains the results of analyses examining methylation in candidate genes SLC6A4 , BDNF , NR3C1 , and FKBP5 as predictors of children’s depression scores."
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"These observations reinforce the view that DNA methylation remains an active process in the mature CNS that is modifiable by the environment, and indicate that changes in Bdnf DNA methylation are an important aspect in potentially understanding how traumatic stress affects the hippocampus."
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"In the central nervous system (CNS), DNA methylation of cytosines in cytosine-guanine (CpG) dinucleotides is regarded as a representative component of broader epigenetic modification at a given locus. xref An increase in CpG methylation at promoter regions on the BDNF gene was reported to be correlated with decreased synthesis of BDNF in the neurons. xref Furthermore, increased BDNF methylation status was correlated with depression in the general population xref and in stroke patients. xref Based on these findings, we hypothesized that BDNF hypermethylation is associated with depression in patients with breast cancer."
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"However, it is not known how BDNF methylation status influences BDNF secretion over time after stroke, and it is important to bear in mind that there were no significant genotype-methylation interactions ( xref ) and no direct associations between BDNF genotype and methylation percentages ( xref ) in our sample."
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"However, in either case a vicious cycle between hypermethylation of the BDNF gene and high sociotropy leading to the marked decrease in BDNF secretion observed in depression may be formed. xref In the former scenario once high sociotropy is formed, it may further increase BDNF gene methylation by creating interpersonal stresses, xref while in the latter scenario once hypermethylation of the BDNF gene is formed, it may further increase sociotropy by producing negative self-images through the hippocampal mechanism. xref Recently, we proposed a similar vicious cycle between high methylation of the BDNF gene and high neuroticism, xref another personality vulnerability factor for depression."
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"Still, a growing number of analyses based on leukocyte-derived DNA methylation in psychiatric disorders exist, including a study of the DRD2 5′-regulatory region in sib pairs discordant for schizophrenia (Zhang et al. xref ), a functional study of the SLC12A6 promoter (Moser et al. xref ), and a methylation-sensitive representational difference analysis of lymphoblastoid cells derived from monozygotic twins noted above (Kuratomi et al. xref ), the report on BDNF methylation in unipolar depression noted above (Fuchikami et al. xref ), and the investigation of BD (D'Addario et al. xref )."
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"Two independent studies in MDD patients found a significantly enriched methylation of BDNF promoter, which represses gene transcription, along with impaired BDNF expression in PBMCs. xref , xref The same correlations between BDNF methylation and prevalence of MDD, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia were found in multiple other studies. xref , xref , xref xref xref xref – xref Methylation of the BDNF gene was found to be sex-dependent with a higher degree in male subjects in schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. xref , xref Moreover, an elevated BDNF methylation was observed in parallel in the PFC and peripheral muscle tissue of deceased BD patients, which correlated with the values measured in PBMCs of living patients. xref "
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"The fact that CMSP, taking into account its BPS complexity, is associated with a decrease in BDNF promoter methylation suggests that it has an epigenetic impact opposite of that of other psychosocial stressors. xref , xref A similar result was obtained by Sosanya et al, xref who reported an increase in BDNF expression in the rat prefrontal cortex due to stress-induced post-injury pain."
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"Psychiatric disorders have also been shown to involve systemic effects. xref Previous research has made a case for BDNF methylation in blood as a biomarker for depression. xref , xref However, buccal tissue may prove more informative as a surrogate tissue than blood. xref Unlike blood that is of mesodermal origin, buccal tissue has the same germ cell layer of origin (that is, ectodermal) as neural tissue, and thus has been speculated to be a more relevant peripheral tissue for epigenetic analysis in psychiatric disorders. xref Buccal biomarkers also confer several advantages to blood-based markers, including being less invasive, xref and buccal cells are a more uniform cell population, reducing the problematic issue of cell heterogeneity in epigenetic studies. xref In addition to significant differences in individual methylation sites, our findings highlight a general pattern of BDNF hypermethylation in the buccal tissue of depressed individuals."
