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Zhu Y, Liu X, Xu Y, Lin Y. Hyperglycemia disturbs trophoblast functions and subsequently leads to failure of uterine spiral artery remodeling. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2023; 14:1060253. [PMID: 37091848 PMCID: PMC10113679 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1060253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Uterine spiral artery remodeling is necessary for fetal growth and development as well as pregnancy outcomes. During remodeling, trophoblasts invade the arteries, replace the endothelium and disrupt the vascular smooth muscle, and are strictly regulated by the local microenvironment. Elevated glucose levels at the fetal-maternal interface are associated with disorganized placental villi and poor placental blood flow. Hyperglycemia disturbs trophoblast proliferation and invasion via inhibiting the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, altering the protein expression of related proteases (MMP9, MMP2, and uPA) and angiogenic factors (VEGF, PIGF). Besides, hyperglycemia influences the cellular crosstalk between immune cells, trophoblast, and vascular cells, leading to the failure of spiral artery remodeling. This review provides insight into molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways of hyperglycemia that influence trophoblast functions and uterine spiral artery remodeling.
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- Yueyue Zhu
- Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China
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- The International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Yi Lin,
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Maia J, Fonseca BM, Teixeira N, Correia-da-Silva G. The endocannabinoids anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol modulate the expression of angiogenic factors on HTR8/SVneo placental cells. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2022; 180:102440. [PMID: 35490598 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2022.102440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The interest on the endocannabinoid system (ECS) in human reproduction has grown due to its involvement in placenta development, which led to growing concerns over pregnant cannabis consumer's impact on pregnancy outcome. The endocannabinoids anandamide (AEA) and 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) modulate placental trophoblast proliferation and apoptosis. However, their role on other placentation events such as angiogenesis and invasion are unknown. Using the human extravillous trophoblast HTR-8/SVneo cells, a well-accepted model of first trimester extravillous trophoblast (EVT), this study aims to investigate whether AEA and 2-AG can modulate the expression of angiogenesis- and invasion-related factors. Transcript analysis of angiogenic factors of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) protein family demonstrated the ability of AEA to increase VEGF-C and VEGFR3 expression via cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 while the placental growth factor (PlGF) was increased through CB1. Moreover, an increase in VEGFR1, sFLT1, VEGFR2, MMP-2 and TIMP-1 independent of cannabinoid receptor activation was verified. However, 2-AG only increased PlGF transcript through CB1/CB2 activation. Both endocannabinoids stimulated HTR8/SVneo endothelial-like tube formation. As for the wound healing assay, only 2-AG was able to increase the percentage of wound closure. Moreover, the data demonstrated that both AEA and 2-AG, via cannabinoid receptors, activated the STAT3 signaling pathway. Distinct effects were observed on transcription factor HIF-1α and AKT phosphorylation that decreased with both endocannabinoids. Although different angiogenic and migration factors are affected the results obtained in this work showcase once more the ability of the endocannabinoids to modulate key processes in placental physiology.
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- J Maia
- UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, 4050-313 Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, Porto, 4050-313 Portugal
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- UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, 4050-313 Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, Porto, 4050-313 Portugal
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- UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, 4050-313 Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, Porto, 4050-313 Portugal
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- UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Laboratory of Biochemistry, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Porto, 4050-313 Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, Porto, 4050-313 Portugal.
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Fraser R, Zenclussen AC. Killer Timing: The Temporal Uterine Natural Killer Cell Differentiation Pathway and Implications for Female Reproductive Health. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:904744. [PMID: 35832424 PMCID: PMC9271944 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.904744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Natural killer (NK) cells are the predominant maternal uterine immune cell component, and they densely populate uterine mucosa to promote key changes in the post-ovulatory endometrium and in early pregnancy. It is broadly accepted that (a) immature, inactive endometrial NK (eNK) cells in the pre-ovulatory endometrium become activated and transition into decidual NK (dNK) cells in the secretory stage, peri-implantation endometrium, and continue to mature into early pregnancy; and (b) that secretory-stage and early pregnancy dNK cells promote uterine vascular growth and mediate trophoblast invasion, but do not exert their killing function. However, this may be an overly simplistic view. Evidence of specific dNK functional killer roles, as well as opposing effects of dNK cells on the uterine vasculature before and after conception, indicates the presence of a transitory secretory-stage dNK cell (s-dNK) phenotype with a unique angiodevelopmental profile during the peri-implantation period, that is that is functionally distinct from the angiomodulatory dNK cells that promote vessel destabilisation and vascular cell apoptosis to facilitate uterine vascular changes in early pregnancy. It is possible that abnormal activation and differentiation into the proposed transitory s-dNK phenotype may have implications in uterine pathologies ranging from infertility to cancer, as well as downstream effects on dNK cell differentiation in early pregnancy. Further, dysregulated transition into the angiomodulatory dNK phenotype in early pregnancy will likely have potential repercussions for adverse pregnancy outcomes, since impaired dNK function is associated with several obstetric complications. A comprehensive understanding of the uterine NK cell temporal differentiation pathway may therefore have important translational potential due to likely NK phenotypic functional implications in a range of reproductive, obstetric, and gynaecological pathologies.
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- Rupsha Fraser
- Centre for Reproductive Health, Queen’s Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Rupsha Fraser,
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- Department of Environmental Immunology, UFZ-Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle, Leipzig, Germany
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Reppetti J, Medina Y, Farina M, Damiano AE, Martínez NA. Hyperosmolarity Impairs Human Extravillous Trophoblast Differentiation by Caveolae Internalization. Front Physiol 2021; 12:760163. [PMID: 34938200 PMCID: PMC8685424 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.760163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We recently reported that an intact caveolar structure is necessary for adequate cell migration and tubulogenesis of the human extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cells. Emerging evidence supports that hyperosmolarity induces the internalization of caveolae into the cytoplasm and accelerates their turnover. Furthermore, signaling pathways associated with the regulation of trophoblast differentiation are localized in caveolae. We hypothesized that hyperosmolarity impairs EVT differentiation and caveolae/caveolin−1 (Cav-1) participates in this process. EVT cells (Swan 71 cell line) were cultured in complete Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium/Nutrient Mixture F-12 and exposed to hyperosmolar condition (generated by the addition of 100 mM sucrose). Hyperosmolarity altered the EVT cell migration and the formation of tube-like structures. In addition, cell invasion was decreased along with a reduction in the latent and active forms of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP−2) secreted by these cells. With respect to Cav-1 protein abundance, we found that hyperosmolarity enhanced its degradation by the lysosomal pathway. Accordingly, in the hyperosmolar condition, we also observed a significant increase in the number of vacuoles and the internalization of the caveolae into the cytoplasm. Taken together, our findings suggest that hyperosmolarity may induce caveolae internalization and increase their turnover, compromising the normal differentiation of EVT cells.
