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- The study investigates how fine particulate matter (PM) may contribute to Alzheimer's disease (AD) through changes in DNA methylation (DNAm) in the brain, focusing on prefrontal cortex tissue from 159 donors.
- Researchers identified specific CpG sites (cg25433380 and cg10495669) where DNAm differed significantly due to PM exposure, and they found 24 additional sites mediating the relationship between PM and AD-related neuropathological markers.
- The findings highlight the role of neuroinflammation-related DNAm changes in linking traffic-related PM to Alzheimer's disease, marking this as a pioneering study in understanding how air pollution impacts brain health.
Article Abstract
Introduction: Growing evidence indicates that fine particulate matter (PM) is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the underlying mechanisms have been insufficiently investigated. We hypothesized differential DNA methylation (DNAm) in brain tissue as a potential mediator of this association.
Methods: We assessed genome-wide DNAm (Illumina EPIC BeadChips) in prefrontal cortex tissue and three AD-related neuropathological markers (Braak stage, CERAD, ABC score) for 159 donors, and estimated donors' residential traffic-related PM exposure 1, 3, and 5 years prior to death. We used a combination of the Meet-in-the-Middle approach, high-dimensional mediation analysis, and causal mediation analysis to identify potential mediating CpGs.
Results: PM was significantly associated with differential DNAm at cg25433380 and cg10495669. Twenty-four CpG sites were identified as mediators of the association between PM exposure and neuropathology markers, several located in genes related to neuroinflammation.
Discussion: Our findings suggest differential DNAm related to neuroinflammation mediates the association between traffic-related PM and AD.
Highlights: First study to evaluate the potential mediation effect of DNA methylation for the association between PM2.5 exposure and neuropathological changes of Alzheimer's disease. Study was based on brain tissues rarely investigated in previous air pollution research. Cg10495669, assigned to RBCK1 gene playing a role in inflammation, was associated consistently with 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year traffic-related PM2.5 exposures prior to death. Meet-in-the-middle approach and high-dimensional mediation analysis were used simultaneously to increase the potential of identifying the differentially methylated CpGs. Differential DNAm related to neuroinflammation was found to mediate the association between traffic-related PM2.5 and Alzheimer's disease.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11032571 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.13650 | DOI Listing |
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