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Bechi N, Ietta F, Romagnoli R, Jantra S, Cencini M, Galassi G, Serchi T, Corsi I, Focardi S, Paulesu L. Environmental levels of para-nonylphenol are able to affect cytokine secretion in human placenta. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2010; 118:427-31. [PMID: 20194071 PMCID: PMC2854774 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0900882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2009] [Accepted: 11/23/2009] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND para-Nonylphenol (p-NP) is a metabolite of alkylphenols widely used in the chemical industry and manufacturing. It accumulates in the environment, where it acts with estrogen-like activity. We previously showed that p-NP acts on human placenta by inducing trophoblast differentiation and apoptosis. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of p-NP on cytokine secretion in human placenta. METHODS In vitro cultures of chorionic villous explants from human placenta in the first trimester of pregnancy were treated with p-NP (10(13), 10(11), and 10(9) M) in 0.1% ethanol as vehicle. Culture medium was collected after 24 hr and assayed by specific immunoassays for the cytokines granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). RESULTS p-NP modulated cytokine secretion by inducing the release of GM-CSF, IFN-gamma, IL-1beta, IL-4, and IL-10, with a maximum effect at 10(11) M. It reduced the release of TNF-alpha at 10(13) M, whereas levels of IL-2 and IL-5 remained below the detection limit. IL-6 and IL-8 levels were 1001,000 times higher than those of other cytokines, and they were not affected by p-NP. We observed significant differences from controls (ethanol alone) only for GM-CSF and IL-10. CONCLUSION An unbalanced cytokine network at the maternal--fetal interface may result in implantation failure, pregnancy loss, or other complications. The effects of extremely low doses of p-NP on the placental release of cytokines raise considerable concerns about maternal exposure to this endocrine disruptor during pregnancy.
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- Department of Physiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Division, Hospital, Campostaggia, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Sciences, Rheumatology Unit and
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Physiology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Ietta F, Bechi N, Romagnoli R, Bhattacharjee J, Realacci M, Di Vito M, Ferretti C, Paulesu L. 17{beta}-Estradiol modulates the macrophage migration inhibitory factor secretory pathway by regulating ABCA1 expression in human first-trimester placenta. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2010; 298:E411-8. [PMID: 20173014 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00522.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Successful pregnancy involves a series of events, most of them mediated by hormones and cytokines. Estrogens, besides being important for placental growth and embryo development, have a marked effect on the immune system exerting either pro- or anti-inflammatory properties. Numerous studies suggest that estrogens directly affect cellular function, including cytokine production. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a proinflammatory cytokine involved in pregnancy, particularly during the earlier stages of placentation. Since reports on mice have shown that estrogens modulate MIF, herein we investigated the effect of estrogens on human placental MIF. By using an in vitro model of first-trimester chorionic villous explants, we found that 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) was able to modulate the release of MIF in a dose-dependent manner (10(-12) vs. 10(-9) M, P < 0.05; 10(-9) vs. 10(-5) M, P < 0.05; 10(-12) vs. 10(-5) M, P < 0.001). Unlike MIF release, no significant change in tissue MIF protein or MIF mRNA was observed. We showed evidence that E(2) concentrations (10(-9) and 10(-5) M) act on placental tissue downregulating the mRNA and protein expression of the ATP-binding cassette transporter protein A1, a membrane transporter involved in MIF secretion. These findings emphasize the mutual cooperation between hormones and cytokines and suggest that increasing estrogen levels with advancing gestation may have a major role in regulating placental MIF secretion.
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Robbins JR, Skrzypczynska KM, Zeldovich VB, Kapidzic M, Bakardjiev AI. Placental syncytiotrophoblast constitutes a major barrier to vertical transmission of Listeria monocytogenes. PLoS Pathog 2010; 6:e1000732. [PMID: 20107601 PMCID: PMC2809766 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Accepted: 12/18/2009] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Listeria monocytogenes is an important cause of maternal-fetal infections and serves as a model organism to study these important but poorly understood events. L. monocytogenes can infect non-phagocytic cells by two means: direct invasion and cell-to-cell spread. The relative contribution of each method to placental infection is controversial, as is the anatomical site of invasion. Here, we report for the first time the use of first trimester placental organ cultures to quantitatively analyze L. monocytogenes infection of the human placenta. Contrary to previous reports, we found that the syncytiotrophoblast, which constitutes most of the placental surface and is bathed in maternal blood, was highly resistant to L. monocytogenes infection by either internalin-mediated invasion or cell-to-cell spread. Instead, extravillous cytotrophoblasts-which anchor the placenta in the decidua (uterine lining) and abundantly express E-cadherin-served as the primary portal of entry for L. monocytogenes from both extracellular and intracellular compartments. Subsequent bacterial dissemination to the villous stroma, where fetal capillaries are found, was hampered by further cellular and histological barriers. Our study suggests the placenta has evolved multiple mechanisms to resist pathogen infection, especially from maternal blood. These findings provide a novel explanation why almost all placental pathogens have intracellular life cycles: they may need maternal cells to reach the decidua and infect the placenta.
