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. 2017 May 2;7(5):e1113. doi: 10.1038/tp.2017.78

Table 1. Main manuscripts that investigated the association between prenatal environmental adversities, epigenetic changes and/or transgenerational effects.

Prenatal environmental adversity Species Epigenetic alterations Trans-generational effects References
Endocrine disruptor
 Vinclozolin Rat Mouse DNA methylation DNA methylation Yes Yes Anway et al.,76 Skinner et al.77 Stouder et al.,78 Guerrero-Bosagna et al.81
 Bisphenol A Mouse DNA methylation Yes Faulk et al.,79 Wolstenholme et al.80
 
High-fat diet Mouse Histone modifications Yes Dunn and Bale,71 Masuyama et al.75
 
Stress exposure Mouse Rats miRNA expression patterns miRNA expression patterns, DNA methylation Yes Yes Morgan and Bale67 Yao et al.,68 Jensen-Pena et al.69
 
Malnutrition Humans Rats DNA methylation Histone modifications Yes Veenendaal et al.,70 Heijmans et al.73 Zheng et al.74
 
Immune activation Rats Mouse miRNA expression patterns Histone modifications, DNA methylation Yes Hollins et al.86 Tang et al.,87 Basil et al.,88 Labouesse et al.,89 Richetto et al.,90 Ronovsky et al.,91 Weber-Stadlbauer et al.92