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"While methylation of the Bdnf gene promoter region has been associated with the development of PTSD (Kim et al., xref ; Voisey et al., xref ), a recent report suggests that maternal trauma exposure may be linked to high Bdnf methylation levels in offspring (Kertes et al., xref )."
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"Impairment in growth factors such as BDNF may lead to MDD, and BDNF Met/Val variants have been associated with MDD. xref Interestingly, major traumas early in life can directly affect methylation and expression of BDNF. xref Also, serotonin transporter function can be modulated by BDNF. xref BDNF genetic variants may also influence GR sensitivity xref and interact with stress to influence vulnerability. xref Consequently, both the BDNF gene Val66Met polymorphism and polymorphisms in its receptor have been associated with late-life MDD, xref along with increased suicidal ideation. xref "
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"Results suggest that direct exposure to ELS leads to sex-specific effects on gene regulation and HPA functioning in adulthood, with maternal separation leading to increases in Bdnf methylation in both sexes, decreases in Bdnf expression in females, and decreases in Nr3c1 methylation in males, as well as blunted CORT and less anxiety-like behavior in females."
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"In utero Females have more primordial germ cells; effect on fertility of the female reproductive systemCo-factor for TET group of enzymes; increases demethylation for germline specific genes to increase their expression during germline reprogramming[19] Lipids High lipid content in maternal dietIn utero Increase of leptin in cord blood, increases risk of cancer and type 2 diabetes, cholesterol and insulin levels, neurocognitive functions disrupted The DNA methylation and other histone modification marks remain as epigenetic memory for several genes predisposing the offspring to riskPost-partum Tendency of obesity in adulthood is lower Exposure to mother's milk cause a progressive demethylation of Fgf21 and other fatty acid metabolism genes in the offspring liver, reducing the chances of obesity in the offspring[92]
Environmental pollutants Diesel exhaustIn utero Heart related diseases like cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis and heart failure Altered methylation of regulatory regions of the DNA leading to aberrant expression of several genes related to heart development[32] Bisphenol A from plastic bottlesIn utero Predisposition to neurocognitive disabilities Exposure leads to an aberrant methylation of BDNF gene and affects Bdnf expression levels"
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"For example, methylation of specific promoters can be increased in the absence of changes in the levels of DNA-methylating enzymes by increasing brain SAM levels, possibly by administering methionine. xref , xref An example of a nonlinear cause-effect relationship between BER (base excision repair) protein levels and promoter methylation is that increased expression of Gadd45 β in psychosis is not followed by a decrease of BDNF promoter methylation. xref One explanation for these unexpected results is suggested by chromatin immune precipitation experiments."
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"Human studies have demonstrated decreased brain levels of BDNF in untreated MDD, and increased brain BDNF in those treated with antidepressants [ xref , xref ], possibly through alterations of DNA methylation. xref summarizes the included studies of the relationship between BDNF DNA methylation and antidepressant medication use."
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"Because BDNF expression and DNA methylation are altered in several psychiatric disorders that are associated with early-life adversity, including depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and autism, BDNF DNA methylation in the blood may represent a novel biomarker for the early detection of psychopathology."
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"For example, Boersma and colleagues discovered higher Bdnf methylation (accompanied by lower gene expression) and increased expression of Dnmt1 and 3a in the amygdala and hippocampus of adult rats that had been exposed to variable stress during gestation in comparison to controls ( xref )."
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"An example for a methylation mark keeping the gene in a silent but in a transcriptionally poised state is the promoter methylation of the Bdnf gene that is quite well investigated in the context of synaptic plasticity and learning (Miller and Sweatt, xref ; Lubin et al., xref )."
