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Nolan CJ, Desoye G. Disentangling fetal insulin hypersecretion and insulin resistance. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2024:S1043-2760(24)00091-2. [PMID: 38697899 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2024.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2024] [Revised: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
Abstract
Disentangling which of insulin hypersecretion and insulin resistance is upstream in obesity-related type 2 diabetes (T2D) is challenging. Here, we consider the dynamics of insulin secretion and action in the fetuses of mothers with diabetes. We argue that fetal insulin hypersecretion occurs first, with insulin resistance being an adaptive protective response.
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- Christopher J Nolan
- School of Medicine and Psychology, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia; John Curtin School of Medical Research, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia; Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, The Canberra Hospital, Yamba Drive, Garran, ACT 2605, Australia.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 14, 8036 Graz, Austria
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Wells JCK, Desoye G, Leon DA. Reconsidering the developmental origins of adult disease paradigm: The 'metabolic coordination of childbirth' hypothesis. Evol Med Public Health 2024; 12:50-66. [PMID: 38380130 PMCID: PMC10878253 DOI: 10.1093/emph/eoae002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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In uncomplicated pregnancies, birthweight is inversely associated with adult non-communicable disease (NCD) risk. One proposed mechanism is maternal malnutrition during pregnancy. Another explanation is that shared genes link birthweight with NCDs. Both hypotheses are supported, but evolutionary perspectives address only the environmental pathway. We propose that genetic and environmental associations of birthweight with NCD risk reflect coordinated regulatory systems between mother and foetus, that evolved to reduce risks of obstructed labour. First, the foetus must tailor its growth to maternal metabolic signals, as it cannot predict the size of the birth canal from its own genome. Second, we predict that maternal alleles that promote placental nutrient supply have been selected to constrain foetal growth and gestation length when fetally expressed. Conversely, maternal alleles that increase birth canal size have been selected to promote foetal growth and gestation when fetally expressed. Evidence supports these hypotheses. These regulatory mechanisms may have undergone powerful selection as hominin neonates evolved larger size and encephalisation, since every mother is at risk of gestating a baby excessively for her pelvis. Our perspective can explain the inverse association of birthweight with NCD risk across most of the birthweight range: any constraint of birthweight, through plastic or genetic mechanisms, may reduce the capacity for homeostasis and increase NCD susceptibility. However, maternal obesity and diabetes can overwhelm this coordination system, challenging vaginal delivery while increasing offspring NCD risk. We argue that selection on viable vaginal delivery played an over-arching role in shaping the association of birthweight with NCD risk.
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- Jonathan C K Wells
- Population, Policy and Practice Research and Teaching Department, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 14, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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Bečeheli I, Horvatiček M, Perić M, Nikolić B, Holuka C, Klasić M, Ivanišević M, Starčević M, Desoye G, Hranilović D, Turner JD, Štefulj J. Methylation of serotonin regulating genes in cord blood cells: association with maternal metabolic parameters and correlation with methylation in peripheral blood cells during childhood and adolescence. Clin Epigenetics 2024; 16:4. [PMID: 38172913 PMCID: PMC10765867 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-023-01610-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) signaling is involved in neurodevelopment, mood regulation, energy metabolism, and other physiological processes. DNA methylation plays a significant role in modulating the expression of genes responsible for maintaining 5-HT balance, such as 5-HT transporter (SLC6A4), monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), and 5-HT receptor type 2A (HTR2A). Maternal metabolic health can influence long-term outcomes in offspring, with DNA methylation mediating these effects. We investigated associations between maternal metabolic parameters-pre-pregnancy body mass index (pBMI), gestational weight gain (GWG), and glucose tolerance status (GTS), i.e., gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) versus normal glucose tolerance (NGT)-and cord blood methylation of SLC6A4, MAOA, and HTR2A in participants from our PlaNS birth cohort. CpG sites (15, 9, and 2 in each gene, respectively) were selected based on literature and in silico data. Methylation levels were quantified by bisulfite pyrosequencing. We also examined the stability of methylation patterns in these genes in circulating blood cells from birth to adolescence using longitudinal DNA methylation data from the ARIES database. RESULTS None of the 203 PlaNS mothers included in this study had preexisting diabetes, 99 were diagnosed with GDM, and 104 had NGT; all neonates were born at full term by planned Cesarean section. Methylation at most CpG sites differed between male and female newborns. SLC6A4 methylation correlated inversely with maternal pBMI and GWG, while methylation at HTR2A site -1665 correlated positively with GWG. None of the maternal metabolic parameters statistically associated with MAOA methylation. DNA methylation data in cord blood and peripheral blood at ages 7 and 15 years were available for 808 participants from the ARIES database; 4 CpG sites (2 in SLC6A4 and 2 in HTR2A) overlapped between the PlaNS and ARIES cohorts. A positive correlation between methylation levels in cord blood and peripheral blood at 7 and 15 years of age was observed for both SLC6A4 and HTR2A CpG sites. CONCLUSIONS Methylation of 5-HT regulating genes in cord blood cells is influenced by neonatal sex, with maternal metabolism playing an additional role. Inter-individual variations present in circulating blood cells at birth are still pronounced in childhood and adolescence.
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- Ivona Bečeheli
- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 4354, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Faculty of Science, University of Luxembourg, 4365, Belval, Luxembourg
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Neonatology, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, 4354, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
- University Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Croatia, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia.
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van Poppel MNM, Nolan CJ, Desoye G. Pancreas agenesis and fetal growth: a semi-quantitative analysis. Endocr Connect 2024; 13:EC-23-0500. [PMID: 38180040 PMCID: PMC10895321 DOI: 10.1530/ec-23-0500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Pancreas agenesis is a rare condition underlying a variant of permanent neonatal diabetes mellitus. Neonates with this condition are born small for gestational age, but less is known about which components of growth are impacted, the timing of the growth restriction and potential sex differences. Our objective was to assess in which periods in gestation complete pancreas agenesis restricts fetal growth and possible sex differences in susceptibility. Published cases (n=49) with pancreas agenesis providing relevant data (gestational age, fetal sex, birth weight, birth length, head circumference, placental weight) were identified by MEDLINE and secondary literature search covering the years 1950-January 2023. Semi-quantitative analysis of these case reports used centiles based on Intergrowth-21 reference charts. Neonates with pancreas agenesis were severely growth restricted, however, median centiles for birth weight, length and head circumference of those born before week 36 were significantly higher compared to those born from 36 weeks. Similar results were found when data were separated by before and from 38 weeks. Head circumference was less affected than birth weight or length. No sex differences were found. In conclusion, pancreas agenesis severely restricts fetal length and head circumference in addition to weight growth, with stronger effects evident from 36 weeks of gestation. In addition to the well-known effects of insulin on growth of fetal fat mass, the pronounced effect on birth length and head circumference indicates effects of insulin on fetal lean body growth as well. Lack of power may account for failure to find sex differences.