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- Jennifer R. Robbins
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Program in Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Defense, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Department of Biology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Program in Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Defense, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Program in Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Defense, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Institute for Regeneration Medicine, Human Embryonic Stem Cell Program, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
- Program in Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Defense, University of California, San Francisco, California, United States of America
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Dunn WB, Brown M, Worton SA, Crocker IP, Broadhurst D, Horgan R, Kenny LC, Baker PN, Kell DB, Heazell AEP. Changes in the metabolic footprint of placental explant-conditioned culture medium identifies metabolic disturbances related to hypoxia and pre-eclampsia. Placenta 2009; 30:974-80. [PMID: 19775752 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2009] [Revised: 08/18/2009] [Accepted: 08/21/2009] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a multi-system disorder thought to be mediated by circulating factors released from damaged placental villous trophoblast. There is extensive evidence of changes in the villous tissue in PE, some of which may be replicated by culturing villous tissue in hypoxic conditions. Metabolic footprinting offers a hypothesis-generating strategy to investigate factors released from this tissue in vitro. This study investigated differences in the factors released from villous trophoblast from uncomplicated pregnancies (n=6) and those with PE (n=6). In both cases, explanted placental villous fragments were cultured for 96 h in 1% O(2) (hypoxia) or 6% O(2) (placental normoxia). Metabolites consumed from and released into serum-conditioned culture medium were analysed by Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-MS). The relative concentration of 154 features of the metabolic footprint were observed to change in culture medium from uncomplicated pregnancies cultured in normoxic and hypoxic conditions (p<0.00005). 21 and 80 features were also different in culture medium from PE versus uncomplicated pregnancies cultured in hypoxic and normoxic conditions, respectively (p<0.00005). When comparing all 4 groups, 47 metabolic features showed a similar relative concentration in PE-derived media cultured in normoxic conditions to conditioned media from normal villous tissue cultured in hypoxic conditions. These data suggest that hypoxia may have a role in the placental pathogenesis of PE. Three areas of metabolism were highlighted for systems biology investigation; glutamate and glutamine, tryptophan metabolism and leukotriene or prostaglandin metabolism.
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- W B Dunn
- Manchester Centre for Integrative Systems Biology, University of Manchester, M1 7DN, UK
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Pérez-Pérez A, Maymó J, Gambino Y, Dueñas JL, Goberna R, Varone C, Sánchez-Margalet V. Leptin stimulates protein synthesis-activating translation machinery in human trophoblastic cells. Biol Reprod 2009; 81:826-32. [PMID: 19553602 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.109.076513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Leptin was originally considered as an adipocyte-derived signaling molecule for the central control of metabolism. However, pleiotropic effects of leptin have been identified in reproduction and pregnancy, particularly in placenta, where it may work as an autocrine hormone, mediating angiogenesis, growth, and immunomodulation. Leptin receptor (LEPR, also known as Ob-R) shows sequence homology to members of the class I cytokine receptor (gp130) superfamily. In fact, leptin may function as a proinflammatory cytokine. We have previously found that leptin is a trophic and mitogenic factor for trophoblastic cells. In order to further investigate the mechanism by which leptin stimulates cell growth in JEG-3 cells and trophoblastic cells, we studied the phosphorylation state of different proteins of the initiation stage of translation and the total protein synthesis by [(3)H]leucine incorporation in JEG-3 cells. We have found that leptin dose-dependently stimulates the phosphorylation and activation of the translation initiation factor EIF4E as well as the phosphorylation of the EIF4E binding protein EIF4EBP1 (PHAS-I), which releases EIF4E to form active complexes. Moreover, leptin dose-dependently stimulates protein synthesis, and this effect can be partially prevented by blocking mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PIK3) pathways. In conclusion, leptin stimulates protein synthesis, at least in part activating the translation machinery, via the activation of MAPK and PIK3 pathways.
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- Antonio Pérez-Pérez
- Departamento de Bioquímica Médica y Biología Molecular, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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von Versen-Höynck F, Rajakumar A, Bainbridge SA, Gallaher MJ, Roberts JM, Powers RW. Human placental adenosine receptor expression is elevated in preeclampsia and hypoxia increases expression of the A2A receptor. Placenta 2009; 30:434-42. [PMID: 19303140 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2009.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2009] [Revised: 02/22/2009] [Accepted: 02/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Placental hypoxia as a result of impaired trophoblast invasion is suggested to be involved in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia. Hypoxia is a potent stimulus for the release of adenosine, and the actions of adenosine are mediated through four adenosine receptors, A(1), A(2A), A(2B) and A(3). We investigated the presence, distribution and expression of adenosine receptor subtypes in the human placenta, the expression of the adenosine receptors in placentas from pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia, small for gestational age (SGA) infants and uncomplicated pregnancies, and the effect of hypoxia on placental adenosine receptor expression. Immunofluorescent microscopy localized A(1), A(2A), A(2B) and A(3) adenosine receptors to the syncytiotrophoblast, endothelial cells and myofibroblasts within the human placenta. Adenosine receptor protein and message expression levels were significantly higher in placentas from preeclamptic pregnancies with or without SGA infants, but not different in pregnancies with SGA infants alone. In vitro exposure of placental villous explants to hypoxia (2% oxygen) increased the expression of A(2A) adenosine receptor 50%. These data indicate that all four known adenosine receptors are expressed in the human placenta and adenosine receptor expression is significantly higher in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that differences in placental adenosine receptors may contribute to alterations in placental function in preeclampsia.