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"In a naturalistic study of 108 patients with MDD, Kang et al. 2013 measured PBMC BDNF promoter methylation and suicidal ideation (SI) severity over a twelve week treatment period with one of nine antidepressants (amitriptyline, bupropion, escitalopram, fluoxetine, imipramine, mirtazapine, paroxetine, sertraline, and venlafaxine) chosen clinically [ xref ]."
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"Thus, this study intended to determine which psychosocial and cognitive variables (including early life adversity and maladaptive schema domains) and epigenetic marks (BDNF methylation levels at five CpG sites in promoter IV) could be useful to establish a multivariate model to differentiate individuals diagnosed with MDD from healthy controls."
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"In fact, chromatin remodeling may be one way in which early environmental conditions can have prolonged influences on vulnerability to MDD. xref Alternatively, maternal effects on pups can influence HPA reactivity later in life via effects on DNA methylation of the GR gene. xref This is also possible in humans whereby early adversity may have prolonged influences on brain GR. xref Thus, events in childhood could lead to enhanced sensitivity to ‘stress’ later in life, as well as enhanced sensitivity of the inflammatory pathways. xref Also, just as BDNF variants may interact with stress to influence MDD vulnerability, increased methylation of BDNF has also been found in the brains of suicidal subjects. xref And there appears to be a role for early traumas in increasing the level of BDNF methylation. xref "
sparser
"One study revealed that BDNF methylation had no association with baseline severity of depression, but had an inverse relationship with 1-year follow up severity of depression xref , raising a possibility that BDNF methylation would influence the longitudinal prognosis of depressive disorder, rather than the current state of depression."
sparser
"Although the aim of our study was not to analyze differences in BDNF methylation between diagnostic groups, we observed significantly higher methylation levels at specific promoter regions of the BDNF gene in HCs compared to MDD patients, results which contrast with previous findings showing greater methylation in patients xref , xref ."
sparser
"BDNF promoter methylation at CpG4 had also inverse correlations with thickness in right rostral middle frontal, right medial orbitofrontal, right cuneus, right precuneus, right postcentral, left lingual, left superior frontal, left superior temporal, and left frontal pole cortices ( xref , xref and xref )."
sparser
"Butyrate, an SCFA, can decrease BDNF methylation and consequently cause an overexpression of BDNF by decreasing ten-eleven translocation methylcytosine dioxygenase 1, which is the enzyme responsible for catalyzing the conversion of DNA methylation to hydroxymethylation ( xref )."
sparser
"The percentage BDNF DNA methylation at CPGs #5 and the mean percentage CpG methylation increased across As tertiles (p-trend = 0.04 and 0.03, respectively), while 2nd tertile and 3rd tertile of Cd concentrations were associated with lower serum BDNF and higher CpG3 methylation percentage."
sparser
"In line with the preceding, there are few recent studies relating BPD and the potential epigenetic effect of psychotherapeutic treatments, specifically on BDNF gene DNA methylation (Perroud et al., xref ; Thomas et al., xref ) and APBA3 and MCF2 genes DNA methylation (Knoblich et al., xref )."
sparser
"For example, activity-dependent transcription of BDNF is controlled by at least 9 distinct promoters, partially mediated by dynamic changes in DNA methylation ( xref ; xref ). xref have found evidence of reduced BDNF expression in response to increased methylation of BDNF at the exon IV in both the amygdala and the hippocampus of prenatally stressed rat’s offspring."
sparser
"Yet, there is likely a capacity for chronic changes in somatic Ca 2+ to mediate epigenetic changes at the Bdnf gene as acute, strongly depolarizing stimuli can lead to changes in Bdnf promoter methylation, and these changes are partly mediated through the Ca 2+ -dependent phosphorylation and unbinding of a repressive MeCP2 complex ( xref ; xref )."
sparser
"The fact that these stressor-induced changes in Bdnf DNA methylation are selective for specific brain regions that are physiologically relevant to the environmental exposure suggests they could contribute to the BDNF-dependent brain plasticities underlying behavioral responses to these stressors."
