Project description:To address whether ELF-MF influences the epigenetic landscape in differentiating haematopoietic cells, we performed an in vitro haematopoietic differentiation under powerline-simulating ELF-MF exposure (50 Hz, 1 mT, 5’ on/10’ off) in comparison to sham exposure (50 Hz, 7 µT, 5’ on/10’ off) or no exposure. We differentiated CD34+ cells (allcells, CB008F, lot: CBC121009M) isolated from human cord blood into the neutrophilic lineage, and performed genome-wide methylation analysis at single CpG sites of CD34+ cells and day 5 progenitors, using the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation 450 platform. Exposure to ELF MF did not significantly impact the programming of DNA methylation pattern during granulopoiesis. However, ELF MF exposure has an influence on the robustness of the epigenetic landscape during global chromatin programming of granulopoiesis. Our data suggests that ELF MF has a stochastic effect on the epigenetic landscape of individual cells.
Project description:To address whether ELF-MF influences the epigenetic landscape in differentiating haematopoietic cells, we performed an in vitro haematopoietic differentiation under powerline-simulating ELF-MF exposure (50 Hz, 1 mT, 5’ on/10’ off) in comparison to sham exposure (50 Hz, 7 µT, 5’ on/10’ off) or no exposure. We differentiated CD34+ cells (allcells, CB008F, lot: CBC121009M) isolated from human cord blood into the neutrophilic lineage, and performed ChIP combined with next generation sequencing for the histone modifications H3K4me2 and H3K27me3 before (t0) and after 5 days (t5) of differentiation. Genome-wide profiling of active and repressive histone modifications did not reveal significant alterations. However, ELF MF exposure has an influence on the robustness of the epigenetic landscape during global chromatin programming of granulopoiesis. Our data suggests that ELF MF has a stochastic effect on the epigenetic landscape of individual cells.
Project description:To address whether ELF-MF influences the epigenetic landscape in the T cell lymphoma cell line Jurkat , we exposed Jurkat cells in the exponential growth phase to ELF MF or a sham control for 72 h, applying intermittently (5’ on/10’ off) a 50 Hz sine ELF-MF at a flux density of 1 mT. Additionally, cells were treated with the histone deacetylation inhibitor trichostatin A (TSA) at a subtoxic dose of 10 nM. Genome-wide profiling of active and repressive histone modifications did not reveal significant alterations. However, ELF-MF exposure has an influence on the robustness of the epigenetic landscape in leukaemic cells. Our data suggests that ELF-MF has a stochastic effect on the epigenetic landscape of individual cells.
Project description:Graphene-based substrate has efficient neuronal differentiation of hMSCs. Stimulatory effects of graphene on hMSCs neurogenesis can be enhanced by ELF-EMF exposure and it is mediated by enhancement of cell adhesion accompanied by intracellular signal pathway. We used microarrays to assess up-regulated genes in human gene expression profiles during neurogenesis induced by ELF-EMF exposure on graphene. 3 groups (HMSCs grown in neuronal medium on glass, graphene, graphene under ELF-EMF exposure) were selected for RNA extraction and hybridization on Affymetrix microarrays. We sought to obtain total human gene expression. To that end, we hand-selected up-regulated gene involved in neurogenesis, extracellular matrix, and cell migration.
Project description:The potential health hazard of exposures to electromagnetic fields (EMF) continues to cause much public concern. However, the biological and health effects of exposures to EMF remain controversial and their biophysical mechanisms are unclear. In the present study, we used Saccharomyces cerevisiae to identify genes responding to extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) and to radiofrequency (RF) EMF exposures. The expression of genes was analyzed by microarray screening and confirmed by real-time reverse transcription -polymerase chain reaction. In confirmation experiments, we found that there was no statistically significant change in three of the ELF-MF responsive candidate genes (P>0.05). On the other hand, out of the forty genes that responded to RF-EMF, the confirmation experiments found that only five were affected: structural maintenance of chromosomes 3-gene (SMC3), aquaporin 2 –gene (AQY2), halotolerance protein 9 –gene (HAL9), yet another kinase 1 -gene (YAK1) and one of unknown function gene (open reading frame: YJL171C) (P<0.05). Overall, this study has demonstrated that the yeast cells did not respond to 50 Hz ELF-MF and that the response to RF-EMF is limited to only five genes. The biological consequences of the observed gene expression changes induced by RF-EMF await further investigation. The yeast cells were exposed to 0.4 mT 50 Hz ELF-MF or 1800 MHz RF-EMF at a specific absorption rate of 3.5 W/kg for 6 hours.
Project description:Alpha (α)-radiation is a ubiquitous environmental agent with epigenotoxic effects. Human exposure to α-radiation at potentially harmful levels can occur repetitively over the long term via inhalation of naturally occurring radon gas that accumulates in enclosed spaces, or as a result of a single exposure from a nuclear accident. Alterations in epigenetic DNA methylation (DNAm) have been implicated in normal aging and cancer pathogenesis. Nevertheless, the effects of aberrations in the methylome of human lung cells following exposure to single or multiple α-radiation events on these processes remain unexplored. Here, we performed genome-wide DNAm profiling of human embryonic lung fibroblasts from control and irradiated cells using americium-241 α-sources. Cells were α-irradiated in quadruplicates to seven doses using two exposure regimens, a single-fraction (SF) where the total dose was given at once, and a multi-fraction (MF) method, where the total dose was equally distributed over 14 consecutive days. Our results revealed that SF irradiations were prone to a decrease in methylation levels, while MF irradiations mostly increased methylation. The analysis also showed that the gene body (i.e. exons and introns) was the region mostly altered by both the SF hypomethylation and the MF hypermethylation. Additionally, the MF irradiations induced the highest number of differentially methylated regions in genes associated with DNAm biomarkers of aging, carcinogenesis, and cardiovascular disease. The DNAm profile of the oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes suggested that the fibroblasts elicited a defensive response to the MF α-irradiation. Key DNAm events of ionizing radiation exposure including changes in methyl levels in mitochondria dysfunction-related genes were mainly identified in the MF groups. However, these alterations were under-represented, indicating that the mitochondria undergo adaptive mechanisms, aside from methylation, in response to radiation-induced oxidative stress. In this study, we identified a contrasting methylomic profile in the lung fibroblasts α-irradiated to SF compared with MF exposures. These findings demonstrate that the methylome response of the lung cells to α-radiation is highly dependent on both the total dose and the exposure regimen. They also provide novel insights into potential biomarkers of α-radiation which may lead to the development of innovative approaches to detect, prevent and treat α-particle related diseases.
Project description:Graphene-based substrate has efficient neuronal differentiation of hMSCs. Stimulatory effects of graphene on hMSCs neurogenesis can be enhanced by ELF-EMF exposure and it is mediated by enhancement of cell adhesion accompanied by intracellular signal pathway. We used microarrays to assess up-regulated genes in human gene expression profiles during neurogenesis induced by ELF-EMF exposure on graphene.