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- Julieta Reppetti
- Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO) - CONICET- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO) - CONICET- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Fisiopatología Placentaria, Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos (CEFYBO) - CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO) - CONICET- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO) - CONICET- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Cañumil VA, Bogetti E, de la Cruz Borthiry FL, Ribeiro ML, Beltrame JS. Steroid hormones and first trimester vascular remodeling. VITAMINS AND HORMONES 2021; 116:363-387. [PMID: 33752825 DOI: 10.1016/bs.vh.2021.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Successful implantation and placentation require neoangiogenesis and the remodeling of the uterine spiral arteries. Progesterone and estradiol control various of the placental functions, but their role in vascular remodeling remains controversial. Therefore, this chapter aims to summarize the current knowledge regarding the role of steroid hormones in the uteroplacental vascular remodeling during the first trimester of gestation.
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- V A Cañumil
- Center of Pharmacological and Botanical Studies (CEFyBO), School of Medicine University of Buenos Aires (UBA)-National Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Center of Pharmacological and Botanical Studies (CEFyBO), School of Medicine University of Buenos Aires (UBA)-National Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Center of Pharmacological and Botanical Studies (CEFyBO), School of Medicine University of Buenos Aires (UBA)-National Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Center of Pharmacological and Botanical Studies (CEFyBO), School of Medicine University of Buenos Aires (UBA)-National Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Center of Pharmacological and Botanical Studies (CEFyBO), School of Medicine University of Buenos Aires (UBA)-National Research Council (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Zhao H, Klausen C, Zhu H, Chang H, Li Y, Leung PCK. Bone morphogenetic protein 2 promotes human trophoblast cell invasion and endothelial‐like tube formation through ID1‐mediated upregulation of IGF binding protein‐3. FASEB J 2020; 34:3151-3164. [PMID: 31908038 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201902168rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Hong‐Jin Zhao
- Department of Cardiology Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University Jinan P.R. China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology BC Children's Hospital Research Institute University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology BC Children's Hospital Research Institute University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology BC Children's Hospital Research Institute University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology BC Children's Hospital Research Institute University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Canada
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- School of Medicine Shandong University Jinan China
- Center for Reproductive Medicine Shandong University Jinan China
- The Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology Ministry of Education Jinan China
- National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Genetics Jinan China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology BC Children's Hospital Research Institute University of British Columbia Vancouver BC Canada
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Sheller-Miller S, Richardson L, Martin L, Jin J, Menon R. Systematic review of p38 mitogen-activated kinase and its functional role in reproductive tissues. Am J Reprod Immunol 2018; 80:e13047. [PMID: 30178469 PMCID: PMC6261682 DOI: 10.1111/aji.13047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Oxidative stress (OS) plays a role in uterine tissue remodeling during pregnancy and parturition. While p38 MAPK is an OS-response kinase, a precise functional role is unknown. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review of literature on p38 MAPK expression, activation, and function in reproductive tissues throughout pregnancy and parturition, published between January 1980 and August 2017, using four electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Medline, and CoCHRANE). We identified 418 reports; 108 were selected for full-text evaluation and 74 were included in final review. p38 MAPK was investigated using feto-maternal primary or immortalized cells, tissue explants, and animal models. Western blot was most commonly used to report phosphorylated (active) p38 MAPK. Human placenta (27), chorioamniotic membranes (14), myometrium (13), decidua (8), and cervix (1) were the studied tissues. p38 MAPK's functions were tissue and gestational age dependent. Isoform specificity was hardly reported. p38 MAPK activity was induced by ROS or proinflammatory cytokines to promote cell signaling linked to cell fate, primed uterus, ripened cervix, and proinflammatory cytokine/chemokine production. In 35 years, reports on p38 MAPK's role during pregnancy and parturition are scarce and current literature is insufficient to provide a comprehensive description of p38 MAPK's mechanistic role during pregnancy and parturition.
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- Samantha Sheller-Miller
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Perinatal Research, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Perinatal Research, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
- Department of Neuroscience & Cell Biology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Pathology, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, Brazil
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Perinatal Research, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas
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Renaud SJ, Scott RL, Chakraborty D, Rumi MAK, Soares MJ. Natural killer-cell deficiency alters placental development in rats. Biol Reprod 2017; 96:145-158. [PMID: 28395334 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.116.142752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Natural killer (NK) cells are the most prevalent leukocyte population in the uterus during early pregnancy. Natural killer cells contribute to uterine vascular (spiral artery) remodeling in preparation for the increased demand on these vessels later in pregnancy. A second wave of spiral artery modification is directed by invasive trophoblast cells. The significance of the initial wave of NK-cell-mediated vascular remodeling in species exhibiting deep trophoblast invasion such as humans and rats is not known. The purpose of this study was to generate a genetic model of NK-cell deficiency in rats, and determine the consequences of NK-cell deficiency on spiral artery remodeling and reproductive outcomes. To accomplish this task, we utilized zinc finger nuclease-mediated genome editing of the rat interleukin-15 (Il15) gene. Il15 encodes a cytokine required for NK-cell lineage development. Using this strategy, a founder rat was generated containing a frameshift deletion in Il15. Uteri of females harboring a homozygous mutation at the Il15 locus contained no detectable NK cells. NK-cell deficiency did not impact fetal growth or viability. However, NK-cell deficiency caused major structural changes to the placenta, including expansion of the junctional zone and robust, early-onset activation of invasive trophoblast-guided spiral artery remodeling. In summary, we successfully generated an NK-cell-deficient rat and showed, using this model, that NK cells dampen the extent of trophoblast invasion and delay trophoblast-directed spiral artery remodeling. This study furthers our understanding of the role of NK cells on uterine vascular remodeling, trophoblast invasion, and placental development.
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- Stephen J Renaud
- Institute for Reproductive Health and Regenerative Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Institute for Reproductive Health and Regenerative Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Institute for Reproductive Health and Regenerative Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Institute for Reproductive Health and Regenerative Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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- Institute for Reproductive Health and Regenerative Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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Godbole G, Suman P, Malik A, Galvankar M, Joshi N, Fazleabas A, Gupta SK, Modi D. Decrease in Expression of HOXA10 in the Decidua After Embryo Implantation Promotes Trophoblast Invasion. Endocrinology 2017; 158:2618-2633. [PMID: 28520923 PMCID: PMC6283436 DOI: 10.1210/en.2017-00032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2017] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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An important step toward successful pregnancy involves invasion of the trophoblast cells into the decidua for placentation. Herein, we show that in the human and baboon decidua HOXA10 expression is downregulated after implantation and that this reduction is most prominent in the decidual cells juxtaposed to the invading placental villi. The supernatants derived from HOXA10-depleted human decidual cells increase the invasiveness of the trophoblast cell lines ACH-3P and JEG3 in vitro; this increase is due to higher expression and activity of matrix metalloproteases (MMPs) and reduced expression of tissue inhibitors of MMPs in both the cell lines. The proinvasive ability of HOXA10-depleted decidual cells is due to increased levels and secretion of leukemia inhibitor factor (LIF) and interleukin (IL)-6. Both these cytokines individually promote invasion of ACH-3P and JEG3 cell by increasing the activities of MMPs and decreasing mRNA levels of TIMPs. Finally, we demonstrate that the supernatants derived from HOXA10-depleted decidual cell-phosphorylated STAT3 (Tyr 705) and knocking down STAT3 in ACH-3P and JEG3 cells restrained the invasion mediated by supernatants derived from HOXA10-depleted decidual cells. These results imply that STAT3 activity is essential and sufficient to promote invasion in response to downregulation of HOXA10 in decidual cells. We propose that downregulation of HOXA10 in the decidual cells promotes the expression of LIF and IL-6, which, in a paracrine manner, activates STAT3 in the trophoblast cells, leading to an increase in MMPs to facilitate invasion.
