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Okumura T, Raja Xavier JP, Pasternak J, Yang Z, Hang C, Nosirov B, Singh Y, Admard J, Brucker SY, Kommoss S, Takeda S, Staebler A, Lang F, Salker MS. Rel Family Transcription Factor NFAT5 Upregulates COX2 via HIF-1α Activity in Ishikawa and HEC1a Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:3666. [PMID: 38612478 PMCID: PMC11012216 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25073666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (NFAT5) and cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2; PTGS2) both participate in diverse pathologies including cancer progression. However, the biological role of the NFAT5-COX2 signaling pathway in human endometrial cancer has remained elusive. The present study explored whether NFAT5 is expressed in endometrial tumors and if NFAT5 participates in cancer progression. To gain insights into the underlying mechanisms, NFAT5 protein abundance in endometrial cancer tissue was visualized by immunohistochemistry and endometrial cancer cells (Ishikawa and HEC1a) were transfected with NFAT5 or with an empty plasmid. As a result, NFAT5 expression is more abundant in high-grade than in low-grade endometrial cancer tissue. RNA sequencing analysis of NFAT5 overexpression in Ishikawa cells upregulated 37 genes and downregulated 20 genes. Genes affected included cyclooxygenase 2 and hypoxia inducible factor 1α (HIF1A). NFAT5 transfection and/or treatment with HIF-1α stabilizer exerted a strong stimulating effect on HIF-1α promoter activity as well as COX2 expression level and prostaglandin E2 receptor (PGE2) levels. Our findings suggest that activation of NFAT5-HIF-1α-COX2 axis could promote endometrial cancer progression.
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- Toshiyuki Okumura
- Department of Women’s Health, Tübingen University Hospital, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany; (T.O.); (J.P.R.X.); (J.P.); (C.H.); (Y.S.); (S.Y.B.); (S.K.)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan;
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- Department of Women’s Health, Tübingen University Hospital, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany; (T.O.); (J.P.R.X.); (J.P.); (C.H.); (Y.S.); (S.Y.B.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Women’s Health, Tübingen University Hospital, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany; (T.O.); (J.P.R.X.); (J.P.); (C.H.); (Y.S.); (S.Y.B.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Women’s Health, Tübingen University Hospital, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany; (T.O.); (J.P.R.X.); (J.P.); (C.H.); (Y.S.); (S.Y.B.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Women’s Health, Tübingen University Hospital, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany; (T.O.); (J.P.R.X.); (J.P.); (C.H.); (Y.S.); (S.Y.B.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Cancer Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health, L-1210 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Department of Women’s Health, Tübingen University Hospital, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany; (T.O.); (J.P.R.X.); (J.P.); (C.H.); (Y.S.); (S.Y.B.); (S.K.)
- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, Eberhard Karls University, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany;
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- Institute of Medical Genetics and Applied Genomics, Eberhard Karls University, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany;
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- Department of Women’s Health, Tübingen University Hospital, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany; (T.O.); (J.P.R.X.); (J.P.); (C.H.); (Y.S.); (S.Y.B.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Women’s Health, Tübingen University Hospital, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany; (T.O.); (J.P.R.X.); (J.P.); (C.H.); (Y.S.); (S.Y.B.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan;
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- Institute of Pathology, Eberhard Karls University, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany;
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- Institute of Physiology, Eberhard Karls University, D-72074 Tübingen, Germany;
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- Department of Women’s Health, Tübingen University Hospital, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany; (T.O.); (J.P.R.X.); (J.P.); (C.H.); (Y.S.); (S.Y.B.); (S.K.)
