A genome-wide methylation analysis of Chinese Han patients with chronic insomnia disorder
- 26-08-2024
- Insomnia Disorders
- Sleep Breathing Physiology and Disorders • Original Article
- Authors
- Xiao Li
- Xue Meng
- Rong-Rong Zhao
- Ya-Hui Xu
- Published in
- Sleep and Breathing | Issue 6/2024
Abstract
Background
As the most common sleep disorder, chronic insomnia disorder (CID) has become a global health burden to the public. However, it remains unclear about the pathogenesis of this disease. Epigenetic changes may provide important insights into the gene-environment interaction in CID. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the DNA methylation pattern in CID and reveal the epigenetic mechanism of this disease.
Methods
In this study, whole blood DNA was extracted from 8 CID patients (the CID group) and 8 healthy controls (the control group), respectively. Besides, genome-wide DNA methylation was detected by Illumina Human Methylation 850 K Beadchip. Moreover, the sleep quality and insomnia severity were evaluated by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), respectively.
Results
A total of 369 differentially methylated positions (DMPs) and 23 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) were identified between the CID and control groups. LHX6 was identified as the most important differentially methylated gene (DMG). The Gene Ontology (GO) analysis results corroborated that DMPs were significantly enriched in 105 GO terms, including cell signaling, homogenous cell adhesion of plasma membrane adhesion molecules, nervous system development, cell adhesion, and calcium ion binding. In addition, it was demonstrated that DMPs were significantly enriched in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways, including the hippo signaling pathway, Ras signaling pathway, and vitamin B6 metabolism. The DMR-related GO analysis results revealed the positive regulation of protein kinase activities.
Conclusions
DNA methylation plays a critical role in the development of CID, and LHX6 is validated to be an important DMG.
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- Title
- A genome-wide methylation analysis of Chinese Han patients with chronic insomnia disorder
- Authors
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Xiao Li
Xue Meng
Rong-Rong Zhao
Ya-Hui Xu
- Publication date
- 26-08-2024
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Keywords
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Insomnia Disorders
Insomnia Disorders - Published in
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Sleep and Breathing / Issue 6/2024
Print ISSN: 1520-9512
Electronic ISSN: 1522-1709 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-024-03145-7
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