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- Geeta Godbole
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India
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- Reproductive Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Reproductive Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Biology, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Biology, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
- Department of Women's Health, Spectrum Health System, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49341
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- Reproductive Cell Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi 110067, India
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Indian Council of Medical Research, Parel, Mumbai 400012, India
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Beltrame JS, Sordelli MS, Cañumil VA, Franchi AM, Ribeiro ML. Lysophosphatidic acid‐triggered pathways promote the acquisition of trophoblast endovascular phenotype in vitro. J Cell Biochem 2017; 119:758-772. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Jimena S. Beltrame
- Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology of ReproductionCentre for Pharmacological and Botanical Studies (CONICET − School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires)Buenos AiresArgentina
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology of ReproductionCentre for Pharmacological and Botanical Studies (CONICET − School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires)Buenos AiresArgentina
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology of ReproductionCentre for Pharmacological and Botanical Studies (CONICET − School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires)Buenos AiresArgentina
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- Laboratory of Physiopathology of Pregnancy and LaborCentre for Pharmacological and Botanical Studies (CONICET − School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires)Buenos AiresArgentina
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- Laboratory of Physiology and Pharmacology of ReproductionCentre for Pharmacological and Botanical Studies (CONICET − School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires)Buenos AiresArgentina
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Ma L, Li G, Cao G, Zhu Y, Du MR, Zhao Y, Wang H, Liu Y, Yang Y, Li YX, Li DJ, Yang H, Wang YL. dNK cells facilitate the interaction between trophoblastic and endothelial cells via VEGF-C and HGF. Immunol Cell Biol 2017; 95:695-704. [PMID: 28653669 DOI: 10.1038/icb.2017.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Decidual NK (dNK) cells, identified as CD56brightCD16-CD3-, account for ~70% of lymphocytes within the uterine wall during early pregnancy. Accumulating evidence suggests that tight interactions between placental trophoblasts and dNK cells are critical for trophoblast cell differentiation. However, the underlying mechanism remains to be explored in detail. In the present study, conditioned medium (CM) was collected from cultured primary human dNK cells. Primary cytotrophoblasts (CTBs) or the human trophoblast cell line HTR8/SVneo was treated with dNK-CM and co-cultured with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) in a three-dimensional Matrigel scaffold, and the formation of tube structures was dynamically monitored with live cell imaging. Trophoblast invasion was analyzed with a transwell invasion assay. The data demonstrated that the treatment of HTR8/SVneo cells or CTBs with dNK-CM remarkably promoted trophoblast invasion and tube formation in the presence of HUVECs. The epithelial marker E-cadherin was reduced, while the expression of endothelial markers NCAM, VE-cadherin and integrin β1 was significantly promoted in the HTR8/SVneo cells upon treatment with dNK-CM. Antibody blocking experiments revealed that the dNK cells promoted trophoblast invasion through the production of IL-8 and HGF, and they induced trophoblast differentiation toward endothelial phenotype by producing VEGF-C and HGF. These results provide new evidence to clarify the finely tuned interactions between trophoblasts and dNK cells at the maternal-fetal interface.
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- Liyang Ma
- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology, Hospital and Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Laboratory for Reproductive Immunology, Hospital and Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Xu X, Zhang J, Zhan S, Li Z, Liu X, Zhang H, Jiang Y, Hu X. TGF-β1 improving abnormal pregnancy outcomes induced by Toxoplasma gondii infection: Regulating NKG2D/DAP10 and killer subset of decidual NK cells. Cell Immunol 2017; 317:9-17. [PMID: 28438315 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2017.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Our current aim was to investigate whether injection of TGF-β1 played an important role in improving abnormal pregnancy outcomes with T. gondii infection and how the TGF-β1 regulated. Results showed that TGF-β1 exhibited improved pregnancy outcomes induced by T. gondii infection. dNK cytotoxicity was increased with T. gondii infection while decreased with TGF-β1 treatment. dNK cytotoxicity related NKG2D/DAP10 expression, perforin, granzyme, IFN-γ and killer subsets were all increased with T. gondii infection while decreased after TGF-β1 treatment. In addition, anti-TGF-β1 antibodies could aggregate the cytotoxicity of dNK cells and the levels of molecules above. These results indicated that TGF-β1 treatment could improve the abnormal pregnancy outcomes with T. gondii infection by decreasing the cytotoxicity of dNK cells mediated by NKG2D/DAP10 pathway and killer subset. These results suggested that TGF-β1 might be a potential immunoprotective method for the treatment of abnormal pregnancy outcomes following T. gondii infection.
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- Xiaoyan Xu
- Medicine & Pharmacy Research Center, Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, PR China
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- Medicine & Pharmacy Research Center, Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, PR China
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- Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Binzhou Medical University Affiliated Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong 256603, PR China
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- Medicine & Pharmacy Research Center, Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, PR China
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- Medicine & Pharmacy Research Center, Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, PR China
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- Medicine & Pharmacy Research Center, Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, PR China
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- Medicine & Pharmacy Research Center, Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, PR China
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- Medicine & Pharmacy Research Center, Department of Immunology, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong 264003, PR China.
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Charlton F, Bobek G, Stait-Gardner T, Price WS, Mirabito Colafella KM, Xu B, Makris A, Rye KA, Hennessy A. The protective effect of apolipoprotein in models of trophoblast invasion and preeclampsia. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2017; 312:R40-R48. [DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00331.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. It is associated with abnormal placentation via poor placental invasion of the uterine vasculature by trophoblast cells, leading to poor placental perfusion, oxidative stress, and inflammation, all of which are implicated in its pathogenesis. A dyslipidemia characterized by low plasma levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) and elevated triglycerides has been described in preeclampsia. Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I), a constituent of HDL is an anti-inflammatory agent. This study investigated whether apoA-I protects against hypertension and adverse placental changes in a proinflammatory cytokine (TNF-α)-induced model of preeclampsia. Further, this study investigated whether apoA-I protects against the inhibitory effect of TNF-α in a human in vitro model of trophoblast invasion. Administration of apoA-I to pregnant mice before infusion with TNF-α resulted in a significant reduction in the cytokine-induced increase in systolic blood pressure. MRI measurement of T2 relaxation, a parameter that is tissue specific and sensitive to physiological changes within tissues, showed a reversal of TNF-α-induced placental changes. Preincubation of endothelial cells with apoA-I protected against the TNF-α-induced inhibition of HTR-8/SVneo (trophoblast) cell integration into endothelial (UtMVEC) networks. These data suggest that a healthy lipid profile may affect pregnancy outcomes by priming endothelial cells in preparation for trophoblast invasion.