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- F von Versen-Höynck
- Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Heazell AEP, Taylor NNJ, Greenwood SL, Baker PN, Crocker IP. Does altered oxygenation or reactive oxygen species alter cell turnover of BeWo choriocarcinoma cells? Reprod Biomed Online 2009; 18:111-9. [PMID: 19146777 DOI: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)60432-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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This study assessed the effect of 20 and 6% ambient oxygen (O(2)) or 5-50 micromol/l hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) on apoptosis, necrosis, proliferation and fusion of BeWo cells. The expression of p53, Mdm2 and Bax was assessed by western blotting. Apoptosis was increased in cells cultured in 6% O(2) tension and 50 micromol/l H(2)O(2) (P < 0.05, P < 0.01 by ADP:ATP ratio). In the same conditions, cell viability as estimated by the MTT assay was decreased (6% O(2) P < 0.01, 50 micromol/l H(2)O(2) P < 0.05). Human chorionic gonadotrophin secretion was decreased by culture in 6%O(2) and 50 micromol/l H(2)O(2) (P < 0.05). Cell fusion was also decreased by treatment with 50 micromol/l H(2)O(2) (P < 0.05). Treatment with 50 micromol/l H(2)O(2) was associated with increased expression of p53 and decreased expression of Mdm2 (P < 0.05). This study provides evidence that BeWo cell turnover is altered following exposure to hypoxia or ROS. It is concluded that BeWo cell culture is an appropriate model for investigating the regulation of trophoblast cell turnover. In addition, these data support a role for p53 in mediating altered trophoblast cell turnover in response to oxidative stress.
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- Alexander E P Heazell
- Maternal and Fetal Health Research Group, University of Manchester, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, UK.
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Grisaru-Granovsky S, Maoz M, Barzilay O, Yin YJ, Prus D, Bar-Shavit R. Protease activated receptor-1, PAR1, promotes placenta trophoblast invasion and beta-catenin stabilization. J Cell Physiol 2009; 218:512-21. [PMID: 19040205 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Despite extensive efforts toward elucidation of the molecular pathway controlling cytotrophoblast (CTB) invasion to the uterine decidua, it remains poorly defined. There are striking similarities between tumor cell invasion and cytotrophoblast implantation to the deciduas whereby the role of Protease Activated Receptors (PARs) and wnt signaling is well recognized. We examine here consequences of modulation of PAR1 and PAR2 expression and function on CTB invasion and beta-catenin stabilization. Toward this end, we utilized a model system of extravillous trophoblast (EVT) organ culture and various placenta cell lines (e.g., JAR and HTR-8/Svneo). Activation of PAR1 induces EVT invasion while hPar1-SiRNA and PAR1 antagonist SCH79797--effectively inhibited it. In parallel, the Wnt inhibitor Dickkopf-1 (Dkk1) similarly inhibited it. Nuclear localization of beta-catenin is seen only after PAR1 activation, and is markedly reduced following the application of hPar1-SiRNA construct and PAR1 antagonist in CTBs. In contrast, PAR2 elicited a low cytoplasmic beta-catenin level as also proliferation and invasion. In the non-activated CTBs in-comparison, beta-catenin appeared limited to the membrane pools. Concomitantly, a temporal regulated pattern of Wnt-4, 5a, 7b, 10a, 10b expression is seen along PAR1 appearance. Enforced expression of Wnt antagonists, Secreted Frizzled Related Proteins; SFRP2 & 5; into HTR-8/Svneo, resulted with a markedly reduced nuclear beta-catenin levels, similar to the effect obtained by hPar1-SiRNA treatment. Identification of PAR1 downstream target/s may nonetheless contribute to the formation of a future platform system for eliciting a firm placenta-uterus interactions and to the definition of late pregnancy outcomes.
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Kim YH, Hwang HS, Kim YT, Kim HS, Park YW. Modulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase Secretion by Adenosine A3 Receptor in Preeclamptic Villous Explants. Reprod Sci 2008; 15:939-49. [DOI: 10.1177/1933719108322431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Young-Han Kim
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ajou University College of Medicine, Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea,
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Kovo M, Golan A. In Vitro Models Using the Human Placenta to Study Fetal Exposure to Drugs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.4137/cmrh.s974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Over the recent years there has been a gradual rise in the use of pharmaceuticals during pregnancy. Knowledge on placental drug transfer and metabolism has increased during the past decades as well. Investigation of the transplacental transfer of any therapeutically useful drug is essential to the understanding of its metabolic processes and is a prerequisite for its use during pregnancy. The purpose of this review is to give insight on the various techniques that have been developed to evaluate transplacental transfer of drugs and xenobiotics.