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Li C, Li Q. Circular RNA circ_0111277 Serves as ceRNA, Targeting the miR-424-5p/NFAT5 Axis to Regulate the Proliferation, Migration, and Invasion of Trophoblast Cells in Preeclampsia. Reprod Sci 2021; 29:923-935. [PMID: 34462874 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-021-00715-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Preeclampsia is the main reason for maternal and fetal deaths during the second half of pregnancy. Trophoblast cells play a pivotal role in preeclampsia progression. Circular RNA (circRNA) circ_0111277 has been reported to be related to the development of trophoblast cells. This study is designed to explore the role and mechanism of circ_0111277 on trophoblast cell behavior in preeclampsia. Circ_0111277, microRNA-424-5p (miR-424-5p), and nuclear factor of activated T-cell 5 (NFAT5) levels were measured by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Cell viability, migration, invasion, and angiogenesis were measured by 3-(4, 5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2, 5-diphenyl-2-H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, transwell assay, tube formation assay, and wound healing assay. Protein levels of matrix metallopeptidase 2 (MMP2), vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A), NFAT5, phospho-phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (p-PI3K), PI3K, phospho-protein kinase B (p-AKT), and AKT were examined by western blot assay. The binding relationship between miR-424-5p and circ_0111277 or NFAT5 was predicted by circBank or starBase and then verified by a dual-luciferase reporter assay. Circ_0111277 and NFAT5 expression were increased in placenta tissues of preeclampsia patients, and miR-424-5p was decreased. Moreover, circ_0111277 knockdown could boost cell viability, migration, invasion, and angiogenesis in trophoblast cells. The mechanical analysis discovered that circ_0111277 acted as a sponge of miR-424-5p to regulate NFAT5 expression. Besides, circ_0111277 silencing promoted the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway in trophoblast cells. Circ_0111277 downregulation could facilitate cell growth and metastasis in trophoblast cells partly by regulating the miR-424-5p/NFAT5 axis, providing an underlying circRNA-targeted therapy for preeclampsia.
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- Chunhua Li
- Department of Obstetrics, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, No.1158 Park East Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai, 201700, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Qingpu Branch of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, No.1158 Park East Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai, 201700, China.
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Hirschi KM, Tsai KYF, Davis T, Clark JC, Knowlton MN, Bikman BT, Reynolds PR, Arroyo JA. Growth arrest-specific protein-6/AXL signaling induces preeclampsia in rats†. Biol Reprod 2021; 102:199-210. [PMID: 31347670 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 07/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Preeclampsia (PE) is a complicated obstetric complication characterized by increased blood pressure, decreased trophoblast invasion, and inflammation. The growth arrest-specific 6 (Gas6) protein is known to induce dynamic cellular responses and is elevated in PE. Gas6 binds to the AXL tyrosine kinase receptor and AXL-mediated signaling is implicated in proliferation and migration observed in several tissues. Our laboratory utilized Gas6 to induce preeclamptic-like conditions in pregnant rats. Our objective was to determine the role of Gas6/AXL signaling as a possible model of PE. Briefly, pregnant rats were divided into three groups that received daily intraperitoneal injections (from gestational day 7.5 to 17.5) of phosphate buffered saline (PBS), Gas6, or Gas6 + R428 (an AXL inhibitor administered from gestational day 13.5 to 17.5). Animals dispensed Gas6 experienced elevated blood pressure, increased proteinuria, augmented caspase-3-mediated placental apoptosis, and diminished trophoblast invasion. Gas6 also enhanced expression of several PE-related genes and a number of inflammatory mediators. Gas6 further enhanced placental oxidative stress and impaired mitochondrial respiration. Each of these PE-related characteristics was ameliorated in dams and/or their placentae when AXL inhibition by R428 occurred in tandem with Gas6 treatment. We conclude that Gas6 signaling is capable of inducing PE and that inhibition of AXL prevents disease progression in pregnant rats. These results provide insight into pathways associated with PE that could be useful in the clarification of potential therapeutic approaches.
