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Brief Report

Supra-physiological folic acid concentrations induce aberrant DNA methylation in normal human cells in vitro

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Pages 689-694 | Published online: 01 Jul 2012

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Figure 1. LINE-1 methylation in normal human fibroblasts (WI-38) and colon epithelial cells (FHC) exposed to normal (n = 12) or supra-physiological (n = 18) folate concentrations over 3 passages. Columns and bars show the mean ± standard error. *p < 0.05.

Figure 1. LINE-1 methylation in normal human fibroblasts (WI-38) and colon epithelial cells (FHC) exposed to normal (n = 12) or supra-physiological (n = 18) folate concentrations over 3 passages. Columns and bars show the mean ± standard error. *p < 0.05.

Figure 2. LINE-1 methylation in normal human fibroblasts (WI-38) cultured in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 0, 0.01, 0.1, 1 or 10 µM folic acid or EMEM over 3 passages (n = 3). Columns and bars show the mean ± standard error. *p < 0.05 for comparisons with 0.01 µM folic acid.

Figure 2. LINE-1 methylation in normal human fibroblasts (WI-38) cultured in RPMI 1640 supplemented with 0, 0.01, 0.1, 1 or 10 µM folic acid or EMEM over 3 passages (n = 3). Columns and bars show the mean ± standard error. *p < 0.05 for comparisons with 0.01 µM folic acid.

Figure 3. CpG island methylation of ESR1 and p16 in human fibroblasts (WI-38) and colon epithelial cells (FHC) exposed to normal (n = 12) or supra-physiological (n = 18) folate concentrations for 3 passages. Columns and bars show the mean ± standard error. *p < 0.01.

Figure 3. CpG island methylation of ESR1 and p16 in human fibroblasts (WI-38) and colon epithelial cells (FHC) exposed to normal (n = 12) or supra-physiological (n = 18) folate concentrations for 3 passages. Columns and bars show the mean ± standard error. *p < 0.01.

Figure 4. Intracellular SAM:SAH ratio in human fibroblasts (WI-38) and colon epithelial cells (FHC) exposed to normal (n = 12) or supra-physiological (n = 18) folate concentrations over 3 passages. Columns and bars show the mean ± standard error. *p < 0.001.

Figure 4. Intracellular SAM:SAH ratio in human fibroblasts (WI-38) and colon epithelial cells (FHC) exposed to normal (n = 12) or supra-physiological (n = 18) folate concentrations over 3 passages. Columns and bars show the mean ± standard error. *p < 0.001.
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