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- Michal Kovo
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the E. Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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Rampersad R, Barton A, Sadovsky Y, Nelson DM. The C5b-9 membrane attack complex of complement activation localizes to villous trophoblast injury in vivo and modulates human trophoblast function in vitro. Placenta 2008; 29:855-61. [PMID: 18783824 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2008] [Revised: 07/11/2008] [Accepted: 07/22/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The complement system plays an important role in normal human pregnancy. Uncontrolled activation of this system has been associated with many disease states. We tested the hypothesis that the C5b-9 membrane attack complex (MAC) localizes to sites of villous injury and modulates trophoblast function. Placental sections from pregnancies with no complications, intrauterine growth restriction, or preeclampsia were immunostained and the surface density for MAC and fibrin was determined by morphometric analysis. Primary cytotrophoblasts from term placentas were cultured in a FiO(2) of <1%, 8% and 20% with 10% human serum containing active MAC or heat-inactivated control serum. Immunofluorescent MAC binding to trophoblast was quantified, and the neoepitopes formed in cytokeratin 18 filaments and poly-ADP-ribose polymerase during apoptosis were used to measure cell death. Trophoblast differentiation was assessed by HCG secretion, formation of syncytia, and expression of syncytin. MAC localized to fibrin deposits in normal placentas, and especially in placentas from IUGR and preeclampsia. MAC binding to cytotrophoblasts was inversely proportional to FiO(2) and enhanced apoptosis. MAC increased markers of differentiation in cultures at 72h (medium HCG, syncytia and syncytin expression). Our findings demonstrate that MAC associates with fibrin deposits at sites of villous injury in vivo. Hypoxia also enhances MAC deposition in cultured trophoblasts and MAC alters trophoblast function in a phenotype specific manner.
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- R Rampersad
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University, 4566 Scott Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Heazell A, Brown M, Dunn W, Worton S, Crocker I, Baker P, Kell D. Analysis of the Metabolic Footprint and Tissue Metabolome of Placental Villous Explants Cultured at Different Oxygen Tensions Reveals Novel Redox Biomarkers. Placenta 2008; 29:691-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2008] [Revised: 05/01/2008] [Accepted: 05/02/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Denison FC, Battersby S, King AE, Szuber M, Jabbour HN. Prokineticin-1: a novel mediator of the inflammatory response in third-trimester human placenta. Endocrinology 2008; 149:3470-7. [PMID: 18372330 PMCID: PMC2694305 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-1695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Prokineticin-1 (PK1) is a recently described protein with a wide range of functions, including tissue-specific angiogenesis, modulation of inflammatory responses, and regulation of hemopoiesis. The aim of this study was to investigate the localization and expression of PK1 and PK receptor-1 (PKR1), their signaling pathways, and the effect of PK1 on expression of the inflammatory mediators cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and IL-8 in third-trimester placenta. PK1 and PKR1 were highly expressed in term placenta and immunolocalized to syncytiotrophoblasts, cytotrophoblasts, fetal endothelium, and macrophages. PK1 induced a time-dependent increase in expression of IL-8 and COX-2, which was significantly reduced by inhibitors of Gq, cSrc, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), and MAPK kinase. Treatment of third-trimester placenta with 40 nm PK1 induced a rapid phosphorylation of cSrc, EGFR, and ERK1/2. Phosphorylation of ERK1/2 in response to PK1 was dependent on sequential phosphorylation of cSrc and EGFR. Using double-immunofluorescent immunohistochemistry, PKR1 colocalized with IL-8 and COX-2 in placenta. These data suggest that PK1 may have a novel role as a mediator of the inflammatory response in placenta.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens, CD/metabolism
- Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic/metabolism
- Blotting, Western
- Cyclooxygenase 2/metabolism
- ErbB Receptors/metabolism
- Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/metabolism
- Female
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Vitro Techniques
- Interleukin-8/metabolism
- Keratins/metabolism
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Myometrium/metabolism
- Phosphorylation/drug effects
- Placenta/drug effects
- Placenta/metabolism
- Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1/metabolism
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Trimester, Third
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/genetics
- Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled/metabolism
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Endocrine-Gland-Derived/genetics
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Endocrine-Gland-Derived/metabolism
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor, Endocrine-Gland-Derived/pharmacology
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- Fiona C Denison
- Department of Reproductive and Developmental Sciences, Centre for Reproductive Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Hung TH, Chen SF, Liou JD, Hsu JJ, Li MJ, Yeh YL, Hsieh TT. Bax, Bak and mitochondrial oxidants are involved in hypoxia-reoxygenation-induced apoptosis in human placenta. Placenta 2008; 29:565-83. [PMID: 18472157 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2007] [Revised: 03/20/2008] [Accepted: 03/29/2008] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Although apoptosis is prominent in placental cells in pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, the cause is unknown. We surmised that hypoxia-reoxygenation (HR) is the mechanism and hypothesized that mitochondrial oxidants and Bcl-2 proteins cause HR-induced placental apoptosis. Our goal was studying expression of five Bcl-2 proteins--Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Bax, Bak, Bad--and testing effects of diazoxide and cyclosporine A on oxidative stress and apoptosis in villous tissues subjected to HR. Term human placentas were obtained from normal pregnancies following elective caesarean deliveries. Villous tissues were subjected to "repetitive HR" (one hour at 2% O(2) then one hour at 8% O(2), alternatively, for a total of 6h) or "prolonged HR" (3h at 2% O(2) then 3h of 8% O(2)). Samples maintained at 2% and 8% O(2) served as hypoxic and normoxic controls, respectively. Prolonged HR caused the most severe villous apoptotic changes, increased the expression of Bax and Bak mRNA and protein and reduced the expression of Bcl-2 mRNA. Pre-administration of diazoxide and cyclosporine A reduced TUNEL-positive nuclei and levels of nitrotyrosine and 4-hydroxy-2-nonenol after prolonged HR. Thus, duration of hypoxia and reoxygenation is important in determining severity of HR-induced apoptosis in placenta. These apoptotic changes are closely associated with Bax and Bak effects and oxidative stress in mitochondria.