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- Francesca Charlton
- Vascular Immunology Group, The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Lipid Research Group, The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
- Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics, School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia; and
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
- Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics, School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia; and
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
- Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics, School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia; and
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- Vascular Immunology Group, The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Vascular Immunology Group, The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Lipid Research Group, The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Centre for Vascular Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Vascular Immunology Group, The Heart Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
- Nanoscale Organisation and Dynamics, School of Science and Health, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia; and
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First trimester trophoblasts forming endothelial-like tubes in vitro emulate a ‘blood vessel development’ gene expression profile. Gene Expr Patterns 2016; 21:103-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Hypoxia induced HIF-1/HIF-2 activity alters trophoblast transcriptional regulation and promotes invasion. Eur J Cell Biol 2015; 94:589-602. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Wu F, Tian FJ, Lin Y, Xu WM. Oxidative Stress: Placenta Function and Dysfunction. Am J Reprod Immunol 2015; 76:258-71. [PMID: 26589876 DOI: 10.1111/aji.12454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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During pregnancy, the placenta is a site of active oxygen metabolism that continuously generates oxidative stress (OS). Overproduction of reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species can destroy normal placental functions. Therefore, the feto-placental unit generates abundant antioxidants to keep OS under control. Properly controlled oxidative species have been proven to serve as indispensable cellular signal messengers by regulating gene expression and downstream cellular activities. OS also plays an important immunoregulatory role during pregnancy. Oxidative disorder and immune disturbances are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes such as spontaneous abortion, preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction. In this review, we introduce recent studies revealing basal functions and regulatory roles of placental OS in metabolism and immunity. The relationships between OS- and pregnancy-related disorders are also discussed.
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- Fan Wu
- Institute of Embryo-Fetal Original Adult Disease, the International Peace Maternity & Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Embryo-Fetal Original Adult Disease, the International Peace Maternity & Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Embryo-Fetal Original Adult Disease, the International Peace Maternity & Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Reproductive Medicine Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
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Li Y, Zhu H, Klausen C, Peng B, Leung PCK. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) Mediates Activin A-Induced Human Trophoblast Endothelial-Like Tube Formation. Endocrinology 2015; 156:4257-68. [PMID: 26327470 DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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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Remodeling of maternal spiral arteries during pregnancy requires a subpopulation of extravillous cytotrophoblasts (EVTs) to differentiate into endovascular EVTs. Activin A, which is abundantly expressed at the maternal-fetal interface, has been shown to promote trophoblast invasion, but its role in endovascular differentiation remains unknown. Vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) is well recognized as a key regulator in trophoblast endovascular differentiation. Whether and how activin A might regulate VEGF-A production in human trophoblasts and its relationship to endovascular differentiation have yet to be determined. In the present study, we found that activin A increased VEGF-A production in primary and immortalized (HTR8/SVneo) human EVT cells. In addition, activin A enhanced HTR8/SVneo endothelial-like tube formation, and these effects were attenuated by pretreatment with small interfering RNA targeting VEGF-A or the VEGF receptor 1/2 inhibitor SU4312. Pretreatment with the activin/TGF-β type 1 receptor (ALK4/5/7) inhibitor SB431542 abolished the stimulatory effects of activin A on phosphorylated mothers against decapentaplegic (SMAD)-2/3 phosphorylation, VEGF-A production, and endothelial-like tube formation. Moreover, small interfering RNA-mediated down-regulation of SMAD2, SMAD3, or common SMAD4 abolished the effects of activin A on VEGF-A production and endothelial-like tube formation. In conclusion, activin A may promote human trophoblast cell endothelial-like tube formation by up-regulating VEGF-A production in an SMAD2/3-SMAD4-dependent manner. These findings provide insight into the cellular and molecular events regulated by activin A during human implantation.
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- Yan Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 4H4
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 4H4
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 4H4
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 4H4
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 4H4
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Hu Y, Blair JD, Yuen RKC, Robinson WP, von Dadelszen P. Genome-wide DNA methylation identifies trophoblast invasion-related genes: Claudin-4 and Fucosyltransferase IV control mobility via altering matrix metalloproteinase activity. Mol Hum Reprod 2015; 21:452-65. [PMID: 25697377 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gav007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Previously we showed that extravillous cytotrophoblast (EVT) outgrowth and migration on a collagen gel explant model were affected by exposure to decidual natural killer cells (dNK). This study investigates the molecular causes behind this phenomenon. Genome wide DNA methylation of exposed and unexposed EVT was assessed using the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation450 BeadChip array (450 K array). We identified 444 differentially methylated CpG loci in dNK-treated EVT compared with medium control (P < 0.05). The genes associated with these loci had critical biological roles in cellular development, cellular growth and proliferation, cell signaling, cellular assembly and organization by Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA). Furthermore, 23 mobility-related genes were identified by IPA from dNK-treated EVT. Among these genes, CLDN4 (encoding claudin-4) and FUT4 (encoding fucosyltransferase IV) were chosen for follow-up studies because of their biological relevance from research on tumor cells. The results showed that the mRNA and protein expressions of both CLDN4 and FUT4 in dNK-treated EVT were significantly reduced compared with control (P < 0.01 for both CLDN4 and FUT4 mRNA expression; P < 0.001 for CLDN4 and P < 0.01 for FUT4 protein expression), and were inversely correlated with DNA methylation. Knocking down CLDN4 and FUT4 by small interfering RNA reduced trophoblast invasion, possibly through the altered matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and/or MMP-9 expression and activity. Taken together, dNK alter EVT mobility at least partially in association with an alteration of DNA methylation profile. Hypermethylation of CLDN4 and FUT4 reduces protein expression. CLDN4 and FUT4 are representative genes that participate in modulating trophoblast mobility.
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- Yuxiang Hu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Gong X, Liu Y, Chen Z, Xu C, Lu Q, Jin Z. Insights into the paracrine effects of uterine natural killer cells. Mol Med Rep 2014; 10:2851-60. [PMID: 25310696 PMCID: PMC4227417 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2014.2626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Uterine natural killer (uNK) cells are recruited into the uterus during establishment of the implantation and placentation of the embryo, and are hypothesized to regulate uterine spiral artery remodeling and angiogenesis during the initial stages of pregnancy. Failures in uNK cell activation are linked to diseases associated with pregnancy. However, the manner in which these cells interact with the endometrium remain unknown. Therefore, this study investigated the paracrine effects of uNK cells on the gene expression profile of an endometrial epithelial and stromal cell co‑culture system in vitro, using a microarray analysis. Results from reverse transcription‑quantitative polymerase chain reaction and enzyme‑linked immunosorbent assay experiments showed that soluble factors from uNK cells significantly alter endometrial gene expression. In conclusion, this study suggests that paracrine effects of uNK cells guide uNK cell proliferation, trophoblast migration, endometrial decidualization and angiogenesis, and maintain non‑cytotoxicity of uNK cells.
