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DNA methylation of hypertension-related genes and effect of riboflavin supplementation in adults stratified by genotype for the MTHFR C677T polymorphism.

Amenyah, S. D., Ward, M., McMahon, A., Deane, J., McNulty, H., Hughes, C., Strain, J.J., Horigan, G., Purvis, J., Walsh, C.P. and Lees-Murdock, D.J., 2021. DNA methylation of hypertension-related genes and effect of riboflavin supplementation in adults stratified by genotype for the MTHFR C677T polymorphism. International Journal of Cardiology, 322, 233 - 239.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.09.011

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The interaction between genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors plays an important role in the aetiology of hypertension. GWAS and observational studies link the C677T polymorphism in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) with hypertension, while riboflavin, the MTHFR cofactor, has been shown to reduce blood pressure and global DNA methylation in homozygous (TT genotype) individuals. It is currently unclear whether riboflavin modulates DNA methylation of other hypertension-related genes. OBJECTIVES: To compare DNA methylation of hypertension-related genes in adults stratified by MTHFR genotype and effect of riboflavin intervention in adults with the variant MTHFR 677TT genotype. METHOD: Pyrosequencing was carried out for hypertension-related genes (ACE, AGTR1, GCK, GNA12, IGF2, MMP9 and NOS3) in blood samples from participants in previous trials (CC, n = 40; TT, n = 40). The effect of intervention with riboflavin (1.6 mg/d for16 weeks) or placebo on DNA methylation was investigated in adults with the variant MTHFR 677TT genotype (n = 80). RESULTS: Individuals with the MTHFR 677TT v CC genotype had significantly higher average DNA methylation at NOS3 (+1.66%, P = 0.044). In response to riboflavin supplementation in TT individuals, there was an increase in average DNA methylation at IGF2 (+1.09%, P = 0.019) and a decrease at ACE (-0.44%, P = 0.021) in females only. Specific CpG sites were hypomethylated in GNA12 and hypermethylated in AGTR1. CONCLUSION: This study provides the first RCT evidence that riboflavin alters DNA methylation of hypertension-related genes in adults with the MTHFR 677TT genotype, providing some insight into mechanisms linking hypertension with the genotype-specific response of BP to riboflavin.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:0167-5273
Uncontrolled Keywords:ACE ; AGTR1 ; DNA methylation ; GNA12 ; Hypertension ; IGF2 ; MMP9 ; MTHFR C677T polymorphism ; NOS3 ; One‑carbon metabolism ; Riboflavin ; Adult ; DNA Methylation ; Dietary Supplements ; Female ; Genotype ; Humans ; Hypertension ; Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) ; Riboflavin
Group:Faculty of Health & Social Sciences
ID Code:36242
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:29 Nov 2021 09:56
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:30

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