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- T-H Hung
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei 105, Taiwan
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Seeho S, Park J, Rowe J, Morris J, Gallery E. Villous explant culture using early gestation tissue from ongoing pregnancies with known normal outcomes: the effect of oxygen on trophoblast outgrowth and migration. Hum Reprod 2008; 23:1170-9. [DOI: 10.1093/humrep/den066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Nicola C, Chirpac A, Lala PK, Chakraborty C. Roles of Rho guanosine 5'-triphosphatase A, Rho kinases, and extracellular signal regulated kinase (1/2) in prostaglandin E2-mediated migration of first-trimester human extravillous trophoblast. Endocrinology 2008; 149:1243-51. [PMID: 18079197 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-1136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Prostaglandin (PG) E(2) may regulate invasiveness of human placenta because we previously reported stimulation of migration of placental trophoblasts by PGE(2) acting through PGE receptor (EP)-1 and activating calpain. RhoA GTPase and its important effector Rho kinase (ROCK) have also been previously shown to regulate trophoblast migration. Using immortalized HTR-8/SVneo trophoblast cells and first-trimester human chorionic villus explant cultures on matrigel, we further examined the role of RhoA/ROCK and MAPK (ERK1/2) pathways on PGE(2)-mediated stimulation of trophoblast migration. Migration of cytotrophoblasts was shown to be inhibited by treatment of the trophoblast cell line and chorionic villus explants with either cell-permeable C3 transferase or selective RhoA small interfering RNA. These inhibitions were significantly mitigated by the addition of PGE(2), an EP1/EP3 agonist or an EP3/EP4 agonist, suggesting that RhoA plays an important role in trophoblast migration but may not be obligatory for PGE(2) action. Treatment of HTR-8/SVneo cells with nonselective ROCK inhibitor Y27632 or ROCK small interfering RNAs inhibited migration of these cells, which could not be rescued with PGE(2) or the other two EP agonists, suggesting the obligatory role of ROCK in PGE(2)-induced migratory response. Furthermore, U0126, an inhibitor of MAPK kinases MEK1 and MEK2, abrogated PGE(2)-induced migration of trophoblasts, and PGE(2) or the other two EP agonists stimulated ERK1/2 activation in trophoblasts, which was not abrogated by pretreatment with C3 transferase, indicating that ERK signaling pathway is an efficient alternate pathway for RhoA in PGE(2)-mediated migration of trophoblasts. These results suggest that ROCK and ERK1/2 play more important roles than RhoA in PGE(2)-mediated migration stimulation of first-trimester trophoblasts.
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- Catalin Nicola
- Department of Anatomy, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5C1
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David V, Guignandon A, Martin A, Malaval L, Lafage-Proust MH, Rattner A, Mann V, Noble B, Jones DB, Vico L. Ex Vivo Bone Formation in Bovine Trabecular Bone Cultured in a Dynamic 3D Bioreactor Is Enhanced by Compressive Mechanical Strain. Tissue Eng Part A 2008; 14:117-26. [DOI: 10.1089/ten.a.2007.0051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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- Valentin David
- INSERM U890, Laboratoire de Biologie du Tissu Osseux, IFR143, IFRESIS, Université Jean Monnet, St. Etienne, F-42023, France
- Present address: The Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- INSERM U890, Laboratoire de Biologie du Tissu Osseux, IFR143, IFRESIS, Université Jean Monnet, St. Etienne, F-42023, France
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- INSERM U890, Laboratoire de Biologie du Tissu Osseux, IFR143, IFRESIS, Université Jean Monnet, St. Etienne, F-42023, France
- Present address: The Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas
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- INSERM U890, Laboratoire de Biologie du Tissu Osseux, IFR143, IFRESIS, Université Jean Monnet, St. Etienne, F-42023, France
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- INSERM U890, Laboratoire de Biologie du Tissu Osseux, IFR143, IFRESIS, Université Jean Monnet, St. Etienne, F-42023, France
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- INSERM U890, Laboratoire de Biologie du Tissu Osseux, IFR143, IFRESIS, Université Jean Monnet, St. Etienne, F-42023, France
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- Scottish Mechanotransduction Consortium, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Scottish Mechanotransduction Consortium, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Experimental Orthopaedics and Biomechanics, Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
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- INSERM U890, Laboratoire de Biologie du Tissu Osseux, IFR143, IFRESIS, Université Jean Monnet, St. Etienne, F-42023, France
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Angiotensin II mimics the hypoxic effect on regulating trophoblast proliferation and differentiation in human placental explant cultures. Life Sci 2008; 82:59-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2007] [Revised: 10/02/2007] [Accepted: 10/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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In eutherian mammals, the first functional organ is the placenta, a transient structure that is rapidly assembled in the extraembryonic compartment. By necessity the placenta develops in advance of the embryo, which it supports in utero by performing many of the same functions that the lungs, gastrointestinal tract, and urinary system carry out after birth. Specialized epithelial cells that arise from the placenta, termed cytotrophoblasts (CTBs), are responsible for redirecting maternal blood to the developing conceptus, which occurs as a result of the cells' aggressive invasion through the maternal endometrial stroma (interstitial invasion) and resident blood vessels (endovascular invasion). The latter process involves displacement of maternal endothelium and induction of apoptosis in the surrounding smooth muscle. Together, these events result in a reduction of blood vessel elasticity and increased blood flow. In the past, investigations of human CTB endovascular invasion have been limited to immunohistochemical examination of tissue sections. In this chapter, we will discuss the use of in vitro and in vivo techniques that have been recently adapted for the study of the complex events that occur during CTB endovascular invasion. As an introduction, we provide background on placental anatomy and the molecular basis of CTB behaviors. To follow, we present techniques used in the isolation and culture of primary CTBs and chorionic villous explants. Approaches for identifying trophoblast-modified blood vessels in placental tissue sections are also described. Next, we review methods used by other groups to study CTB/endothelial interactions in culture focusing on techniques that employ isolated cells and chorionic explants. Finally, we conclude with methods devised by our group and others to explore the complex heterotypic cell-cell interactions that occur as CTBs invade blood vessels in vivo in the nude mouse.