sparser
"For example, increased miR-16 expression ( xref ) and increased promoter DNA methylation of BDNF ( xref ) were found in separate studies, but both changes result in a reduction in brain derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) mRNA expression, suggesting BDNF may play a role in regulating offspring behavior in response to prenatal stress exposure."
sparser
"However, as previous literature suggests that blood Bdnf methylation increases following early-life adversity (Perroud et al., xref ; Thaler et al., xref ; Kundakovic et al., xref ; Unternaehrer et al., xref ), it is likely that the increase in methylation seen in the maltreatment group is, at least partially, a result of the aversive environment."
sparser
"In fact, we recently found out that elevated BDNF gene methylation produces high neuroticism, xref another personality vulnerability factor for depression. xref Neuroticism is a dimension in the five-factor personality model derived from factor analysis of personality adjectives in dictionaries and questionnaires, assuming that they cover all meaningful personality descriptions. xref , xref Sociotropy/autonomy and neuroticism correlate to each other, xref but they stand on different personality theories as mentioned above, postulate different core features, ie, negative cognition in the former xref , xref while negative emotionality in the latter, xref , xref also the former refers to coping and interpersonal styles more than the latter does. xref If methylation of the BDNF gene is involved in personality vulnerabilities proposed in different theories and in different aspects of personality construct, it further supports the implication of this epigenetic mechanism in the pathogenesis of depression, especially in the formation of premorbid personalities."
sparser
"A complex network involving amygdala and neurotrophin regulation emerges from studies in mice where changes in Bdnf methylation pattern were found during contextual fear learning (Suri et al , xref ), and from studies showing dysfunctions in amygdala and neurotrophin levels in neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and depression (Nurjono & Chong, xref ; Kuhn et al , xref )."
sparser
"Although previous studies have reported sex differences in BDNF methylation potentially mediated by estrogen signaling ( xref ), we did not observe significant differences in methylation between females and males, however, we did see trends toward increased levels methylation at certain loci in female controls."
sparser
"Another study investigating the behavioural and epigenetic outcomes following administration of probiotics in Zebrafish reported changes in DNA methylation of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and tryptophan 5-monooxygenase (Tph1A) genes [ xref ] which are implicated in behaviour, mood and cognition in humans [ xref , xref ]."
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sparser
"In these patients the combined marker of early improvement and methylation status at CpG-87 decreased the sensitivity (87–60%), but increased the specificity of treatment prediction from 23 to 63% (Chi 2 = 6.9; df = 3; OR = 2.631; CI = 1.181–7.404; p = 0.031); resulting in a slightly lower OR as the single marker BDNF promoter methylation (OR: 2.96)."
sparser
"Furthermore, despite the critical role of underlying genetic variation in determining the methylation status of many genomic loci, xref , xref only two studies of BDNF have considered both epigenetic and genetic variation, albeit at just a single SNP. xref , xref Thus the role of BDNF methylation in depression remains inconclusive and further large studies are needed."
sparser
"Despite these contrasting findings when reporting BDNF methylation in MDD, what seems clear is that ELA, including childhood maltreatment and neglect, is a key predictor for major depressive disorder, as it has been found to epigenetically affect critical behavioral systems ( xref )."
sparser
"Another point relating to BDNF protein levels is the fact that, contrary to the results obtained by Lopez et al. xref showing that BDNF H3K27 methylation correlated with BDNF protein levels, we were unable to find any correlation between DNA methylation at CpG exons I and IV and BDNF protein levels."
sparser
"In addition, preclinical studies have shown that early life stress induces changes in gene expression and structural abnormalities in the mPFC [ xref ], as well as alterations in DNA methylation in the Brain-derived neurotrophic factor ( Bdnf ) gene, reelin gene, and genes involved in the DNA methylation regulation in the mPFC [ xref ]."
