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Type: | Thesis |
Title: | Genome damage and folate nutrigenomics in uteroplacental insufficiency. |
Author: | Furness, Denise Lyndal Fleur |
Issue Date: | 2007 |
School/Discipline: | School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health : Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Abstract: | Pregnancy complications associated with placental development affect approximately one third of all human pregnancies. Genome health is essential for placental and fetal development, as DNA damage can lead to pregnancy loss and developmental defects. During this developmental phase rapid DNA replication provides an increased opportunity for genome and epigenome damage to occur[1]. Maternal nutrition is one of the principal environmental factors supporting the high rate of cell proliferation and differentiation. Folate functions in one-carbon metabolism and regulates DNA synthesis, DNA repair and gene expression[1]. Deficiencies or defects in gene-nutrient interactions associated with one-carbon metabolism can lead to inhibition of cell division, cell cycle delay and an excessive apoptotic or necrotic cell death rate [2], which may affect placentation. This study is the first to investigate the association between genomic damage biomarkers in late pregnancy complications associated with uteroplacental insufficiency (UPI) including preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). The results indicate that genome damage in the form of micronucleated cells in peripheral blood lymphocytes at 20 weeks gestation is significantly increased in women at risk of developing an adverse pregnancy outcome. The observed OR for the high micronuclei frequency may be the highest observed for any biomarker selected in relation to risk of pregnancy complications to date (15.6 – 33.0). In addition, reduced apoptosis was observed in association with increased micronuclei, suggesting that the cells may have escaped specific cell-cycle checkpoints allowing a cell with DNA damage to proceed through mitosis. This study demonstrated that an increase in plasma homocysteine concentration at 20 weeks gestation is associated prospectively with the subsequent development of UPI, indicating a causal relationship. The MTR 2756 GG genotype was significantly associated with increased plasma homocysteine concentration and UPI. Furthermore, the MTHFD1 1958 single nucleotide polymorphism was associated with increased risk for IUGR. |
Advisor: | Fenech, Michael Dekker, Gustaaf Albert Khong, Yee Hague, Bill |
Dissertation Note: | Thesis (Ph.D.) -- School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, 2007 |
Subject: | Placenta Diseases. Nutrition Genetic aspects. |
Keywords: | uteroplacental insufficiency; pre-eclampsia; IUGR; one-carbon metabolism; DNA damage; folate |
Provenance: | Copyright material removed from digital thesis. See print copy in University of Adelaide Library for full text. |
Appears in Collections: | Research Theses |
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