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- Nathan M Hunkapiller
- , 415-476-1092, Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California San Francisco
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- , 415-476-1092, Professor, Department of Cell and Tissue Biology, University of California San Francisco
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Campbell S, Park JH, Rowe J, Seeho SKM, Morris JM, Gallery EDM. Chorionic Villus Sampling as a Source of Trophoblasts. Placenta 2007; 28:1118-22. [PMID: 17825406 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2007] [Revised: 07/20/2007] [Accepted: 07/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Unlike trophoblasts obtained from pregnancy termination material, trophoblasts grown from explanted chorionic villus samples (CVS) from 11-14 weeks of gestation potentially enable investigation of pre-eclampsia and other pregnancy disorders as the pregnancy outcome will later be known. CVS surplus to diagnostic needs were cultured as explants on either Matrigel or gelatin and the outgrowing cells characterised. Cell morphology was examined and the cells were stained for cytokeratin-7 and HLA-G. Outgrowing trophoblasts co-stained strongly for HLA-G and cytokeratin-7. While outgrowths on Matrigel grew faster and were 100% positive for cytokeratin-7, they proved to be embedded in the matrix and difficult to passage. Outgrowths on gelatin could be released by trypsinisation and were subcultured and further characterised before and after freezing. These cells should prove a valuable resource for the examination of disorders of pregnancy.
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- S Campbell
- Perinatal Research Group, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, The University of Sydney at Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales 2065, Australia
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Myren M, Mose T, Mathiesen L, Knudsen LE. The human placenta – An alternative for studying foetal exposure. Toxicol In Vitro 2007; 21:1332-40. [PMID: 17624715 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2007.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2006] [Revised: 04/13/2007] [Accepted: 05/29/2007] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Pregnant women are daily exposed to a wide selection of foreign substances. Sources are as different as lifestyle factors (smoking, daily care products, alcohol consumption, etc.), maternal medication or occupational/environmental exposures. The placenta provides the link between mother and foetus, and though its main task is to act as a barrier and transport nutrients and oxygen to the foetus, many foreign compounds are transported across the placenta to some degree and may therefore influence the unborn child. Foetal exposures to environmental and medicinal products may have impact on the growth of the foetus (e.g. cigarette smoke) and development of the foetal organs (e.g. methylmercury and thalidomide). The scope of this review is to give insight to the placental anatomy, development and function. Furthermore, the compounds physical properties and the transfer mechanism across the placental barrier are evaluated. In order to determine the actual foetal risk from exposure to a chemical many studies regarding the topic are necessary, including means of transportation, toxicological targets and effects. For this purpose several in vivo and in vitro models including the placental perfusion system are models of choice.
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- Maja Myren
- Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Oester Farimagsgade 5, DK 1014 Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Mehendale R, Hibbard J, Fazleabas A, Leach R. Placental angiogenesis markers sFlt-1 and PlGF: response to cigarette smoke. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2007; 197:363.e1-5. [PMID: 17904960 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2007] [Revised: 05/20/2007] [Accepted: 06/14/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Excess soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1), and reduced placental growth factor (PlGF) mediate the genesis of preeclampsia. Cigarette smoking reduces the risk of preeclampsia. We hypothesized that placental secretion of sFlt-1 and PlGF was affected by exposure to cigarette smoke extract. STUDY DESIGN Term placental villous explants were cultured with cigarette smoke extract. Media were analyzed for sFlt-1 and PlGF. Apoptosis was measured by TUNEL staining. Results are reported as sFlt-1 or PlGF picogram/milliliter/milligram wet weight of explant. RESULTS Exposure to cigarette smoke extract reduced secretion of sFlt-1 in a dose-dependent manner. There was no difference in apoptosis. In contrast with sFlt-1, PlGF did not decline when incubated with cigarette smoke extract. CONCLUSION Exposure of placental villous explants to cigarette smoke extract results in a proangiogenic state with reduced sFlt-1 and relative abundance of PlGF. This is the reverse of changes that are seen in preeclampsia and may explain the reduction of preeclampsia in smokers.