sparser
"The 34 studies showed that AD cases, compared to controls, have a higher degree of methylation of OPRK1 , UQCRC1 , AR , BDNF and HTERT in blood cells, BDNF , synaptophysin gene, CREB promoters, APOE , TREM 2 , TBX2AR , SORBS3 and SPTBN4 in the brain, and lower methylation levels of 2-5a-synthetase gene in skin fibroblasts, PIN1 , FAAH , ALOX5 and DR4 gene in blood cells, TNFA , COX-2 , NF-kβ gene and S100A2 and CRTC1 in the brain tissue."
sparser
"In a study recently discussed [ xref ], reduced BDNF mRNA expression in the PFC of adult rats exposed to maternal abuse during childhood was explained by the fact that in maltreated rats, BDNF DNA methylation (specifically, increases in BDNF exons IX and IV) lasted from infancy into adulthood."
sparser
"Although posttranslational modifications of histones have been shown to be an important correlate of environmental epigenetic modifications, DNA methylation status at CpG sites within the promoter/exon IV has also been extensively studied and found to be an important correlate of the impact of early developmental stress. xref , xref , xref Roth et al. xref , xref found that psychosocial stress in rats increased BDNF DNA methylation at promoter/exon IV, suggesting that there may be a mechanism underlying cognitive deficits found in adult subjects maltreated in their childhood."
sparser
"In leukocyte-adjusted analyses of loci in 32 obesity-related candidate genes ( xref ), significant associations were found between BDNF gene-wide methylation and group ( xref ; p=5.3E-5, significance passing Bonferroni threshold of α=0.05/32, or p<0.0016, accounting for 32 genes)."
sparser
"Epigenetic alterations as DNA methylation, histone modifications and non-coding RNAs are considered to be strongly associated with pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders (reviewed in [ xref , xref ]) with a large number of studies having examined the association between the BDNF methylation level and certain psychological diagnoses."
sparser
"As studies testing the BDNF system across molecular levels are sparse, this study aimed at investigating the BDNF val66met genotype, BDNF DNA methylation changes and peripheral BDNF serum levels in acute and remitted phases of MDD (major depressive disorder) and BD (bipolar disorder) and healthy controls."
sparser
"The met/met BDNF genotype has been associated with PSD in both a community setting xref and a hospital setting. xref Not only the IL-4+33 C/C and IL-10-1082 A/A cytokine genotypes but also the increasing risk alleles of these two anti-inflammatory cytokine genotypes are associated with PSD. xref Higher methylation of the 5-HTTLPR gene is associated with depression at 2 weeks and 1 year after stroke as well as with the exacerbation of depressive symptoms after 1 year. xref Likewise, higher methylation of the BDNF gene is associated with baseline, persistent, and, in particular, incident depression as well as the exacerbation of depressive symptoms after 1 year. xref "
sparser
"Since treatment with L. rhamnosus was previously shown to increase BDNF mRNA expression [ xref ] in the gut and brain of Zebrafish models, we analyzed BDNF promoter methylation in both tissues of treated samples (PROBIO), compared with the methylation state observed in untreated Zebrafish samples (CTRL)."
sparser
"This study aimed to investigate the degree of DNA methylation at the promoter region of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene, as one of the candidate genes associated with major psychoses, in peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from 94 patients with BD (BD I=49, BD II=45) and 52 healthy controls."
sparser
"The findings indicated that the activities of DNA methyltransferase (DNMT), methylated reelin and BDNF genes were up-regulated, whereas, the activities of histone acetylases (HAT), the levels of global acetylated histone 3 (H3) and global acetylated histone 4 (H4), and acetylated H3, acetylated H4 at reelin promoter and at BDNF gene promoter for exon II were down-regulated in the hippocampus at the developmental stage of the hypothyroid animals."
sparser
"To elucidate the relationships between global increased DNMT1 and TET1 expressions and elevated Bdnf promoter methylation and hydroxymethylation, we performed ChIP assays with DNMT1 and TET1 specific antibodies in selected Bdnf transcripts: III, IV, VI and IX which were significantly decreased in the FC and HP of PRS offspring."