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- Mireille N M van Poppel
- M van Poppel, Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- C Nolan, Department of Endocrinology at The Canberra Hospital, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- G Desoye, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Desoye G, van Poppel M. Is a new discussion about diagnosis of gestational diabetes needed? Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2024; 12:11-12. [PMID: 37984388 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(23)00328-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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- Gernot Desoye
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria (GD).
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Zafaranieh S, Kummer D, van Poppel MNM, Desoye G, Huppertz B. Automated stereological image analysis approach of the human placenta: Surface areas and vascularization. Placenta 2023; 142:115-118. [PMID: 37688891 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2023.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Detecting and quantifying surface densities of placental villi and their vasculature adds important information on the development of the placenta under different exposures and pathological conditions. Today, a larger number of samples and tissue areas can be examined using automated Artificial Intelligence-based approaches. Although each image series calls for a particular approach, sharing the methods will help in facilitating reproducibility and comparability. Here we show the protocol of a software-based quantification of vessels (number and area) in villous tissues of human placentas, based on scanned images of full-size placental sections.
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- Saghi Zafaranieh
- Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, 8010, Graz, Austria; Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 14, 8036, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, 8010, Graz, Austria.
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Weiser-Fuchs MT, Maggauer E, van Poppel MNM, Csapo B, Desoye G, Köfeler HC, Groselj-Strele A, Trajanoski S, Fluhr H, Obermayer-Pietsch B, Jantscher-Krenn E. Human Milk Oligosaccharides in Maternal Serum Respond to Oral Glucose Load and Are Associated with Insulin Sensitivity. Nutrients 2023; 15:4042. [PMID: 37764825 PMCID: PMC10534497 DOI: 10.3390/nu15184042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
(1) Background: Pregnancy presents a challenge to maternal glucose homeostasis; suboptimal adaptations can lead to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) circulate in maternal blood in pregnancy and are altered with GDM, suggesting influence of glucose homeostasis on HMOs. We thus assessed the HMO response to glucose load during an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and investigated HMO associations with glucose tolerance/insulin sensitivity in healthy pregnant women. (2) Methods: Serum of 99 women, collected at 0 h, 1 h and 2 h during a 75 g OGTT at 24-28 gestational weeks was analyzed for HMOs (2'FL, 3'SLN, LDFT, 3'SL) by HPLC; plasma glucose, insulin and C-peptide were analyzed by standard biochemistry methods. (3) Results: Serum 3'SL concentrations significantly increased from fasting to 1 h after glucose load, while concentrations of the other HMOs were unaltered. Higher 3'SL at all OGTT time points was associated with a generally more diabetogenic profile, with higher hepatic insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), lower insulin sensitivity (Matsuda index) and higher insulin secretion (C-peptide index 1). (4) Conclusions: Rapid increase in serum 3'SL post-oral glucose load (fasted-fed transition) indicates utilization of plasma glucose, potentially for sialylation of lactose. Associations of sialylated HMOs with a more diabetogenic profile suggest sustained adaptations to impaired glucose homeostasis in pregnancy. Underlying mechanisms or potential consequences of observed HMO changes remain to be elucidated.
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- Marie-Therese Weiser-Fuchs
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.-T.W.-F.); (G.D.); (E.J.-K.)
- Research Unit Early Life Determinants (ELiD), Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.-T.W.-F.); (G.D.); (E.J.-K.)
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- Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria;
- BioTechMed, 8010 Graz, Austria;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.-T.W.-F.); (G.D.); (E.J.-K.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.-T.W.-F.); (G.D.); (E.J.-K.)
- Research Unit Early Life Determinants (ELiD), Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- BioTechMed, 8010 Graz, Austria;
- Core Facility Mass Spectrometry, Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Core Facility Computational Bioanalytics, Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.G.-S.); (S.T.)
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- Core Facility Computational Bioanalytics, Center for Medical Research, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.G.-S.); (S.T.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.-T.W.-F.); (G.D.); (E.J.-K.)
- Research Unit Early Life Determinants (ELiD), Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria;
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Endocrinology Lab Platform, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.-T.W.-F.); (G.D.); (E.J.-K.)
- Research Unit Early Life Determinants (ELiD), Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed, 8010 Graz, Austria;
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Brugger BA, Neuper L, Guettler J, Forstner D, Wernitznig S, Kummer D, Lyssy F, Feichtinger J, Krappinger J, El-Heliebi A, Bonstingl L, Moser G, Rodriguez-Blanco G, Bachkönig OA, Gottschalk B, Gruber M, Nonn O, Herse F, Verlohren S, Frank HG, Barapatre N, Kampfer C, Fluhr H, Desoye G, Gauster M. Fluid shear stress induces a shift from glycolytic to amino acid pathway in human trophoblasts. Cell Biosci 2023; 13:163. [PMID: 37684702 PMCID: PMC10492287 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-023-01114-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The human placenta, a tissue with a lifespan limited to the period of pregnancy, is exposed to varying shear rates by maternal blood perfusion depending on the stage of development. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of fluidic shear stress on the human trophoblast transcriptome and metabolism. RESULTS Based on a trophoblast cell line cultured in a fluidic flow system, changes caused by shear stress were analyzed and compared to static conditions. RNA sequencing and bioinformatics analysis revealed an altered transcriptome and enriched gene ontology terms associated with amino acid and mitochondrial metabolism. A decreased GLUT1 expression and reduced glucose uptake, together with downregulated expression of key glycolytic rate-limiting enzymes, hexokinase 2 and phosphofructokinase 1 was observed. Altered mitochondrial ATP levels and mass spectrometry data, suggested a shift in energy production from glycolysis towards mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. This shift in energy production could be supported by increased expression of glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase variants in response to shear stress as well as under low glucose availability or after silencing of GLUT1. The shift towards amino acid metabolic pathways could be supported by significantly altered amino acid levels, like glutamic acid, cysteine and serine. Downregulation of GLUT1 and glycolytic rate-limiting enzymes, with concomitant upregulation of glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase 2 was confirmed in first trimester placental explants cultured under fluidic flow. In contrast, high fluid shear stress decreased glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase 2 expression in term placental explants when compared to low flow rates. Placental tissue from pregnancies with intrauterine growth restriction are exposed to high shear rates and showed also decreased glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase 2, while GLUT1 was unchanged and glycolytic rate-limiting enzymes showed a trend to be upregulated. The results were generated by using qPCR, immunoblots, quantification of immunofluorescent pictures, padlock probe hybridization, mass spectrometry and FRET-based measurement. CONCLUSION Our study suggests that onset of uteroplacental blood flow is accompanied by a shift from a predominant glycolytic- to an alternative amino acid converting metabolism in the villous trophoblast. Rheological changes with excessive fluidic shear stress at the placental surface, may disrupt this alternative amino acid pathway in the syncytiotrophoblast and could contribute to intrauterine growth restriction.