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- Ramkrishna Mehendale
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
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Heazell AEP, Moll SJ, Jones CJP, Baker PN, Crocker IP. Formation of Syncytial Knots is Increased by Hyperoxia, Hypoxia and Reactive Oxygen Species. Placenta 2007; 28 Suppl A:S33-40. [PMID: 17140657 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2006.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2006] [Revised: 10/06/2006] [Accepted: 10/06/2006] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The syncytiotrophoblast contains aggregates of nuclei termed syncytial knots. Increased numbers of syncytial knots have been reported in placentae of pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction (FGR). As oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathophysiology of these disorders, we hypothesised that the formation of syncytial knots may be induced by exposure to hypoxia, hyperoxia or reactive oxygen species (ROS). We assessed both the number and morphology of syncytial knots induced by culture in hypoxia, hyperoxia and with ROS. We also investigated whether the presence of syncytial knots in normal tissue was associated with a down-regulation of anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2, Mdm2, XIAP and survivin. Using our measurement system we describe an increased number of syncytial knots when tissue is cultured in hypoxia, hyperoxia or in the presence of ROS. The morphology of these syncytial knots was similar to those seen in vitro, although the nuclei from cultured placental explants were morphologically more homogenous, had fewer nuclear pores, and a higher heterochromatin:euchromatin ratio. Despite the apoptotic appearances of nuclei we did not detect a loss of anti-apoptotic proteins in the region of syncytial knots. We conclude that the increased number of syncytial knots in placentae from pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia and FGR can be replicated in vitro by ROS or hypoxia, supporting their involvement in the pathogenesis of these conditions.
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- A E P Heazell
- Maternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester M13 0JH, UK.
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Reti NG, Lappas M, Huppertz B, Riley C, Wlodek ME, Henschke P, Permezel M, Rice GE. Effect of high oxygen on placental function in short-term explant cultures. Cell Tissue Res 2007; 328:607-16. [PMID: 17318588 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-006-0375-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2006] [Accepted: 12/22/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ex situ culture of human gestational tissues has been routinely used as a model to investigate tissue function. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of varying oxygen concentrations on human term placental explants over a 24-h time period. Specifically, the effect of incubating placental explants in oxygen concentrations of 8%, 21% or 95% on tissue viability, metabolism and cell death was measured by assessing glucose consumption, lactate production, release of lactate dehydrogenase, parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and 8-isoprostane, immunoreactivity for cleaved-caspase-9 and immunohistochemistry for the caspase-3-cleaved cytokeratin-18 neoepitope, M30. Exposure to higher oxygen concentrations significantly increased the rates of glucose consumption and lactate production. Apoptosis was significantly increased under conditions of higher oxygen as evidenced by increased M30 in placental explant sections. Similarly, hyperoxia significantly increased the releases of PTHrP, TNF-alpha and 8-isoprostane. Thus, incubation of placental explants with oxygen concentrations of 95% and, to a lesser extent, 21% oxygen was associated with the modulation of multiple cellular response pathways including those associated with tissue viability and cell death. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that hyperoxia activates pathways and mechanisms involved in cellular metabolism, necrosis and apoptosis, thereby shifting the balance from a steady state towards cell death.
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- Nicole G Reti
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mercy Perinatal Research Centre, Mercy Hospital for Women, University of Melbourne, 163 Studley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
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Al-Asmakh M, Race H, Tan S, Sullivan MHF. The effects of oxygen concentration on in vitro output of prostaglandin E2 and interleukin-6 from human fetal membranes. Mol Hum Reprod 2007; 13:197-201. [PMID: 17208929 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gal109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Labour at all gestational ages has clear biochemical parallels with an inflammatory response, typified by the increased output of prostaglandins (PGs) and cytokines within the pregnant uterus. The main sources are the fetal membranes, including the amnion, chorion and decidua, and it is well established that stimuli [bacteria, bacterial endotoxins, interleukin (IL)-1beta, corticotrophin releasing hormone and platelet activating factor], as well as negative regulators (progesterone and IL-10), control the net output of PGs and cytokines in vitro. In this study, we have investigated the effect of oxygen tension on fetal membrane biology, as a reconsideration of the literature suggests that fetal membranes are normally exposed to approximately 3% O(2) (approximately 20 mmHg) in vivo, rather than the 20% O(2) (150 mmHg) used for in vitro culture. The output of prostaglandin E(2) from non-activated fetal membranes in response to IL-1beta was decreased by approximately 80% at 16 and 24 h of culture, whereas the inhibition of IL-6 production was time-dependent, reaching 90% after 16 h and 50% after 24 h. Tissues obtained after labour (or after the activation of inflammatory processes leading to labour) were not inhibited by the low levels of oxygen, indicating that only before the onset of labour does oxygen regulate fetal membrane biology. The data identify oxygen as a regulator of fetal membrane inflammatory functions during human pregnancy, and its mechanism of action requires further study.