sparser
"Yu et al. ( xref ) demonstrated that molecular hydrogen may be a promising agent for alleviating SAE and that 2% H2 inhalation can protect against sepsis-induced neuroinflammation by decreasing DNMT1- and DNMT3a-mediated BDNF promoter IV methylation, enhancing BDNF levels and improving the cognitive dysfunction in septic mice."
sparser
"This vicious circle may lead to marked increases in BDNF gene methylation and decreased blood levels of BDNF observed in depressed patients. xref , xref It is noteworthy that one study suggests that an interaction between altered BDNF function by the Val66Met genotype and neuroticism levels predicts future life stressors. xref This study at least partly supports our contention that there is a vicious circle among altered BDNF function by methylation, neuroticism and stress."
sparser
"Methylation in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter (SLC6A4) gene determined from peripheral DNA has been reported to interact with SLC6A4 genotype to predict depressive symptoms in adolescents; xref brain derived neurotrophic factor ( BDNF ) methylation profiles derived from peripheral blood cells have been found to correctly classify patients with major depressive disorder, xref and preliminary data suggest promoter associated methylation of the FK506 binding protein 5 ( FKBP5 ) gene mediates the combined effect of genetic (e.g., FKBP5 high-risk polymorphisms) and environmental (e.g., child abuse) risk for stress related psychiatric disorders. xref Increased promoter associated glucocorticoid receptor ( NR3C1) gene methylation in the hippocampus has also been associated with suicide completion in individuals with a history of early child abuse in two independent studies. xref , xref Suicide completers without a history of childhood abuse did not have increased methylation of the NR3C1 gene when compared to controls, suggesting depression-associated methylation profiles may be different in depressed individuals with and without a history of early adversity. xref , xref "
sparser
"A systematic review of stress-associated epigenetic changes and depression found differential methylation of NRC31, SLCA4, BDNF, FKBP5, SKA2, OXTR, LINGO3, POU3F1 and ITGB1, associated with altered glucocorticoid signaling (NR3C1, FKBP5), serotonergic signaling (SLC6A4), and neurotrophin genes (BDNF)( xref )."
sparser
"Among 24 mothers and newborns in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region with extreme conflict and violence to women, maternal experiences of war trauma and chronic stress were associated with BDNF methylation in umbilical cord blood, placental tissue, and maternal venous blood."
sparser
"Further, since Perroud et al. [ xref ] had reported that dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), one of the most frequently applied psychotherapeutic intervention for BPD patients [ xref ], leads to a decrease of previously elevated BDNF methylation levels in BPD patients, we sought to replicate this finding by reassessing the blood and salivary BDNF methylation in a subsample of patients after a 12-week DBT."
sparser
"Our finding is in keeping with recent studies on the relationship between methylation status, such as that of BDNF and SLC6A4 , and post-stroke depression, which have consistently reported an association between higher methylation status and depression, although the strength of these associations differs slightly according to the time elapsed after stroke. xref xref However, it is not known whether the influence of BDNF methylation differs according to the time elapsed after breast surgery, and this issue may require further research."
sparser
"Adding even further to the difficulty of studying BPD-specific effects, BDNF methylation was also found associated with a broad range of psychiatric symptoms and disorders other than BPD, such as bipolar disorder [ xref , xref ], depression [ xref ], schizophrenia [ xref ], and suicidality [ xref , xref ] (reviewed in [ xref , xref ])."
sparser
"Through these methods, Mills et al. found, by using 35 brain samples, stronger evidence that the methylation of BDNF in schizophrenic brains was correlated to the presence of non-synonymous single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) that were previously associated with schizophrenia [ xref ], establishing a genetic-epigenetic bridge in mental illness research."