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- Beatrice Anna Brugger
- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
- Center for Biomarker Research in Medicine (CBmed), Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
- Center for Biomarker Research in Medicine (CBmed), Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Institute for Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnosis, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Berlin, Germany
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a cooperation between the Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Berlin, Germany
- Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Clinic for Obstetrics, Charité Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Neue Stiftingtalstraße 6, OST V, 8010, Graz, Austria.
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Dieberger AM, Obermayer-Pietsch B, Harreiter J, Desoye G, van Poppel MNM. Physical activity and sedentary time across pregnancy and associations with neonatal weight, adiposity and cord blood parameters: a secondary analysis of the DALI study. Int J Obes (Lond) 2023; 47:873-881. [PMID: 37500924 PMCID: PMC10439006 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-023-01347-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Obesity during pregnancy is associated with neonatal adiposity, which is a risk factor for childhood obesity. Maternal physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviours during pregnancy might modify this risk. We therefore studied associations between maternal PA and sedentary time (ST) during pregnancy and neonatal anthropometry and cord blood parameters and investigated whether associations differed by offspring sex. SUBJECTS/METHODS Participants of the Vitamin D And Lifestyle Intervention for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Prevention (DALI) study with a BMI ≥ 29 kg/m2 were analysed as a cohort. Maternal moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and ST were measured repeatedly with accelerometers across pregnancy. Associations between mean levels and changes in MVPA and ST and birthweight, neonatal adiposity (fat mass (FM)%) and cord blood parameters, including C-peptide, leptin and lipids, were analysed in 213 mother-child pairs with Bayesian multilevel models. Interactions with offspring sex were considered. RESULTS Almost all women decreased MVPA levels and increased ST throughout gestation. Both higher maternal mean MVPA and increasing MVPA were associated with lower offspring FM% in males (-0.520%; 95% CI: -1.011%, -0.031% and -4.649%; -7.876%, -1.432% respectively). In female offspring, mean ST was associated with lower cord blood C-peptide (-0.145 µg/l; -0.279 µg/l, -0.005 µg/l). No associations were found with birthweight or other cord blood parameters. CONCLUSIONS Maternal MVPA is associated with neonatal fat mass, but not birthweight, in male offspring. Our findings underline the importance of physical activity throughout pregnancy.
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- Anna M Dieberger
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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- Division of Endocrinology and Diabetology, Endocrinology Lab Platform, Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Perić M, Horvatiček M, Tandl V, Bečeheli I, Majali-Martinez A, Desoye G, Štefulj J. Glucose, Insulin and Oxygen Modulate Expression of Serotonin-Regulating Genes in Human First-Trimester Trophoblast Cell Line ACH-3P. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1619. [PMID: 37371714 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11061619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Serotonin signaling plays an important role in regulating development and functions of the placenta. We hypothesized that metabolic disturbances associated with maternal obesity and/or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affect placental serotonin homeostasis. Therefore, we examined the effects of high glucose (25 mM) and insulin (10 nM)-two hallmarks of maternal obesity and GDM-on mRNA expression of key regulators of serotonin homeostasis, including serotonin transporter (SERT), tryptophan hydroxylase 1 (TPH1), and monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), in the first-trimester trophoblast cell line ACH-3P, focusing on oxygen levels characteristic of early human placental development. Glucose downregulated expression of SERT and MAOA independently of oxygen level and upregulated expression of TPH1 at 6.5% oxygen but not at 2.5% oxygen. Compared to 6.5% oxygen, 2.5% oxygen upregulated SERT and downregulated TPH1 expression, with no effect on MAOA expression. Insulin upregulated SERT only at 2.5% oxygen but had no effect on TPH1 and MAOA expression. These results suggest that maternal metabolic alterations in early pregnancy may be a driving force for changes in placental serotonin homeostasis.
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- Maja Perić
- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, A-8036 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, A-8036 Graz, Austria
- Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas y de la Salud, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, A-8036 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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van Poppel MNM, Damm P, Mathiesen ER, Ringholm L, Zhang C, Desoye G. Is the Biphasic Effect of Diabetes and Obesity on Fetal Growth a Risk Factor for Childhood Obesity? Diabetes Care 2023; 46:1124-1131. [PMID: 37220261 DOI: 10.2337/dc22-2409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In pregnancies of women with obesity or diabetes, neonates are often overgrown. Thus, the pregnancy period in these women offers a window of opportunity to reduce childhood obesity by preventing neonatal overgrowth. However, the focus has been almost exclusively on growth in late pregnancy. This perspective article addresses possible growth deviations earlier in pregnancy and their potential contribution to neonatal overgrowth. This narrative review focuses on six large-scale, longitudinal studies that included ∼14,400 pregnant women with at least three measurements of fetal growth. A biphasic pattern in growth deviation, including growth reduction in early pregnancy followed by overgrowth in late pregnancy, was found in fetuses of women with obesity, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), or type 1 diabetes compared with lean women and those with normal glucose tolerance. Fetuses of women with these conditions have reduced abdominal circumference (AC) and head circumference (HC) in early pregnancy (observed between 14 and 16 gestational weeks), while later in pregnancy they present the overgrown phenotype with larger AC and HC (from approximately 30 gestational weeks onwards). Fetuses with early-pregnancy growth reduction who end up overgrown presumably have undergone in utero catch-up growth. Similar to postnatal catch-up growth, this may confer a higher risk of obesity in later life. Potential long-term health consequences of early fetal growth reduction followed by in utero catch-up growth need to be explored.