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- Xin Gong
- Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, P.R. China
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- Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, P.R. China
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- Department of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, P.R. China
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- Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, P.R. China
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- Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, P.R. China
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- Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100078, P.R. China
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Wallace AE, Goulwara SS, Whitley GS, Cartwright JE. Oxygen modulates human decidual natural killer cell surface receptor expression and interactions with trophoblasts. Biol Reprod 2014; 91:134. [PMID: 25232021 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.121566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Decidual natural killer (dNK) cells have been shown to both promote and inhibit trophoblast behavior important for decidual remodeling in pregnancy and have a distinct phenotype compared to peripheral blood NK cells. We investigated whether different levels of oxygen tension, mimicking the physiological conditions of the decidua in early pregnancy, altered cell surface receptor expression and activity of dNK cells and their interactions with trophoblast. dNK cells were isolated from terminated first-trimester pregnancies and cultured in oxygen tensions of 3%, 10%, and 21% for 24 h. Cell surface receptor expression was examined by flow cytometry, and the effects of secreted factors in conditioned medium (CM) on the trophoblast cell line SGHPL-4 were assessed in vitro. SGHPL-4 cells treated with dNK cell CM incubated in oxygen tensions of 10% were significantly more invasive (P < 0.05) and formed endothelial-like networks to a greater extent (P < 0.05) than SGHPL-4 cells treated with dNK cell CM incubated in oxygen tensions of 3% or 21%. After 24 h, a lower percentage of dNK cells expressed CD56 at 21% oxygen (P < 0.05), and an increased percentage of dNK cells expressed NKG2D at 10% oxygen (P < 0.05) compared to other oxygen tensions, with large patient variation. This study demonstrates dNK cell phenotype and secreted factors are modulated by oxygen tension, which induces changes in trophoblast invasion and endovascular-like differentiation. Alterations in dNK cell surface receptor expression and secreted factors at different oxygen tensions may represent regulation of function within the decidua during the first trimester of pregnancy.
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- Alison E Wallace
- Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cardiovascular and Cell Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, London, United Kingdom
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Wallace AE, Fraser R, Gurung S, Goulwara SS, Whitley GS, Johnstone AP, Cartwright JE. Increased angiogenic factor secretion by decidual natural killer cells from pregnancies with high uterine artery resistance alters trophoblast function. Hum Reprod 2014; 29:652-60. [PMID: 24522839 PMCID: PMC3949498 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deu017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION Are the concentrations of factors secreted by decidual natural killer (dNK) cells from pregnancies at high risk of poor spiral artery remodelling different to those secreted from pregnancies at low risk? SUMMARY ANSWER Expression levels of PLGF, sIL-2R, endostatin and angiogenin were significantly increased by dNK cells from high-risk pregnancies, and angiogenin and endostatin were found to alter trophoblast function. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY During early pregnancy, maternal uterine spiral arteries are remodelled from small diameter, low-flow, high-resistance vessels into larger diameter, higher flow vessels, with low-resistance. This change is essential for the developing fetus to obtain sufficient oxygen and nutrients. dNK cells have been implicated in this process. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION dNK cells were isolated from first trimester terminations of pregnancies (obtained with local ethical approval) screened for normal- or high-resistance index, indicative of cases least (<1%) and most (>21%) likely to have developed pre-eclampsia had the pregnancy not been terminated (n = 18 each group). Secreted factors and the effects of these on the trophoblast cell line, SGHPL-4, were assessed in vitro. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS A multiplex assay was used to assess dNK cell-secreted factors. SGHPL-4 cell functions were assessed using time-lapse microscopy, 3D invasion assays, endothelial-like tube formation ability and western blot analysis. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE The expression levels of PLGF (P < 0.01), sIL-2R (P < 0.01), endostatin (P < 0.05) and angiogenin (P < 0.05) were significantly increased by dNK cells from high-risk pregnancies. Endostatin significantly decreased SGHPL-4 invasion (P < 0.05), SGHPL-4 tube formation (P < 0.05) and SGHPL-4 Aktser473 phosphorylation (P < 0.05). Angiogenin significantly decreased SGHPL-4 invasion (P < 0.05), but increased SGHPL-4 tube formation (P < 0.01) and decreased SGHPL-4 Aktser473 phosphorylation (P < 0.05). LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION The culture of dNK cells and protein concentrations in vitro may not fully represent the in vivo situation. Although SGHPL-4 cells are extravillous trophoblast derived, further studies would be needed to confirm the roles of angiogenin and endostatin in vivo. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS The altered expression of secreted factors of dNK cells may contribute to pregnancy disorders associated with poor spiral artery remodelling. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S) This study was supported by the Wellcome Trust (project reference 091550). R.F. was a recipient of a PhD studentship from the Division of Biomedical Sciences, St. George's, University of London. The authors have no conflict of interests.
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- A E Wallace
- Division of Biomedical Sciences, St. George's, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 ORE, UK
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Renaud SJ, Kubota K, Rumi MAK, Soares MJ. The FOS transcription factor family differentially controls trophoblast migration and invasion. J Biol Chem 2013; 289:5025-39. [PMID: 24379408 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.523746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Extravillous trophoblast invasion is a fundamental component of human placentation. Invading trophoblast cells promote blood flow to the conceptus by actively remodeling the uterine vasculature. The extent of trophoblast invasion is tightly regulated; aberrant invasion is linked with several obstetrical complications. However, the transcriptional networks responsible for controlling the extent of trophoblast invasion are not well defined. Previous studies have identified high levels of FOS (FOS, FOSB, FOS-like (FOSL) 1, and FOSL2) proteins in extravillous trophoblast cells. These proteins form part of the activating protein-1 (AP-1) transcription factor complex and are implicated in regulating gene networks controlling cellular invasion in diverse biological systems. Therefore, we hypothesized that FOS family proteins play a role in regulating trophoblast invasion. We assessed expression of FOS family proteins in trophoblast cell lines and human placentae at different gestational ages. FOS, FOSB, and FOSL1 proteins were robustly increased in trophoblast cells subject to wound-based migration assays as well as Matrigel-based invasion assays. FOS knockdown resulted in cessation of proliferation and an induction of migration and invasion concomitant with robust expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) 1, MMP3, and MMP10. Conversely, FOSL1 knockdown abrogated trophoblast migration and invasion and inhibited the production of MMP1, MMP3, and MMP10. In human placenta, FOS was expressed in proximal anchoring villi in conjunction with phospho-ERK. FOSL1 was temporally expressed only in the distal-most extravillous trophoblast cells, which represent a migratory cell population. Therefore, FOS and FOSL1 exert opposing effects on trophoblast invasion.
