Transcriptome and DNA Methylome Analysis in a Mouse Model of Diet-Induced Obesity Predicts Increased Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Autor: Ruifang Li, Sara A. Grimm, Deepak Mav, Haiwei Gu, Danijel Djukovic, Ruchir Shah, B. Alex Merrick, Daniel Raftery, Paul A. Wade
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Cell Reports, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 624-637 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-1247
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.12.071
Popis: Colorectal cancer (CRC) tends to occur at older age; however, CRC incidence rates have been rising sharply among young age groups. The increasing prevalence of obesity is recognized as a major risk, yet the mechanistic underpinnings remain poorly understood. Using a diet-induced obesity mouse model, we identified obesity-associated molecular changes in the colonic epithelium of young and aged mice, and we further investigated whether the changes were reversed after weight loss. Transcriptome analysis indicated that obesity-related colonic cellular metabolic switch favoring long-chain fatty acid oxidation happened in young mice, while obesity-associated downregulation of negative feedback regulators of pro-proliferative signaling pathways occurred in older mice. Strikingly, colonic DNA methylome was pre-programmed by obesity at young age, priming for a tumor-prone gene signature after aging. Furthermore, obesity-related changes were substantially preserved after short-term weight loss, but they were largely reversed after long-term weight loss. We provided mechanistic insights into increased CRC risk in obesity.
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