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Global Center for Asian Women's Health and Asia Center for Reproductive Longevity and Equality, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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Bandres-Meriz J, Kunz C, Havelund JF, Færgeman NJ, Majali-Martinez A, Ensenauer R, Desoye G. Distinct maternal metabolites are associated with obesity and glucose-insulin axis in the first trimester of pregnancy. Int J Obes (Lond) 2023:10.1038/s41366-023-01295-4. [PMID: 37029207 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-023-01295-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Obesity in pregnancy associates with changes in the glucose-insulin axis. We hypothesized that these changes affect the maternal metabolome already in the first trimester of human pregnancy and, thus, aimed to identify these metabolites. PATIENTS/METHODS We performed untargeted metabolomics (HPLC-MS/MS) on maternal serum (n = 181, gestational weeks 4+0-11+6). For further analysis, we included only non-smoking women as assessed by serum cotinine levels (ELISA) (n = 111). In addition to body mass index (BMI) and leptin as measures of obesity and adiposity, we metabolically phenotyped women by their fasting glucose, C-peptide and insulin sensitivity (ISHOMA index). To identify metabolites (outcome) associated with BMI, leptin, glucose, C-peptide and/or ISHOMA (exposures), we used a combination of univariable and multivariable regression analyses with multiple confounders and machine learning methods (Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis, Random Forest and Support Vector Machine). Additional statistical tests confirmed robustness of results. Furthermore, we performed network analyses (MoDentify package) to identify sets of correlating metabolites that are coordinately regulated by the exposures. RESULTS We detected 2449 serum features of which 277 were annotated. After stringent analysis, 15 metabolites associated with at least one exposure (BMI, leptin, glucose, C-peptide, ISHOMA). Among these, palmitoleoyl ethanolamine (POEA), an endocannabinoid-like lipid endogenously synthesized from palmitoleic acid, and N-acetyl-L-alanine were consistently associated with C-peptide in all the analyses (95% CI: 0.10-0.34; effect size: 21%; p < 0.001; 95% CI: 0.04-0.10; effect size: 7%; p < 0.001). In network analysis, most features correlating with palmitoleoyl ethanolamide and N-acetyl-L-alanine and associated with C-peptide, were amino acids or dipeptides (n = 9, 35%), followed by lipids (n = 7, 27%). CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the metabolome of pregnant women with overweight/obesity is already altered early in pregnancy because of associated changes of C-peptide. Changes of palmitoleoyl ethanolamide concentration in pregnant women with obesity-associated hyperinsulinemia may reflect dysfunctional endocannabinoid-like signalling.
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- Julia Bandres-Meriz
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense M, Denmark
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- Institute of Child Nutrition, Max Rubner-Institut, Federal Research Institute of Nutrition and Food, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Zafaranieh S, Stadler JT, Pammer A, Marsche G, van Poppel MNM, Desoye G. The Association of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior with Maternal and Cord Blood Anti-Oxidative Capacity and HDL Functionality: Findings of DALI Study. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12040827. [PMID: 37107203 PMCID: PMC10135087 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12040827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Obesity is one of the most common health issues in pregnancy with short and long-term consequences for both mother and her offspring. Promoting moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and decreasing sedentary time (ST) could have a positive impact on weight and obesity management, and therefore adiposity-induced oxidative stress, inflammation, and atherogenesis. However, the effects of MVPA and ST on anti-oxidative and anti-atherogenic markers in pregnancy have not been studied to date. This study aimed to assess the association of longitudinally and objectively measured MVPA and ST in 122 overweight/obese women (BMI ≥ 29 kg/m2) with maternal and cord blood markers of oxidative stress measured by advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), anti-oxidative capacity, as well as high-density lipoproteins (HDL) related paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) activity and cholesterol efflux. Linear regression models showed no associations of MVPA and ST with outcomes in maternal blood. In contrast, MVPA at <20 weeks and 24–28 weeks of gestation were positively associated with anti-oxidative capacity, as well as PON-1 activity of HDL in cord blood. MVPA at 35–37 weeks correlated with higher AOPP, as well as higher anti-oxidative capacity. ST <20 weeks was also positively associated with inhibition of oxidation in cord blood. We speculate that increasing MVPA of overweight/obese women during pregnancy attenuates the oxidative stress state in the new-born.
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Stadler JT, van Poppel MNM, Wadsack C, Holzer M, Pammer A, Simmons D, Hill D, Desoye G, Marsche G. Obesity Affects Maternal and Neonatal HDL Metabolism and Function. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12010199. [PMID: 36671061 PMCID: PMC9854613 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12010199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Pregravid obesity is one of the major risk factors for pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and an increased risk of cardiovascular events in children of affected mothers. However, the biological mechanisms that underpin these adverse outcomes are not well understood. High-density lipoproteins (HDLs) are antiatherogenic by promoting the efflux of cholesterol from macrophages and by suppression of inflammation. Functional impairment of HDLs in obese and GDM-complicated pregnancies may have long-term effects on maternal and offspring health. In the present study, we assessed metrics of HDL function in sera of pregnant women with overweight/obesity of the DALI lifestyle trial (prepregnancy BMI ≥ 29 kg/m2) and women with normal weight (prepregnancy BMI < 25 kg/m2), as well as HDL functionalities in cord blood at delivery. We observed that pregravid obesity was associated with impaired serum antioxidative capacity and lecithin−cholesterol acyltransferase activity in both mothers and offspring, whereas maternal HDL cholesterol efflux capacity was increased. Interestingly, functionalities of maternal and fetal HDL correlated robustly. GDM did not significantly further alter the parameters of HDL function and metabolism in women with obesity, so obesity itself appears to have a major impact on HDL functionality in mothers and their offspring.
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- Julia T. Stadler
- Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center for Vascular Biology, Immunology and Inflammation, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Correspondence: (M.N.M.v.P.); (G.M.); Tel.: +43-(0)-316-380-2335 (M.N.M.v.P.); +43-316-385-74128 (G.M.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed-Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center for Vascular Biology, Immunology and Inflammation, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center for Vascular Biology, Immunology and Inflammation, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Macarthur Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW 2560, Australia
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON N6C 2R5, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center for Vascular Biology, Immunology and Inflammation, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
- Correspondence: (M.N.M.v.P.); (G.M.); Tel.: +43-(0)-316-380-2335 (M.N.M.v.P.); +43-316-385-74128 (G.M.)
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Desoye G, Ringholm L, Damm P, Mathiesen ER, van Poppel MNM. Secular trend for increasing birthweight in offspring of pregnant women with type 1 diabetes: is improved placentation the reason? Diabetologia 2023; 66:33-43. [PMID: 36287249 PMCID: PMC9607824 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-022-05820-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Despite enormous progress in managing blood glucose levels, pregnancy in women with type 1 diabetes still carries risks for the growing fetus. While, previously, fetal undergrowth was not uncommon in these women, with improved maternal glycaemic control we now see an increased prevalence of fetal overgrowth. Besides short-term implications, offspring of women with type 1 diabetes are more likely to become obese and to develop diabetes and features of the metabolic syndrome. Here, we argue that the increase in birthweight is paradoxically related to improved glycaemic control in the pre- and periconceptional periods. Good glycaemic control reduces the prevalence of microangiopathy and improves placentation in early pregnancy, which may lead to unimpeded fetal nutrition. Even mild maternal hyperglycaemia may then later result in fetal overnutrition. This notion is supported by circumstantial evidence that lower HbA1c levels as well as increases in markers of placental size and function in early pregnancy are associated with large-for-gestational age neonates. We also emphasise that neonates with normal birthweight can have excessive fat deposition. This may occur when poor placentation leads to initial fetal undergrowth, followed by fetal overnutrition due to maternal hyperglycaemia. Thus, the complex interaction of glucose levels during different periods of pregnancy ultimately determines the risk of adiposity, which can occur in fetuses with both normal and elevated birthweight. Prevention of fetal adiposity calls for revised goal setting to enable pregnant women to maintain blood glucose levels that are closer to normal. This could be supported by continuous glucose monitoring throughout pregnancy and appropriate maternal gestational weight gain. Future research should consider the measurement of adiposity in neonates.