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- Stephen J Renaud
- From the Institute of Reproductive Health and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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Hayes EK, Tessier DR, Percival ME, Holloway AC, Petrik JJ, Gruslin A, Raha S. Trophoblast invasion and blood vessel remodeling are altered in a rat model of lifelong maternal obesity. Reprod Sci 2013; 21:648-57. [PMID: 24155067 DOI: 10.1177/1933719113508815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Maternal obesity is associated with an increased risk of a number of pregnancy complications, including fetal demise, which may be linked to impaired placental development as a result of altered trophoblast invasion and vessel remodeling. Therefore, we examined these parameters in pregnant rats fed a control (normal weight) or high fat (HF) diet (obese) at 2 critical times of rat placental development. Early trophoblast invasion was increased by approximately 2-fold in HF-fed dams with a concomitant increase in the expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 protein, a mediator of tissue remodeling and invasion. Furthermore, we observed significantly higher levels of smooth muscle actin surrounding the placental spiral arteries of HF-fed dams, suggesting impaired spiral artery remodeling. Taken together, the results of this study suggest that altered placental development is an important contributor to the poor pregnancy outcomes and increased fetal demise in our model of lifelong maternal obesity.
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- Emily K Hayes
- 1Department of Pediatrics and the Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Kaspi E, Guillet B, Piercecchi-Marti MD, Alfaidy N, Bretelle F, Bertaud-Foucault A, Stalin J, Rambeloson L, Lacroix O, Blot-Chabaud M, Dignat-George F, Bardin N. Identification of soluble CD146 as a regulator of trophoblast migration: potential role in placental vascular development. Angiogenesis 2012; 16:329-42. [PMID: 23108590 DOI: 10.1007/s10456-012-9317-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2012] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Both vasculogenesis and angiogenesis occur during normal placental vascular development. Additionally, the placenta undergoes a process of vascular mimicry (pseudo-vasculogenesis) where the placental extravillous trophoblast (EVT) that invade the spiral arteries convert from an epithelial to an endothelial phenotype during normal pregnancy. As soluble CD146 (sCD146) constitutes a new physiological factor with angiogenic properties, we hypothesized that it could be involved in the regulation of placental vascular development by acting on EVT. Using placental villous explants, we demonstrated that sCD146 inhibits EVT outgrowth. Consistently, we showed that sCD146 inhibits the ability of EVT cells (HTR8/SVneo) to migrate, invade and form tubes in Matrigel, without affecting their proliferation or apoptosis. The involvement of sCD146 in human pregnancy was investigated by evaluation of sCD146 levels in 50 pregnant women. We observed physiological down-regulation of sCD146 throughout pregnancy. These results prompted us to investigate the effect of prolonged sCD146 administration in a rat model of pregnancy. Repeated systemic sCD146 injections after coupling caused a significant decrease of pregnancy rate and number of embryos. Histological studies performed on placenta evidenced a reduced migration of glycogen cells (analogous to EVT in rat) in sCD146-treated rats. We propose that in human, sCD146 could represent both an attractive biomarker of placental vascular development and a therapeutic target in pregnancy complications associated with pathological angiogenesis.
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- Elise Kaspi
- Inserm UMR-S 1076, Faculté de Pharmacie, Aix-Marseille University, 27 Bd Jean Moulin, 13385, Marseille Cedex 05, France
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Lala N, Girish GV, Cloutier-Bosworth A, Lala PK. Mechanisms in decorin regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor-induced human trophoblast migration and acquisition of endothelial phenotype. Biol Reprod 2012; 87:59. [PMID: 22699486 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.097881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cells of the human placenta invade the uterine decidua and utero-placental arteries to establish an efficient exchange of key molecules between maternal and fetal blood. Trophoblast invasion is stringently regulated in situ both positively and negatively by a variety of factors at the fetal-maternal interface to maintain a healthy utero-placental homeostasis. One such factor, decorin, a transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta binding, leucine-rich proteoglycan produced by the decidua, negatively regulates EVT proliferation, migration, and invasiveness independent of TGF-beta. We reported that these decorin actions were mediated by its binding to multiple tyrosine kinase receptors, including vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)-2. The present study explores the mechanisms underlying decorin antagonism of VEGF (VEGF-A) stimulation of endovascular differentiation of EVT using our EVT cell line, HTR-8/SVneo. We observe that decorin inhibits VEGF-induced EVT cell migration and endothelial-like tube formation on matrigel. VEGF activates MAPKs (p38 MAPK, MEK3/6, and ERK1/2) in EVT cells, and the activation is blocked in both cases by decorin. Employing selective MAPK inhibitors, we show that both p38 and ERK pathways contribute independently to VEGF-induced EVT migration and capillary-like tube formation. VEGF upregulates the vascular endothelial (VE) markers VE-cadherin and beta-catenin in EVT and endothelial cells, and this upregulation is blocked by decorin and MAPK inhibitors. These results suggest that decorin inhibits VEGF-A stimulation of trophoblast migration and endovascular differentiation by interfering with p38 MAPK and ERK1/2 activation. Thus decorin-mediated dual impediment of endovascular differentiation of the EVT and angiogenesis may have implications for pathogenesis of preeclampsia, a hypoinvasive trophoblast disorder in pregnancy.
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- Neena Lala
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Leptin induces tube formation in first-trimester extravillous trophoblast cells. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2012; 164:24-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2012.05.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Revised: 03/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Highet A, Zhang V, Heinemann G, Roberts C. Use of Matrigel in culture affects cell phenotype and gene expression in the first trimester trophoblast cell line HTR8/SVneo. Placenta 2012; 33:586-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2012.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2012] [Revised: 03/28/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Wallace AE, Fraser R, Cartwright JE. Extravillous trophoblast and decidual natural killer cells: a remodelling partnership. Hum Reprod Update 2012; 18:458-71. [PMID: 22523109 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dms015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND During pregnancy, maternal uterine spiral arteries (SAs) are remodelled from minimal-flow, high-resistance vessels into larger diameter vessels with low resistance and high flow. Fetal extravillous trophoblasts (EVT) have important roles in this process. Decidual natural killer cells (dNK cells) are the major maternal immune component of the decidua and accumulate around SAs before trophoblast invasion. A role for dNK cells in vessel remodelling is beginning to be elucidated. This review examines the overlapping and dissimilar mechanisms used by EVT and dNK cells in this process and how this may mirror another example of tissue remodelling, namely cancer development. METHODS The published literature was searched using Pubmed focusing on EVT, dNK cells and SA remodelling. Additional papers discussing cancer development are also included. RESULTS Similarities exist between actions carried out by dNK cells and EVT. Both interact with vascular cells lining the SA, as well as with each other, to promote transformation of the SA. EVT differentiation has previously been likened to the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer cells, and we discuss how dNK-EVT interactions at the maternal-fetal interface can also be compared with the roles of immune cells in cancer. CONCLUSIONS The combined role that dNK cells and EVT play in SA remodelling suggests that these interactions could be described as a partnership. The investigation of pregnancy as a multicellular system involving both fetal and maternal components, as well as comparisons to similar examples of tissue remodelling, will further identify the key mechanisms in SA remodelling that are required for a successful pregnancy.