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- Kelsey M Hirschi
- Lung and Placenta Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Laboratory of Obesity and Metabolism, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Lung and Placenta Laboratory, Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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O'Sullivan MP, Casey S, Finder M, Ahearne C, Clarke G, Hallberg B, Boylan GB, Murray DM. Up-Regulation of Nfat5 mRNA and Fzd4 mRNA as a Marker of Poor Outcome in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. J Pediatr 2021; 228:74-81.e2. [PMID: 32828883 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate umbilical cord messenger RNA (mRNA) expression as biomarkers for the grade of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) and long-term neurodevelopment outcome. STUDY DESIGN Infants were recruited from the BiHiVE1 study, Ireland (2009-2011), and the BiHiVE2 study, Ireland, and Sweden (2013-2015). Infants with HIE were assigned modified Sarnat scores at 24 hours and followed at 18-36 months. mRNA expression from cord blood was measured using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS We studied 124 infants (controls, n = 37; perinatal asphyxia, n = 43; and HIE, n = 44). Fzd4 mRNA increased in severe HIE (median relative quantification, 2.98; IQR, 2.23-3.68) vs mild HIE (0.88; IQR, 0.46-1.37; P = .004), and in severe HIE vs moderate HIE (1.06; IQR, 0.81-1.20; P = .003). Fzd4 mRNA also increased in infants eligible for therapeutic hypothermia (1.20; IQR, 0.92-2.37) vs those who were ineligible for therapeutic hypothermia group (0.81; IQR, 0.46-1.53; P = .017). Neurodevelopmental outcome was analyzed for 56 infants. Nfat5 mRNA increased in infants with severely abnormal (1.26; IQR, 1.17-1.39) vs normal outcomes (0.97; IQR, 0.83-1.24; P = .036), and also in infants with severely abnormal vs mildly abnormal outcomes (0.96; IQR, 0.80-1.06; P = .013). Fzd4 mRNA increased in infants with severely abnormal (2.51; IQR, 1.60-3.56) vs normal outcomes (0.74; IQR, 0.48-1.49; P = .004) and in infants with severely abnormal vs mildly abnormal outcomes (0.97; IQR, 0.75-1.34; P = .026). CONCLUSIONS Increased Fzd4 mRNA expression was observed in cord blood of infants with severe HIE; Nfat5 mRNA and Fzd4 mRNA expression were increased in infants with severely abnormal long-term outcomes. These mRNA may augment current measures as early objective markers of HIE severity at delivery.
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- Marc Paul O'Sullivan
- INFANT Research Centre, Ireland; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; National Children's Research Centre, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland.
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- INFANT Research Centre, Ireland; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Neonatal Department, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- INFANT Research Centre, Ireland; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- INFANT Research Centre, Ireland; Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioural Science, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; APC Microbiome, Ireland, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Neonatal Department, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- INFANT Research Centre, Ireland; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- INFANT Research Centre, Ireland; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland; National Children's Research Centre, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
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Küper C, Beck FX, Neuhofer W. Generation of a conditional knockout allele for the NFAT5 gene in mice. Front Physiol 2015; 5:507. [PMID: 25601839 PMCID: PMC4283511 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2014.00507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Accepted: 12/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The osmosensitive transcription factor nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5 (NFAT5), also known as tonicity enhancer element binding protein (TonEBP) plays a crucial role in protection of renal medullary cells against hyperosmotic stress, urinary concentration, the adaptive immune response, and other physiological systems. Since it is also important for development, conventional homozygous-null mutations result in perinatal death, which hinders the analysis of NFAT5 function in specific tissues in vivo. Here we describe the generation of mice with a conditional-null allele, in which loxP sites are inserted around exon 4. Mice harboring the floxed allele (NFAT5flx) were mated to a strain expressing a tamoxifen-inducible derivative of the Cre-recombinase (Cre+) under the control of the ubiqitinC promoter. The resultant homozygous conditional knockout mice (Cre+ NFAT5flx/flx) are viable, fertile, and show normal expression of NFAT5 and NFAT5 target genes, indicating that the conditional alleles retain their wild-type function. Induction of Cre-mediated recombination by administration of tamoxifen in 8-week-old mice resulted in a decrease in NFAT5 expression of about 70–90% in all tested tissues (renal cortex, renal outer medulla, renal inner medulla, heart, lung, spleen, skeletal muscle). Accordingly, the expression of the NFAT5 target genes aldose reductase and heat shock protein 70 in the renal medulla was also significantly decreased. Mice harboring this conditional knockout allele should be useful in future studies for gaining a better understanding of tissue and cell-type specific functions of NFAT5 in adult animals under physiological and pathophysiological conditions.