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- M Al-Asmakh
- Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Sullivan M, Galea P, Latif S. What is the appropriate oxygen tension for in vitro culture? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 12:653. [PMID: 17008346 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gal081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Bechi N, Ietta F, Romagnoli R, Focardi S, Corsi I, Buffi C, Paulesu L. Estrogen-Like Response to p-Nonylphenol in Human First Trimester Placenta and BeWo Choriocarcinoma Cells. Toxicol Sci 2006; 93:75-81. [PMID: 16790488 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfl043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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p-Nonylphenol (p-NP) is a metabolite of alkylphenol ethoxylates used as surfactants in the manufacturing industry. Although it is reported to have estrogenic activity and to be transferred from the mother to the embryo, no data are available on its effects on the development of the human placenta. In the present study, we investigated estrogen receptors' (ERs) expression in the first trimester human placenta. Using an in vitro model of chorionic villous explants, we then compared the effects of p-NP and 17beta-estradiol (17beta-E2). Finally, a trophoblast-derived choriocarcinoma cell line, BeWo, was used as a model of trophoblast cell differentiation. Our results showed that the first trimester placenta expresses three ER-alpha isoforms of 67, 46, and 39 kDa and one ER-beta isoform of 55 kDa. Immunohistochemistry revealed the expression of ER-alpha in the villous cytotrophoblast, whereas ER-beta was mainly expressed by the syncytiotrophoblast. Treatment of explant cultures with p-NP (10(-9)M) and 17beta-E2 (10(-9)M) significantly increased beta-hCG secretion and cell apoptosis but did not modify ER expression. After 72 h of exposure, hormone release was significantly higher in p-NP- than 17beta-E2-treated explant cultures. By this time, cleavage of caspase-3 was evident in cultures treated with 17beta-E2 and p-NP. In BeWo cells, a caspase-3 band of 20-16 kDa was evident after 1 h of treatment with p-NP and after 24 h of treatment with 17beta-E2 or forskolin. These findings suggest that the human trophoblast may be highly responsive to p-NP and raise concern about maternal exposure in early gestation.
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- Nicoletta Bechi
- Department of Physiology, University of Siena, via Aldo Moro, Siena 53100, Italy
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Elustondo PA, Hannigan GE, Caniggia I, MacPhee DJ. Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) is highly expressed in first trimester human chorionic villi and regulates migration of a human cytotrophoblast-derived cell line. Biol Reprod 2006; 74:959-68. [PMID: 16436524 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.105.050419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The placenta represents a critically important fetal-maternal interaction. Trophoblast migration and invasion into the uterine wall is a precisely controlled process and aberrations in these processes are implicated in diseases such as preeclampsia. Integrin-linked kinase (ILK) is a multifunctional, cytoplasmic, serine/threonine kinase that has been implicated in regulating processes such as cell proliferation, survival, migration, and invasion; yet the temporal and spatial pattern of expression of ILK in human chorionic villi and its role in early human placental development are completely unknown. We hypothesized that ILK would be expressed in trophoblast subtypes of human chorionic villi during early placental development and that it would regulate trophoblast migration. Immunoblot analysis revealed that ILK protein was highly detectable in placental tissue samples throughout gestation. In floating branches of chorionic villi, from 6 to 15 wk of gestation immunofluorescence analysis of ILK expression in placental tissue sections demonstrated that ILK was highly detectable in the cytoplasm and membranes of villous cytotrophoblast cells and in stromal mesenchyme, whereas it was barely detectable in the syncytiotrophoblast layer. In anchoring branches of villi, ILK was highly localized to plasma membranes of extravillous trophoblast cells. Transient expression of dominant negative E359K-ILK in the villous explant-derived trophoblast cell line HTR8-SVneo dramatically reduced migration into wounds compared to cells expressing wild-type ILK or empty vector. Therefore, our work has demonstrated that ILK is highly expressed in trophoblast subtypes of human chorionic villi during the first trimester of pregnancy and is a likely mediator of trophoblast migration during this period of development.
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- P A Elustondo
- Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Health Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada A1B 3V6
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Turner MA, Roulstone CJ, Desforges M, Cretney M, Champion E, Lacey H, Greenwood SL. The extent and variability of effects of culture conditions on the secretion of human chorionic gonadotrophin and interleukin-6 by human, term placental explants in culture. Placenta 2006; 27:98-102. [PMID: 16310043 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2004.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2004] [Revised: 12/07/2004] [Accepted: 12/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Culture of explants derived from third trimester human placenta is used in a range of contexts as an experimental model that retains tissue architecture. This study aimed to explore the variability between, and within, individuals of secretion by explants of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) and interleukin-6 (IL-6). Standard culture medium contained hydrocortisone, insulin, retinoic acid and serum. Under these conditions explants displayed significant differences in the time-course and extent of hCG secretion. Peak hCG secretion varied between 1.19 and 242 mIU/mg protein/h (coefficient of variation (CV) = 111%) and could occur between days 4 and 7 of culture. hCG secretion was more variable if explant protein was < 400 microg. Unadjusted day 7 hCG secretion showed marked variation: intra-placental CV = 15%, inter-placental CV = 86%. When day 7 hCG secretion was standardised by day 6 secretion, intra-placental CV was 6.9%, inter-placental CV was 4.0%. When this standardisation was applied, hCG secretion during day 7 of culture was not affected by removal of hydrocortisone, insulin or serum from the medium or by the addition of tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). The secretion of IL-6 during day 7 of culture (standardised by taking natural logarithms) was increased markedly by the addition of TNF-alpha but unaltered by removing hydrocortisone, insulin or serum. Thus, we have shown that although variable, secretion by placental explants can be used to investigate how placental tissue adapts to different culture conditions. However, explants of the same protein content may have markedly different secretory properties.
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- M A Turner
- Academic Unit of Child Health, Division of Human Development & Reproductive Health, Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 0JH, UK.
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