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- Alison E Wallace
- Reproductive and Cardiovascular Disease Research Group, Division of Biomedical Sciences, St George's University of London, London, UK.
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Menkhorst EM, Lane N, Winship AL, Li P, Yap J, Meehan K, Rainczuk A, Stephens A, Dimitriadis E. Decidual-secreted factors alter invasive trophoblast membrane and secreted proteins implying a role for decidual cell regulation of placentation. PLoS One 2012; 7:e31418. [PMID: 22359590 PMCID: PMC3281063 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0031418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2011] [Accepted: 01/07/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Inadequate or inappropriate implantation and placentation during the establishment of human pregnancy is thought to lead to first trimester miscarriage, placental insufficiency and other obstetric complications. To create the placental blood supply, specialized cells, the ‘extravillous trophoblast’ (EVT) invade through the differentiated uterine endometrium (the decidua) to engraft and remodel uterine spiral arteries. We hypothesized that decidual factors would regulate EVT function by altering the production of EVT membrane and secreted factors. We used a proteomics approach to identify EVT membrane and secreted proteins regulated by decidual cell factors. Human endometrial stromal cells were decidualized in vitro by treatment with estradiol (10−8 M), medroxyprogesterone acetate (10−7 M) and cAMP (0.5 mM) for 14 days. Conditioned media (CM) was collected on day 2 (non-decidualized CM) and 14 (decidualized CM) of treatment. Isolated primary EVT cultured on Matrigel™ were treated with media control, non-decidualized or decidualized CM for 16 h. EVT CM was fractionated for proteins <30 kDa using size-exclusion affinity nanoparticles (SEAN) before trypsin digestion and HPLC-MS/MS. 43 proteins produced by EVT were identified; 14 not previously known to be expressed in the placenta and 12 which had previously been associated with diseases of pregnancy including preeclampsia. Profilin 1, lysosome associated membrane glycoprotein 1 (LAMP1), dipeptidyl peptidase 1 (DPP1/cathepsin C) and annexin A2 expression by interstitial EVT in vivo was validated by immunhistochemistry. Decidual CM regulation in vitro was validated by western blotting: decidualized CM upregulated profilin 1 in EVT CM and non-decidualized CM upregulated annexin A2 in EVT CM and pro-DPP1 in EVT cell lysate. Here, non-decidualized factors induced protease expression by EVT suggesting that non-decidualized factors may induce a pro-inflammatory cascade. Preeclampsia is a pro-inflammatory condition. Overall, we have demonstrated the potential of a proteomics approach to identify novel proteins expressed by EVT and to uncover the mechanisms leading to disease states.
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- Prince Henry's Institute, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Prince Henry's Institute, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Prince Henry's Institute, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Prince Henry's Institute, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Prince Henry's Institute, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Eastabrook GDM, Hu Y, Tan R, Dutz JP, Maccalman CD, von Dadelszen P. Decidual NK cell-derived conditioned medium (dNK-CM) mediates VEGF-C secretion in extravillous cytotrophoblasts. Am J Reprod Immunol 2012; 67:101-11. [PMID: 21999474 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01075.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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PROBLEM The regulatory mechanisms involved in VEGF-C secretion by trophoblasts during placentation are poorly understood. We investigated whether or not decidual natural killer cell conditioned medium (dNK-CM) stimulated VEGF-C secretion in the extravillous cytotrophoblast (EVT) cell line HTR8/SVneo. METHOD OF STUDY The effects of dNK-CM and recombinant IFN-γ on VEGF-C induction by HTR8/SVneo were studied in the absence or presence of IFN-γ or its receptor blocking antibodies, p38 inhibitor (SB202190), JAK inhibitor (JAK inhibitor-1, JI-1), and on STAT1 knockdown HTR8/SVneo. VEGF-C was quantified by ELISA. FACS was used to investigate the phosphorylations of Tyr701 or Ser727 of STAT1 on stimulated HTR8/SVneo. RESULTS dNK-CM facilitated VEGF-C secretion by HTR8/SVneo. IFN-γ and IFN-γR1 or IFN-γR2 blocking antibodies reduced both dNK-CM- and IFN-γ-induced VEGF-C secretion. Phosphorylations on Tyr701 or Ser727 of STAT1 were elevated upon stimulation. Secretion of VEGF-C was reduced by treatment with SB202190, JI-1, or STAT1 knockdown by siRNA. CONCLUSION VEGF-C production by trophoblasts is regulated by soluble factors secreted by dNK through p38 and JAK-STAT1 pathways.
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- Genevieve D M Eastabrook
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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Zhang X, Ding L, Diao Z, Yan G, Sun H, Hu Y. CYR61 modulates the vascular endothelial growth factor C expression of decidual NK cells via PI3K/AKT pathway. Am J Reprod Immunol 2011; 67:216-23. [PMID: 22023263 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01080.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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PROBLEM Either vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGFC) or CYR61 plays an important role in placental development and may be involved in pre-eclampsia. Decidual natural killer (dNK) cells are the main source of VEGFC in the maternal-fetal interface. However, it is unclear about CYR61 on the regulation of VEGFC secretion in dNK cells. METHOD OF STUDY Decidual natural killer cells were isolated from decidual tissues of first trimester of pregnancy with anti-human CD56-conjugated microbeads. Integrin αvβ3 was detected using immunofluorescent staining. dNK cells were cultured in the presence of CYR61, anti-human αvβ3 integrin antibody (LM609), PI3K inhibitor (LY294002), or MEK inhibitor (U0126). VEGFC mRNA and protein were evaluated by real-time PCR and ELISA, respectively. RESULTS Exogenous CYR61 induced the expression of VEGFC in dNK cells in both mRNA and protein levels. Integrin αvβ3 was strongly expressed on dNK cell surface. Anti-αvβ3 integrin antibody inhibited the effect of CYR61 on VEGFC expression. LY294002, but not U0126, significantly reduced this promotion effect of CYR61 on dNK cells. CONCLUSIONS The upregulation of VEGFC secretion mainly depends on CYR61 binding with integrin αvβ3 on the surface of dNK cells. PI3K/AKT, rather than the ERK/MAPK signal, is involved in the regulation.