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- Christoph Küper
- Department of Physiology, University of Munich Munich, Germany
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- Medical Clinic V, University Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg Mannheim, Germany
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Increased trophoblast expression of NFAT5/TonEBP in pre-eclamptic placentas and hyperosmolar-treated BeWo cells. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2014; 183:37-43. [PMID: 25461350 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the concentrations of inositol and sorbitol, and determine the expression of related osmolyte factors [nuclear factor of activated T cells 5, also known as tonicity responsive binding protein (NFAT5/TonEBP); sodium myo-inositol transporter (SLC5A3); and aldose reductase] in placentas of pre-eclamptic (PE) patients and trophoblast BeWo cells subjected to hypertonic stress in vitro. STUDY DESIGN Control and PE placentas were collected. BeWo cells were cultured and subjected to a hyperosmolar solution for 4h. Western blot analysis was performed on NFAT5, SLC5A3, aldose reductase and ERK proteins. High-performance liquid chromatography was used to determine the levels of inositol and sorbitol in cell lysates. RESULTS Compared with control placentas, PE placentas showed higher levels of inositol and NFAT5, and lower levels of SLC5A3. Treated BeWo cells showed higher levels of inositol, sorbitol, NFAT5 total protein, SLC5A3 and aldose reductase, and increased ERK activation compared with control BeWo cells. CONCLUSIONS Hyperosmolar conditions increase the expression of NFAT5 in PE placentas and BeWo cells, and may account for the increased osmolyte levels. NFAT5 may accomplish this through aldose reductase and SLC5A3 in trophoblast cells.
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Staat BC, Galan HL, Harwood JEF, Lee G, Marconi AM, Paolini CL, Cheung A, Battaglia FC. Transplacental supply of mannose and inositol in uncomplicated pregnancies using stable isotopes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012; 97:2497-502. [PMID: 22544916 PMCID: PMC3387389 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-1800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine relative contributions of transplacental flux vs. fetal production for inositol and mannose in normal term pregnancies. STUDY DESIGN Seven term uncomplicated pregnancies undergoing cesarean section were infused with (13)C- and (2)H-labeled isotopes of glucose, inositol, and mannose until a steady state was achieved. Maternal and fetal concentrations of labeled and unlabeled glucose, mannose, and inositol were measured using gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy. The fetomaternal molar percentage excess ratio was calculated for each glucose, mannose, and inositol. RESULTS The fetomaternal molar percentage excess ratio of mannose in the fetal artery (F(artery)/M) was 0.99 [97.5% confidence interval (CI), 0.91-1.07] and in the fetal vein (F(vein)/M), 1.02 (97.5% CI, 0.95-1.10). Both were not significantly different from 1.0, consistent with transplacental supply. The fetomaternal ratios for glucose were similar to mannose (fetal artery, 0.95; 97.5% CI, 0.84-1.15; and fetal vein, 0.96; 97.5% CI, 0.85-1.07). The fetomaternal ratio for inositol was significantly less than 1.0 (fetal artery, 0.08; 97.5% CI, 0.05-0.12; fetal vein, 0.12; 97.5% CI, 0.06-0.18), indicating little transplacental flux and significant fetal production. CONCLUSION In normal term pregnancies, fetal mannose and glucose concentrations are dependent upon maternal transplacental supply. Fetal inositol is not dependent upon transplacental supply.
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- Barton C Staat
- Department of Obstetrics, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado 80045, USA.