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- Gernot Desoye
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Stadler JT, van Poppel MNM, Christoffersen C, Hill D, Wadsack C, Simmons D, Desoye G, Marsche G. Gestational Hypertension and High-Density Lipoprotein Function: An Explorative Study in Overweight/Obese Women of the DALI Cohort. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 12:68. [PMID: 36670930 PMCID: PMC9854490 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12010068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Gestational hypertension (GHTN) is associated with an increased cardiovascular risk for mothers and their offspring later in life. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) are anti-atherogenic by promoting efflux of cholesterol from macrophages and suppression of endothelial cell activation. Functional impairment of HDL in GHTN-complicated pregnancies may affect long-term health of both mothers and offspring. We studied functional parameters of maternal and neonatal HDL in 192 obese women (pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 29), who were at high risk for GHTN. Maternal blood samples were collected longitudinally at <20 weeks, at 24−28 and 35−37 weeks of gestation. Venous cord blood was collected immediately after birth. Maternal and cord blood were used to determine functional parameters of HDL, such as HDL cholesterol efflux capacity, activity of the vaso-protective HDL-associated enzyme paraoxonase-1, and levels of the HDL-associated anti-inflammatory apolipoprotein (apo)M. In addition, we determined serum anti-oxidative capacity. Thirteen percent of the women were diagnosed with GHTN. While we found no changes in measures of HDL function in mothers with GHTN, we observed impaired HDL cholesterol efflux capacity and paraoxonase-1 activity in cord blood, while serum antioxidant capacity was increased. Of particular interest, increased maternal paraoxonase-1 activity and apoM levels in early pregnancy were associated with the risk of developing GHTN. GHTN significantly impairs HDL cholesterol efflux capacity as well as HDL PON1 activity in cord blood and could affect vascular health in offspring. Maternal paraoxonase-1 activity and apoM levels in early pregnancy associate with the risk of developing GHTN.
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- Julia T. Stadler
- Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center for Vascular Biology, Immunology and Inflammation, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Biochemistry, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON N6C 2R5, Canada
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- Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
- BioTechMed-Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Macarthur Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW 2560, Australia
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- Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Pharmacology, Otto Loewi Research Center for Vascular Biology, Immunology and Inflammation, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4, 8010 Graz, Austria
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Knabl J, Hüttenbrenner R, Mahner S, Kainer F, Desoye G, Jeschke U. Lower HLA-G levels in extravillous trophoblasts of human term placenta in gestational diabetes mellitus than in normal controls. Histochem Cell Biol 2022:10.1007/s00418-022-02163-4. [DOI: 10.1007/s00418-022-02163-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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AbstractThe non-classical human leucocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecule HLA-G is widely known to play a major role in feto-maternal tolerance. We tested the hypothesis that HLA-G expression is altered in placentas of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in a specific pattern that depends on fetal sex. HLA-G expression was analysed in a total of 80 placentas (40 placentas from women with GDM and 40 healthy controls) by immunohistochemistry using the semi-quantitative immunoreactive score (IRS). Double immunofluorescence staining identified the cells expressing HLA-G in the decidua and allowed evaluation of the expression pattern. We found a significant (p < 0.001) reduction of HLA-G expression in extravillous cytotrophoblasts (EVTs) in the placentas of women with GDM as compared to the healthy controls and were able to demonstrate that this downregulation was not due to a loss of cell number, but to a loss of expression intensity. A special change in the cell pattern of EVTs was observed, with these cells showing an obvious decrease in HLA-G expression on their cell surface. No significant differences according to fetal sex were found. These data show a possible association between decreased HLA-G expression and presence of GDM and provide new insights into altered placental function in women with GDM.
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Bogdanet D, Luque-Fernandez MA, Toth-Castillo M, Desoye G, O’Shea PM, Dunne FP, Halperin JA. The Role of Early Pregnancy Maternal pGCD59 Levels in Predicting Neonatal Hypoglycemia-Subanalysis of the DALI Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 107:e4311-e4319. [PMID: 36054347 PMCID: PMC9681607 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Neonatal hypoglycaemia (NH) is the most common metabolic problem in infants born of mothers with gestational diabetes. Plasma glycated CD59 (pGCD59) is an emerging biomarker that has shown potential in identifying women at risk of developing gestational diabetes. The aim of this study was to assess the association between early maternal levels of pGCD59 and NH. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess the association between early pregnancy maternal levels of plasma glycated CD59 (pGCD59) and neonatal hypoglycemia (NH). METHODS This is an observational study of pregnant women with a prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 29 screened for eligibility to participate in the Vitamin D and Lifestyle Intervention for Gestational Diabetes (DALI) trial. This analysis included 399 pregnancies. Levels of pGCD59 were measured in fasting maternal samples taken at the time of a 75-g, 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test performed in early pregnancy (< 20 weeks). NH, the study outcome, was defined as a heel-prick capillary glucose level of less than 2.6 mmol/L within 48 hours of delivery. RESULTS We identified 30 infants with NH. Maternal levels of pGCD59 in early pregnancy were positively associated with the prevalence of NH (one-way analysis of variance, P < .001). The odds of NH were higher in infants from mothers in tertile 3 of pGCD59 levels compared to those from mothers in tertile 1 (odds ratio [OR]: 2.41; 95% CI, 1.03-5.63). However, this was attenuated when adjusted for maternal BMI (OR: 2.28; 95% CI, 0.96-5.43). The cross-validated area under the curve (AUC) was 0.64 (95% CI, 0.54-0.74), and adjusted for maternal BMI, age, and ethnicity, the AUC was 0.70 (95% CI, 0.56-0.78). CONCLUSION Although pGCD59 levels in early pregnancy in women with BMI greater than or equal to 29 are associated with NH, our results indicate that this biomarker by itself is only a fair predictor of NH.
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- Delia Bogdanet
- Correspondence: Delia Bogdanet, MSc, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London KT12EE, UK
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- Division of Hematology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medizinische Universitaet Graz, Graz A8036, Austria
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- College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway H91TK33, Ireland
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Saolta University Health Care Group (SUHCG), Galway University Hospitals, Galway H91YR71, Ireland
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- College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway H91TK33, Ireland
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- Division of Hematology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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van Poppel M, Corcoy R, Simmons D, Desoye G, Mendizabal L, Zulueta M. Interaction between MTNR1B polymorphisms and lifestyle intervention on pregnancy outcomes. Eur J Public Health 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckac130.240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Interactions between polymorphisms of the melatonin receptor 1B gene (MTNR1B) and lifestyle intervention for gestational diabetes have been described. Whether these are specific for physical activity or healthy eating intervention is unknown.