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- Xindong Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China
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Kobayashi Y, Shimizu T, Naoe H, Ueki A, Ishizawa J, Chiyoda T, Onishi N, Sugihara E, Nagano O, Banno K, Kuninaka S, Aoki D, Saya H. Establishment of a choriocarcinoma model from immortalized normal extravillous trophoblast cells transduced with HRASV12. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2011; 179:1471-82. [PMID: 21787741 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2011.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2010] [Revised: 05/12/2011] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Gestational choriocarcinoma is a malignant trophoblastic tumor. The development of novel molecular-targeted therapies is needed to reduce the toxicity of current multiagent chemotherapy and to treat successfully the chemoresistant cases. The molecular mechanisms underlying choriocarcinoma tumorigenesis remain uncharacterized, however, and appropriate choriocarcinoma animal models have not yet been developed. In this study, we established a choriocarcinoma model by inoculating mice with induced-choriocarcinoma cell-1 (iC³-1) cells, generated from HTR8/SVneo human trophoblastic cells retrovirally transduced with activated H-RAS (HRASV12). The iC³-1 cells exhibited constitutive activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathways and developed into lethal tumors in all inoculated mice. Histopathological analysis revealed that the tumors consisted of two distinct types of cells, reminiscent of syncytiotrophoblasts and cytotrophoblasts, as seen in the human choriocarcinoma. The tumors expressed HLA-G and cytokeratin (trophoblast markers) and hCG (a choriocarcinoma marker). Comparative analysis of gene expression profiles between iC³-1 cells and parental HTR8/SVneo cells revealed that iC³-1 cells expressed matrix metalloproteinases, epithelial-mesenchymal transition-related genes, and SOX3 at higher levels than parental trophoblastic cells. Administration of SOX3-specific short-hairpin RNA decreased SOX3 expression and attenuated the tumorigenic activity of iC³-1 cells, suggesting that SOX3 overexpression might be critically involved in the pathogenesis of choriocarcinoma. Our murine model represents a potent new tool for studying the pathogenesis and treatment of choriocarcinoma.
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- Yusuke Kobayashi
- Division of Gene Regulation, Institute for Advanced Medical Research, School of Medicine, Keio University and the Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST), Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, Japan
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Seaward AVC, Burke SD, Ramshaw H, Smith GN, Croy BA. Circulating CD56+ cells of diabetic women show deviated homing potential for specific tissues during and following pregnancy. Hum Reprod 2011; 26:1675-84. [PMID: 21489978 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Human uterine natural killer (uNK) cells, the dominant lymphocytes in early pregnancy decidua, are important for spiral arterial remodelling. uNK cells are thought to arise from circulating CD56(bright) NK cells that egress into decidualizing endometrium. Both incomplete spiral arterial modification and aberrant NK cell function have been linked with pre-eclampsia, a syndrome that is more prevalent in diabetic women. Since previous in vitro studies have shown that changes in decidual endothelium induced by type 1 diabetes (T1D) reduce its interactions with circulating leucocytes, we hypothesized that diabetes additionally has direct effects on circulating CD56(+) NK cells that impair their decidual homing potential. METHODS Serial blood samples were collected from control, T1D and T2D pregnant women throughout and after pregnancy. In vitro adhesion under shear forces was used to assay the functional capacity of circulating leucocytes and of CD56(+) cells to adhere to endothelium in cryostat sections of gestation day (gd) 7 normal mouse decidua, pancreas and lymph node. RESULTS Fewer CD56(+) cells from diabetic compared with control women adhered to normal decidual endothelium. The CD56(+) cell/total cell adhesion ratio was also lower in diabetics. More diabetic CD56(+) cells adhered to pancreatic endothelium and their proportion was greater than for controls. Neither absolute nor proportional adhesion of CD56(+) cells to lymph node endothelium differed between diabetics and controls. CONCLUSIONS The CD56(+) cell adhesion patterns of T1D and T2D women differ from those of non-diabetic women and support the hypothesis that diabetes impairs mechanisms that could be used by CD56(+) cells for egress into decidua.
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- A V C Seaward
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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The origins and end-organ consequence of pre-eclampsia. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2011; 25:435-47. [PMID: 21367667 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2011.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Accepted: 01/04/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Pre-eclampsia is a multisystem disorder with profound implications for both mother and fetus. Its origins lie in the earliest stages of pregnancy. Abnormal interactions between fetal trophoblast and maternal decidua, including the cells of the maternal immune system, lead to inadequate placental invasion and maternal vascular remodelling. However, abnormal placentation is only one step in the cascade of events that ultimately result in maternal organ dysfunction. Pre-existing maternal conditions predisposing to inflammation and vascular pathology, fetal factors, including multiple gestations and macrosomia, and environmental exposures, including infection, may contribute to the release of placental substances, including anti-angiogenic molecules, into the maternal circulation. These may act directly or indirectly upon the endothelia of end organs, including the kidney, liver and brain. The liberation of reactive oxygen species, cytokines, and microthrombi from damaged endothelia contribute further to organ damage. In studying the normal processes that occur during human placentation and early pregnancy, we will develop a greater understanding of what may go awry in pre-eclampsia. Such research will be crucial in discovering novel biomarkers for prediction of the disorder and, eventually, in finding targets for effective interventions.
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Zhang J, Chen Z, Smith GN, Croy BA. Natural killer cell-triggered vascular transformation: maternal care before birth? Cell Mol Immunol 2011; 8:1-11. [PMID: 20711229 PMCID: PMC3079746 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2010.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2010] [Revised: 06/15/2010] [Accepted: 06/18/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells are found in lymphoid and non-lymphoid organs. In addition to important roles in immune surveillance, some NK cells contribute to angiogenesis and circulatory regulation. The uterus of early pregnancy is a non-lymphoid organ enriched in NK cells that are specifically recruited to placental attachment sites. In species with invasive hemochorial placentation, these uterine natural killer (uNK) cells, via secretion of cytokines, chemokines, mucins, enzymes and angiogenic growth factors, contribute to the physiological change of mesometrial endometrium into the unique stromal environment called decidua basalis. In humans, uNK cells have the phenotype CD56(bright)CD16(dim) and they appear in great abundance in the late secretory phase of the menstrual cycle and early pregnancy. Gene expression studies indicate that CD56(bright)CD16(dim) uterine and circulating cells are functionally distinct. In humans but not mice or other species with post-implantation decidualization, uNK cells may contribute to blastocyst implantation and are of interest as therapeutic targets in female infertility. Histological and genetic studies in mice first identified triggering of the process of gestation spiral arterial modification as a major uNK cell function, achieved via interferon (IFN)-γ secretion. During spiral arterial modification, branches from the uterine artery that traverse the endometrium/decidua transiently lose their muscular coat and ability to vasoconstrict. The expression of vascular markers changes from arterial to venous as these vessels dilate and become low-resistance, high-volume channels. Full understanding of the vascular interactions of human uNK cells is difficult to obtain because endometrial time-course studies are not possible in pregnant women. Here we briefly review key information concerning uNK cell functions from studies in rodents, summarize highlights concerning human uNK cells and describe our preliminary studies on development of a humanized, pregnant mouse model for in vivo investigations of human uNK cell functions.
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- Jianhong Zhang
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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