OXTR 基因的 DNA 甲基化调节了神经奖赏敏感性的发展校准。

OXTR DNA methylation moderates the developmental calibration of neural reward sensitivity.

机构信息

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.

出版信息

Dev Psychobiol. 2021 Jan;63(1):114-124. doi: 10.1002/dev.22026. Epub 2020 Aug 17.

Abstract

The Adaptive Calibration Model of Stress Responsivity (ACM) suggests that developmental experiences predictably tune biological systems to meet the demands of the environment. Particularly important is the calibration of reward systems. Using a longitudinal sample (N = 184) followed since adolescence, this study models the dimensions of early life stress and their effects on epigenetic modification of the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR) and individual differences in neural response to reward anticipation. We first created a latent variable model of developmental context using measures collected when participants were 13 years old. As adults, two subsets of participants completed a reward anticipation fMRI paradigm (N = 82) and agreed to have their blood assayed for (OXTR) DNA methylation (N = 112) at two CpG sites. Three latent constructs of developmental context emerged: Neighborhood Harshness, Family Harshness, and Abuse and Disorder. Greater OXTR DNA methylation at CpG sites -924 and -934 blunted the association between greater Neighborhood Harshness and increased neural activation in caudate in anticipation of rewards. Interaction effects were also found outside of reward-related areas for all three latent constructs. Results indicate an epigenetically derived differential susceptibility model whereby high methylation coincides with decreased association between developmental environment and neural reward anticipation.

摘要

适应应激反应的校准模型(ACM)表明,发展经历可预期地调整生物系统以适应环境的需求。特别重要的是奖励系统的校准。本研究使用自青少年时期开始就跟踪的纵向样本(N=184),对早期生活压力的各个维度及其对催产素受体基因(OXTR)的表观遗传修饰和对奖励预期的个体神经反应差异的影响进行建模。我们首先使用参与者 13 岁时收集的测量数据创建了一个发展环境的潜在变量模型。作为成年人,两组参与者完成了奖励预期 fMRI 范式(N=82),并同意在两个 CpG 位点检测(OXTR)DNA 甲基化(N=112)。三个发展环境的潜在结构出现:邻里恶劣、家庭恶劣和虐待和混乱。在 -924 和 -934 两个 CpG 位点,OXTR 的 DNA 甲基化程度越高,与邻里恶劣程度增加和对奖励的预期中尾状核的神经激活增加之间的关联就越弱。在所有三个潜在结构中,也在外与奖励相关的区域发现了交互作用效应。研究结果表明,存在一种由表观遗传学衍生的差异易感性模型,其中高甲基化与发展环境和神经奖励预期之间的关联减弱有关。

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