Objectives
To assess the interaction between MTNR1B rs10830962 and rs10830963 polymorphisms and lifestyle interventions during pregnancy.
Methods
Women with a BMI of ≥ 29 kg/m2 (n = 436) received counseling on healthy eating (HE), physical activity (PA) or both. The control group received usual care. The analysis had a factorial design with comparison of HE versus no HE and PA versus no PA. Maternal outcomes at 24-28 weeks were gestational weight gain (GWG), maternal fasting glucose, insulin, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and development of GDM. Interaction between receiving either HE or PA intervention and genotypes of both rs10830962 and rs10830963 was assessed using multilevel regression analysis.
Results
GDM risk was increased in women homozygous for the G allele of rs10830962 or rs10830963 (OR 2.60 [95% CI 1.34, 5.06] and 2.83 [1.24, 6.47], respectively). Significant interactions between rs10830962 and interventions were found: In women homozygous for the G allele, but not in the other genotypes, the PA intervention reduced maternal fasting insulin (beta -0.16 [95%CI -0.33, 0.02], p = 0.08) and HOMA-IR (-0.17 [-0.35, 0.01], p = 0.06). In heterozygous women, HE intervention had no effect, whereas in women homozygous for the C allele, HE intervention reduced GWG (-1.6 kg [-2.4, -0.8]).
Discussion
In women homozygous for the risk allele of MTNR1B rs10830962, GDM risk was increased and PA intervention might be more beneficial than HE intervention for reducing maternal insulin resistance.
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- M van Poppel
- Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz , Graz, Austria
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- Institut de Recerca de ĺHospital de la Santa Creu , Barcelona, Spain
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- Western Sydney University , Campbelltown, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Universit , Graz, Austria
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Desoye G, Carter AM. Fetoplacental oxygen homeostasis in pregnancies with maternal diabetes mellitus and obesity. Nat Rev Endocrinol 2022; 18:593-607. [PMID: 35902735 DOI: 10.1038/s41574-022-00717-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
Despite improvements in clinical management, pregnancies complicated by pre-existing diabetes mellitus, gestational diabetes mellitus or obesity carry substantial risks for parent and offspring. Some of the endocrine and metabolic changes in parent and fetus in diabetes mellitus and obesity lead to fetal oxygen deficit, mostly due to insulin-induced accelerated fetal metabolism. The human fetus deals with reduced oxygenation through a wide range of adaptive responses that act at various levels in the placenta as well as the fetus. These responses ensure adequate oxygen delivery to the fetus, increase the oxygen transport capacity of fetal blood and redistribute oxygen-rich blood to vital organs such as the brain and heart. The liver has a central role in adapting to reduced oxygenation by increasing its oxygen extraction and stimulating erythropoietin synthesis to increase haematocrit. The type of adaptive response depends on the onset and duration of hypoxia and the severity of the metabolic disturbance. In pregnancies characterized by diabetes mellitus or obesity, these adaptive systems come under additional strain owing to the increased maternal supply of glucose and resultant fetal hyperinsulinaemia, both of which stimulate oxidative metabolism. In the rare situation that the adaptive responses are overwhelmed, stillbirth can ensue.
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- Gernot Desoye
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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- Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Harreiter J, Mendoza LC, Simmons D, Desoye G, Devlieger R, Galjaard S, Damm P, Mathiesen ER, Jensen DM, Andersen LLT, Dunne F, Lapolla A, Dalfra MG, Bertolotto A, Wender-Ozegowska E, Zawiejska A, Hill D, Jelsma JGM, Snoek FJ, Worda C, Bancher-Todesca D, van Poppel MNM, Corcoy R, Kautzky-Willer A. Vitamin D3 Supplementation in Overweight/Obese Pregnant Women: No Effects on the Maternal or Fetal Lipid Profile and Body Fat Distribution-A Secondary Analysis of the Multicentric, Randomized, Controlled Vitamin D and Lifestyle for Gestational Diabetes Prevention Trial (DALI). Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14183781. [PMID: 36145157 PMCID: PMC9503968 DOI: 10.3390/nu14183781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Vitamin D deficiency is a common finding in overweight/obese pregnant women and is associated with increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcome. Both maternal vitamin D deficiency and maternal obesity contribute to metabolic derangements in pregnancy. We aimed to assess the effects of vitamin D3 supplementation in pregnancy versus placebo on maternal and fetal lipids. Main inclusion criteria were: women <20 weeks’ gestation, BMI ≥ 29 kg/m2. Eligible women (n = 154) were randomized to receive vitamin D3 (1600 IU/day) or placebo. Assessments were performed <20, 24−28 and 35−37 weeks and at birth. Linear regression models were used to assess effects of vitamin D on maternal and cord blood lipids. In the vitamin D group significantly higher total 25-OHD and 25-OHD3 levels were found in maternal and cord blood compared with placebo. Adjusted regression models did not reveal any differences in triglycerides, LDL-C, HDL-C, free fatty acids, ketone bodies or leptin between groups. Neonatal sum of skinfolds was comparable between the two groups, but correlated positively with cord blood 25-OH-D3 (r = 0.34, p = 0.012). Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy increases maternal and cord blood vitamin D significantly resulting in high rates of vitamin D sufficiency. Maternal and cord blood lipid parameters were unaffected by Vitamin D3 supplementation.
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- Jürgen Harreiter
- Gender Medicine Unit, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +43-1-40400-43120
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- Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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- Macarthur Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Sydney 2560, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, University Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Fertility, GZA Sint-Augustinus, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven, University Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1165 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1165 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Clinical Research Facility (CRF) and National University of Ireland, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Medicine, Universita Degli Studi di Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Universita Degli Studi di Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Reproduction, Medical Faculty I, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-525 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Reproduction, Medical Faculty I, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-525 Poznan, Poland
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON N6A 4V2, Canada
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Obstetrics and Feto-Maternal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Obstetrics and Feto-Maternal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB SANT PAU), 08025 Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Gender Medicine Unit, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Gender Institute, La Pura, 3571 Gars am Kamp, Austria
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Hjort L, Novakovic B, Cvitic S, Saffery R, Damm P, Desoye G. Placental DNA Methylation in pregnancies complicated by maternal diabetes and/or obesity: State of the Art and research gaps. Epigenetics 2022; 17:2188-2208. [PMID: 35950598 DOI: 10.1080/15592294.2022.2111755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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SUMMARYMaternal diabetes and/or obesity in pregnancy are undoubtedly associated with later disease-risk in the offspring. The placenta, interposed between the mother and the fetus, is a potential mediator of this risk through epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation. In recent years, multiple studies have identified differentially methylated CpG sites in the placental tissue DNA in pregnancies complicated by diabetes and obesity. We reviewed all published original research relevant to this topic and analyzed our findings with the focus of identifying overlaps, contradictions and gaps. Most studies focused on the association of gestational diabetes and/or hyperglycemia in pregnancy and DNA methylation in placental tissue at term. We identified overlaps in results related to specific candidate genes, but also observed a large research gap of pregnancies affected by type 1 diabetes. Other unanswered questions relate to analysis of specific placental cell types and the timing of DNA methylation change in response to diabetes and obesity during pregnancy. Maternal metabolism is altered already in the first trimester involving structural and functional changes in the placenta, but studies into its effects on placental DNA methylation during this period are lacking and urgently needed. Fetal sex is also an important determinant of pregnancy outcome, but only few studies have taken this into account. Collectively, we provide a reference work for researchers working in this large and evolving field. Based on the results of the literature review, we formulate suggestions for future focus of placental DNA methylation studies in pregnancies complicated by diabetes and obesity.
