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Oleh:
Christina Rusli
Pembimbing:
dr. Agussalim Bukhari, M.Med., Ph.D, Sp.GK(K)
ABSTRACT
Nutrigenomics
Epigenetic • Heritable
• Associated with different disease states
changes • Modifiable by dietary factors
DNA METHYLATION
DNA METHYLATION
Aging
Epigenetic drift
with aberrant
methylation of ↑ tissue ↑ incidence of
CpG islands in vulnerability to several cancers,
the promoter neoplastic such as colorectal
regions of DNA transformation cancer
repair and tumor
suppressor genes
DNA METHYLATION
Methionine Vitamin
B12 Riboflavin
Folate Choline
Pyridoxine Zinc
Methyl Cofactors
donors
Methionine cycle
Diet and DNA Methylation
Influence Influence
genetic predisposition
expression towards
disease
Affect DNA
Selenium methylation
status
Diet and DNA Methylation
Programming of Methylation state Further
DNA methylation Fetal programming
• Transmitted through interaction
(genetic
mitosis imprinting)
and meiosis
•• Occur
DNA in utero through
maternal diet
•• Possible
Transmitted
with postnatal
environmental factors
methylation • Determined over
prior to generations
birth
Net effect
Affect disease
Epigenetic events • To ‘reset’ the basal
Additional
risk expression of genes epigenetic events
Diet and DNA Methylation
Diabetes Dietary
Epigenetic environment
programming of ancestors
• During critical
The Barker times (germ
hypothesis: cell and early
Fetal embryo
malnutrition development)
Heart Metabolic Influencing
disease syndrome genetic
expression
today
HISTONE MODIFICATION
Acetylation • Acetyl functional group is transferred from one
molecule to one another
2nd • Methyl groups are added to DNA
Methylation
epigenomic
mechanism:
Determine the
modification of Phosphorylation • transcription
Attachment of a phosphate group onto aof genes
protein
histone proteins
(mediate the • Attachment of ubiquitin to lysine residues on substrate
Ubiquitination
folding of DNA protein or itself
into chromatin
which supports
PolyADP-
ribosylation protein
Referred to as the
• Addition of one or more ADP-ribose moieties to a
and influences histone or chromatin
• Analogous to ubiquitination, addition of small
genomic
transcript)
Sumoylation code
ubiquitin-like modifiers
Lead to a
Uracil is mutagenic lesion
Methyl group incorporated into (by predisposing Damage to the
donors are low or DNA instead of that region to the DNA
unavailable thymine formation of
double-strand
breaks in the DNA)
Genomic Instability
Breakage
Genome damage
mainly caused by Associated
Loss
faulty DNA
metabolism and
repair
with ↑
Nutrient
deficiency
Translocation
Strand breaks Cancer
in DNA
incidence
Oxidative
Chromosomal Linked to
stress
Amplification DNA
misrepair Degenerative diseases
• Excess
Alzheimer’s disease
Apoptosis • calories
Parkinson’s disease
Mitotic • Diabetes
malfunction • Vascular disease
Necrosis
Genomic Instability
More
research
Associations between the
Protect against Elevate different measures of
genome genomic genomic damage
damage damage
Actual risk of developing
• Folate • Biotin specific diseases
• Nicotinic acid
• Calcium The identification of food
components that are
potentially protective
DIET AND NUTRITION CONSIDERATIONS/IMPACTS
To identify foods,
nutrients or bioactives • Critical to understand the effect of food
components on gene expression and genome
that can prevent or stability
delay the onset of • Critical to understand the impact of genetic
disease in population diversity within that population.
groups
Examples:
Promote apoptosis
Resists some upper intestinal digestion and
Butyrate starch ester reaches the colon where the butyrate is
released where it may help to Potentially minimize
the risk of developing
colorectal cancer
Diet and Nutrition Considerations/Impacts
Genetic differences in sensory sensitivities
Dietary
behaviors
Influence what is consumed
Diet or
food Attitudes and beliefs
Cultural
issues
Food Lifestyle
choices factors
Impinge on the acceptance of these new
biomic technologies and foods developed
from our greater understanding of
nutrition at the molecular level
Diet and Nutrition Considerations/Impacts
Protective
Nutrients effect Depend on the genetic
background of the individual
Nutrients or Nonprotective
bioactives effect
approaches
Different genetic polymorphisms
suitdiets,
• We should have tailored preventative allespecially
of usifinourthe
diet isfuture
likely to affect
gene expression and hence health outcomes of our successors.