Department of Structural and Functional Biology, Institute of Biosciences, Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.
Molecular Genetics and Bioinformatics Laboratory, Experimental Research Unit - Unipex, School of Medicine, São Paulo State University - Unesp, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2024 Oct 1;592:112348. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2024.112348. Epub 2024 Aug 31.
The developmental origins of healthy and disease (DOHaD) concept has demonstrated a higher rate of chronic diseases in the adult population of individuals whose mothers experienced severe maternal protein restriction (MPR). Using proteomic and in silico analyses, we investigated the lung proteomic profile of young and aged rats exposed to MPR during pregnancy and lactation. Our results demonstrated that MPR lead to structural and immune system pathways changes, and this outcome is coupled with a rise in the PI3k-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway, with increased MMP-2 activity, and CD8 expression in the early life, with long-term effects with aging. This led to the identification of commonly or inversely differentially expressed targets in early life and aging, revealing dysregulated pathways related to the immune system, stress, muscle contraction, tight junctions, and hemostasis. We identified three miRNAs (miR-378a-3p, miR-378a-5p, let-7a-5p) that regulate four proteins (ACTN4, PPIA, HSPA5, CALM1) as probable epigenetic lung marks generated by MPR. In conclusion, MPR impacts the lungs early in life, increasing the possibility of long-lasting negative outcomes for respiratory disorders in the offspring.
健康与疾病的发育起源(DOHaD)概念表明,在母亲经历严重母体蛋白质限制(MPR)的个体中,成年人群中慢性疾病的发生率更高。我们使用蛋白质组学和计算机分析方法,研究了在怀孕期间和哺乳期经历 MPR 的年轻和老年大鼠的肺部蛋白质组特征。我们的结果表明,MPR 导致了结构和免疫系统途径的变化,这种结果与 PI3k-AKT-mTOR 信号通路的上升有关,该通路与 MMP-2 活性增加以及早期生活中的 CD8 表达增加有关,随着年龄的增长,其影响也会长期存在。这导致了在早期生活和衰老中共同或相反差异表达的靶标的鉴定,揭示了与免疫系统、应激、肌肉收缩、紧密连接和止血相关的失调途径。我们鉴定了三个 miRNA(miR-378a-3p、miR-378a-5p、let-7a-5p),它们调节四个蛋白质(ACTN4、PPIA、HSPA5、CALM1),作为可能由 MPR 产生的肺部表观遗传标记。总之,MPR 对肺部的影响在生命早期就出现了,增加了后代出现呼吸障碍的持久负面影响的可能性。