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Arroyo JA, Garcia-Jones P, Graham A, Teng CC, Battaglia FC, Galan HL. Placental TonEBP/NFAT5 osmolyte regulation in an ovine model of intrauterine growth restriction. Biol Reprod 2012; 86:94. [PMID: 22190709 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.094797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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TonEBP/NFAT5 (the tonicity-responsive enhancer binding protein/nuclear factor of activated T cells) modulates cellular response to osmotic changes by accumulating inositol and sorbitol inside the cells. Our objective was to assess placental osmolytes, TonEBP/NFAT5 RNA and protein expression, and signaling molecules across gestation between control and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) ovine pregnancies. Pregnant sheep were placed in hyperthermic conditions to induce IUGR. Placental tissues were collected at 55, 95, and 130 days gestational age (dGA) to measure inositol, sorbitol, TonEBP/NFAT5 (NFAT5), sodium-dependent myo-inositol transporter (SMIT; official symbol SLC5A3), aldose reductase (AR), and NADPH (official symbol DE-CR1). Placental weight was reduced in IUGR compared to controls at 95 and 130 dGA. Osmolyte concentrations were similar between control and IUGR placentas, but both groups demonstrated a significant decrease in inositol concentration and an increase in sorbitol concentration with advancing gestation. Cytosolic NFAT5 protein decreased significantly from 55 to 95 dGA in both groups, and nuclear NFAT5 protein increased only at 130 dGA in the IUGR group, but no differences were seen between groups for either cytosolic or nuclear NFAT5 protein concentrations. DE-CR1 concentrations were similar between groups and increased significantly with advancing gestational age. AR was lowest at 55dGA, and SLC5A3 increased with advancing gestational age. We conclude that both placental osmolytes inositol and sorbitol (and their corresponding proteins SLC5A3 and AR) change with gestational age and are regulated, at least in part, by NFAT5 and DE-CR1 (NADPH). The inverse relationship between each osmolyte across gestation (e.g., inositol higher in early gestation and sorbitol higher in late gestation) may reflect nutritional needs that change across gestation.
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- Juan A Arroyo
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
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McCarthy-Keith DM, Malik M, Britten J, Segars J, Catherino WH. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist increases expression of osmotic response genes in leiomyoma cells. Fertil Steril 2011; 95:2383-7. [PMID: 21496801 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.03.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Revised: 03/23/2011] [Accepted: 03/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize hyperosmolarity-responsive genes in leiomyoma cells and determine whether gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist treatment altered their expression. DESIGN Laboratory study. SETTING University hospital. PATIENT(S) None. INTERVENTION(S) Cell culture under hypertonic conditions and with GnRH agonist treatment, RNA isolation, and real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Expression of nuclear factor of activated T cells 5 (NFAT5), aldose reductase (AR), and sodium myo-inositol transporter 1 (SMIT) messenger RNA (mRNA) in immortalized leiomyoma and patient-matched myometrial cells. RESULT(S) Leiomyoma cells had increased basal expression of NFAT5 mRNA (1.7±0.08-fold) compared with myometrial cells. The NFAT5 increased further in leiomyoma cells cultured under hyperosmolar conditions (3.0±0.46-fold at 50 mM NaCl and 3.3±0.48-fold at 100 mM NaCl). The NFAT5-regulated mRNA transcripts for AR and SMIT were increased in untreated leiomyoma cells compared with myometrial cells and further increased in leiomyoma cells exposed to osmotic stress. The NFAT5 transcripts were decreased with low-dose GnRH agonist treatment but increased with supraphysiologic doses. CONCLUSION(S) Expression of hyperosmolarity genes was increased in leiomyoma cells relative to myometrial cells. Pharmacologic concentrations of GnRH agonist decreased NFAT5 expression, suggesting that water flows out of leiomyoma cells at pharmacologic doses.
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- Desireé M McCarthy-Keith
- Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4799, USA
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Roles of TauT and system A in cytoprotection of rat syncytiotrophoblast cell line exposed to hypertonic stress. Placenta 2010; 31:1003-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2010.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2010] [Revised: 08/07/2010] [Accepted: 08/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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