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- Line Hjort
- Dept. of Obstetrics, Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Environmental Epigenetics Group, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Dept. of Pediatrics, Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Research Unit of Analytical Mass Spectrometry, Cell Biology and Biochemistry of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia.,Dept. of Pediatrics, Melbourne University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Dept. of Obstetrics, Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Dept of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Dept. of Obstetrics, Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Mendoza LC, Harreiter J, Desoye G, Simmons D, Adelantado JM, Kautzky-Willer A, Zawiejska A, Wender-Ozegowska E, Lapolla A, Dalfra MG, Bertolotto A, Devlieger R, Dunne F, Mathiesen ER, Damm P, Andersen LL, Jensen DM, Hill D, van Poppel MNM, Corcoy R. The Weak Relationship between Vitamin D Compounds and Glucose Homeostasis Measures in Pregnant Women with Obesity: An Exploratory Sub-Analysis of the DALI Study. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14163256. [PMID: 36014761 PMCID: PMC9415540 DOI: 10.3390/nu14163256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Studies on the relationship between vitamin D (VitD) and glucose homeostasis usually consider either total VitD or 25OHD3 but not 25OHD2 and epimers. We aimed to evaluate the cross-sectional association of VitD compounds with glucose homeostasis measurements in pregnant women with overweight/obesity participating in the Vitamin D And Lifestyle Intervention for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Prevention study. Methods: The analysis included 912 women. Inclusion criteria: <20 weeks gestation, body mass index ≥29 kg/m2 and information on exposure and outcome variables at baseline. Measurements: A 75 g OGTT at <20, 24−28 and 35−37 weeks gestation (except if previous diabetes diagnosis). Exposure variables: 25OHD2, 25OHD3 and C3-epimer. Outcome variables: fasting and post-challenge insulin sensitivity and secretion indices, corresponding disposition indices (DI), plasma glucose at fasting and 1 and 2 h, hyperglycemia in pregnancy (HiP). Statistics: Multivariate regression analyses with adjustment. Results: Baseline VitD sufficiency was 66.3%. Overall, VitD compounds did not show strong associations with any glucose homeostasis measures. 25OHD3 showed direct significant associations with: FPG at <20 and 24−28 weeks (standardized β coefficient (β) 0.124, p = 0.030 and 0.111, p = 0.026 respectively), 2 h plasma glucose at 24−28 weeks (β 0.120, p = 0.018), and insulin sensitivity (1/HOMA-IR, β 0.127, p = 0.027) at 35−37 weeks; it showed an inverse association with fasting DI (QUCKI*HOMA-β) at <20 and 24−28 weeks (β −0.124, p = 0.045 and β −0.148, p = 0.004 respectively). 25OHD2 showed direct associations with post-challenge insulin sensitivity (Matsuda, β 0.149, p = 0.048) at 24−28 weeks) and post-challenge DI (Matsuda*Stumvoll phase 1) at 24−28 and 35−37 weeks (β 0.168, p = 0.030, β 0.239, p = 0.006). No significant association with C3-epimer was observed at any time period. Conclusions: In these women with average baseline VitD in sufficiency range, VitD compounds did not show clear beneficial associations with glucose homeostasis measures.
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- Lilian Cristina Mendoza
- Institut de Recerca de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Gender Medicine Unit, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Macarthur Clinical School, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSE 2560, Australia
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- Institut de Recerca de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinical Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Gender Medicine Unit, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Reproduction, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-525 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Reproduction, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-525 Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, DK-1165 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, DK-1165 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, St. Joseph Health Care, London, ON N6A 4V2, Canada
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- Institut de Recerca de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08025 Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina (CIBER-BBN), 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +34-93-556-56-61
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Hoch D, Brandl W, Strutz J, Köfeler H, van Poppel M, Desoye G, Hiden U, Jantscher-Krenn E. Humanmilch-Oligosaccharide im Nabelschnurblut nach Schwangerschaftskomplikationen wie Gestationsdiabetes und Präeklampsie. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1750243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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- D Hoch
- Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz
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- Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz
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- Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz
- Gesundheit & Soziales, Biomedizinische Analytik, FH Kärnten, Klagenfurt
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- Core Facility Massenspektrometrie, Zentrum für Medizinische Forschung, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz
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- Institut für Bewegungswissenschaften, Sport und Gesundheit, Universität Graz
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- Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz
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- Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz
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- Universitätsklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz
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Bandres‐Meriz J, Hurtado I, Majali‐Martinez A, Hoch D, Honeder S, Birner‐Grünberger R, Dalgaard LT, Desoye G. The Minichromosome Maintainance Complex is Up‐regulated in the Placentas of Low‐Insulin Sensitive Mothers in the First Trimester of Pregnancy. FASEB J 2022. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r3335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Obstetrics and GynaecologyMedical University of GrazGraz
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- Obstetrics and GynaecologyMedical University of GrazGraz
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- Obstetrics and GynaecologyMedical University of GrazGraz
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Strahlhofer-Augsten M, Schliefsteiner C, Cvitic S, George M, Lang-Olip I, Hirschmugl B, Marsche G, Lang U, Novakovic B, Saffery R, Desoye G, Wadsack C. The Distinct Role of the HDL Receptor SR-BI in Cholesterol Homeostasis of Human Placental Arterial and Venous Endothelial Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105364. [PMID: 35628180 PMCID: PMC9141204 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
As opposed to adults, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is the main cholesterol carrying lipoprotein in fetal circulation. The major HDL receptor, scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI), contributes to local cholesterol homeostasis. Arterial endothelial cells (ECA) from human placenta are enriched with cholesterol compared to venous endothelial cells (ECV). Moreover, umbilical venous and arterial plasma cholesterol levels differ markedly. We tested the hypothesis that the uptake of HDL-cholesteryl esters differs between ECA and ECV because of the differential expression of SR-BI. We aimed to identify the key regulators underlying these differences and the functional consequences. Immunohistochemistry was used for visualization of SR-BI in situ. ECA and ECV were isolated from the chorionic plate of human placenta and used for RT-qPCR, Western Blot, and HDL uptake assays with 3H- and 125I-labeled HDL. DNA was extracted for the methylation profiling of the SR-BI promoter. SR-BI regulation was studied by exposing ECA and ECV to differential oxygen concentrations or shear stress. Our results show elevated SR-BI expression and protein abundance in ECA compared to ECV in situ and in vitro. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that SR-BI is mainly expressed on the apical side of placental endothelial cells in situ, allowing interaction with mature HDL circulating in the fetal blood. This was functionally linked to a higher increase of selective cholesterol ester uptake from fetal HDL in ECA than in ECV, and resulted in increased cholesterol availability in ECA. SR-BI expression on ECV tended to decrease with shear stress, which, together with heterogeneous immunostaining, suggests that SR-BI expression is locally regulated in the placental vasculature. In addition, hypomethylation of several CpG sites within the SR-BI promoter region might contribute to differential expression of SR-BI between chorionic arteries and veins. Therefore, SR-BI contributes to a local cholesterol homeostasis in ECA and ECV of the human feto-placental vasculature.