sparser
"Besides epigenetic alternations of the NR3C1 gene, an association of BDNF genotype and promoter methylation with acute and long-term stroke outcomes was also found in an East Asian cohort.[ xref ] Many studies suggested that BDNF plays an important role in regulating energy homeostasis and body weight.[ xref , xref ] Pereira and colleagues found that FKBP5 gene expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue was correlated to markers of insulin resistance.[ xref ] These studies provide an important illustration that expression of HPA axis related genes altered by an epigenetic mechanism may contribute to susceptibility to cardiometabolic disease, and posit a possible mechanism underlying the link between childhood adversity and cardiometabolic risk."
sparser
"Though functionally significant and experience-dependent epigenetic regulation of Bdnf has been established in the brain and in some peripheral tissue ( xref ; xref ; xref ; xref ; xref ; xref ; xref ; xref ), this is the first report to our knowledge that examines the relationship between Bdnf methylation in the developing spinal cord and motor behavior."
sparser
"Given the documented role of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor activation in long-term memory formation and hippocampal chromatin remodeling ( xref ; xref ), we determined whether or not NMDA receptor activation was necessary for bdnf DNA methylation and altered gene expression in contextual fear conditioning."
sparser
"None of these SNPs were associated with average BDNF methylation across promoters I and IV; however, three were found to modify the previously observed association between depression and CpG unit 3.4.5 methylation levels ( P -values for interaction term: rs6265 , P =0.022, rs7103411 , P =0.023 and rs908867 , P =0.094)."
sparser
"Akira Sawa (Johns Hopkins Schizophrenia Centre, Baltimore, USA) showed altered tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) expression, methylation of TH promoters, selective increase of DNA methylation in the mesocortical dopamine projection, methylation of BDNF and methylation of glucocorticoid receptors in DISC-1-DN-Tg-PrP stressed mice with reduced locomotor activity,."
sparser
"Several studies have reported that higher levels of DNA methylation in the BDNF gene are related to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, and depression ( xref , xref ; xref ; xref ; xref ; xref ; xref ; xref ). xref , by using high-resolution melt analysis, found that hypermethylation at promoters I and IV was also detected in patients with borderline personality disorder."
sparser
"The fall in buffy coat mean BDNF methylation plus the association between lower BDNF methylation (so potentially higher BDNF) and higher HbA1c and serum IGFBP-2 (as a marker of insulin sensitivity) and between lower serum BDNF and higher circulating insulin are evidence for the degree of BDNF gene methylation being implicated in insulinisation and glucose homeostasis, particularly after lifestyle change in NDH individuals."
sparser
"Dnmt mRNA alterations ( xref ), increased Bdnf DNA methylation ( xref ), and altered methylation patterns of numerous genes that play a role in neuronal growth, development, and cholinergic transmission ( xref ) have been found in the brains (within the frontal cortex, amygdala, and PVN) of individuals who committed suicide and/or had been diagnosed with major depression."
sparser
"In infancy, we find that adversity-exposed females exhibit a brain region-specific decrease in methylation of Bdnf exon I alongside increased methylation of exon IV, the reverse of which is then found in adulthood. xref In males, the only developmental change detected in Bdnf methylation is at exon I in adolescence. xref Not only is that mark found to be reversed (i.e. opposite direction in methylation) in adulthood, six additional alterations in Bdnf methylation emerge at this time point. xref , xref Additionally we find several significant, maltreatment-specific alterations in epigenetic regulators in the mPFC of our adult animals that are not detected in infancy. xref Taken together, these data underline the importance of longitudinal studies of environmental effects upon the epigenome, a type of study that is somewhat lacking in the field at present."
sparser
"Dnmt mRNA alterations ( xref ), increased Bdnf DNA methylation ( xref ), and altered methylation patterns of numerous genes that play a role in neuronal growth, development, and plasticity ( xref ) have been found in the brains (within the frontal cortex, amygdala, and PVN) of individuals who committed suicide and/or had been diagnosed with major depression."