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- Manuela Strahlhofer-Augsten
- Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.S.-A.); (C.S.); (S.C.); (B.H.); (G.D.)
- BioBank Graz, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.S.-A.); (C.S.); (S.C.); (B.H.); (G.D.)
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- Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.S.-A.); (C.S.); (S.C.); (B.H.); (G.D.)
- Research Unit of Analytical Mass Spectrometry, Cell Biology and Biochemistry of Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Otto Loewi Research Center, Division of Pathophysiology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria;
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Divison of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria;
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- Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.S.-A.); (C.S.); (S.C.); (B.H.); (G.D.)
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- Otto Loewi Research Center, Division of Pharmacology, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria;
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- Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.S.-A.); (C.S.); (S.C.); (B.H.); (G.D.)
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- Molecular Immunity, Infection and Immunity Theme, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; (B.N.); (R.S.)
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- Molecular Immunity, Infection and Immunity Theme, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia; (B.N.); (R.S.)
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- Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.S.-A.); (C.S.); (S.C.); (B.H.); (G.D.)
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- Research Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (M.S.-A.); (C.S.); (S.C.); (B.H.); (G.D.)
- Correspondence:
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Zafaranieh S, Dieberger AM, Leopold-Posch B, Huppertz B, Granitzer S, Hengstschläger M, Gundacker C, Desoye G, van Poppel MNM. Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Pregnancy: An Exploratory Study on Oxidative Stress Markers in the Placenta of Women with Obesity. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10051069. [PMID: 35625806 PMCID: PMC9138298 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10051069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Regular moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and reduced sedentary time (ST) improve maternal glucose metabolism in pregnancy. More MVPA and less ST outside pregnancy increase antioxidant capacity, hence, are beneficial in preventing oxidative stress. The placenta is the first line of defense for the fetus from an adverse maternal environment, including oxidative stress. However, effects of MVPA and ST on oxidative stress markers in the placenta are unknown. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of MVPA and ST in pregnancy with oxidative stress markers in placentas of overweight/obese women (BMI ≥ 29 kg/m2). MVPA and ST were objectively measured with accelerometers at <20 weeks, 24−27 and 35−37 weeks of gestation. Using linear Bayesian multilevel models, the associations of MVPA and ST (mean and changes) with mRNA expression of a panel of 11 oxidative stress related markers were assessed in 96 women. MVPA was negatively correlated with HSP70 mRNA expression in a sex-independent manner and with GCLM expression only in placentas of female fetuses. ST was positively associated with HO-1 mRNA expression in placentas of male neonates. None of the other markers were associated with MVPA or ST. We speculate that increasing MVPA and reducing ST attenuates the oxidative stress state in placentas of obese pregnant women.
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- Saghi Zafaranieh
- Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.M.D.); (B.L.-P.); (G.D.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.M.D.); (B.L.-P.); (G.D.)
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria;
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (S.G.); (M.H.); (C.G.)
- Karl-Landsteiner Private University for Health Sciences, 3500 Krems, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (S.G.); (M.H.); (C.G.)
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; (S.G.); (M.H.); (C.G.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.M.D.); (B.L.-P.); (G.D.)
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- Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +43-(0)-316-380-2335
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Knabl J, Hüttenbrenner R, Mahner S, Kainer F, Desoye G, Jeschke U. Regulation von HLA-G im Extravillösen Trophoblast der diabetischen Placenta. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1749045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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- J Knabl
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum der LMU, München
- Klinik Hallerwiese, Nürnberg
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum der LMU, München
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum der LMU, München
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum der LMU, München
- Klinik Hallerwiese, Nürnberg
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- Frauenklinik, Medizinische Universität Graz, Österreich
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum der LMU, München
- Frauenklinik, Medizinische Universität Graz, Österreich
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Acosta-Manzano P, Leopold-Posch B, Simmons D, Devlieger R, Galjaard S, Corcoy R, Adelantado JM, Dunne F, Harreiter J, Kautzky-Willer A, Damm P, Mathiesen ER, Jensen DM, Andersen LL, Tanvig M, Lapolla A, Dalfra MG, Bertolotto A, Wender-Ozegowska E, Zawiejska A, Hill DJ, Snoek FJ, Jelsma J, Desoye G, van Poppel M. The unexplored role of sedentary time and physical activity in glucose and lipid metabolism-related placental mRNAs in pregnant women who are obese: the DALI lifestyle randomised controlled trial. BJOG 2022; 129:708-721. [PMID: 34559946 DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We aimed to explore: (i) the association of sedentary time (ST) and physical activity (PA) during pregnancy with the placental expression of genes related to glucose and lipid metabolism in pregnant women who are obese; (ii) maternal metabolic factors mediating changes in these placental transcripts; and (iii) cord blood markers related to the mRNAs mediating neonatal adiposity. DESIGN Multicentre randomised controlled trial. SETTING Hospitals in nine European countries. POPULATION A cohort of 112 pregnant women with placental tissue. METHODS Both ST and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) levels were measured objectively using accelerometry at three time periods during pregnancy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Placental mRNAs (FATP2, FATP3, FABP4, GLUT1 and PPAR-γ) were measured with NanoString technology. Maternal and fetal metabolic markers and neonatal adiposity were assessed. RESULTS Longer periods of ST, especially in early to middle pregnancy, was associated with lower placental FATP2 and FATP3 expression (P < 0.05), whereas MVPA at baseline was inversely associated with GLUT1 mRNA (P = 0.02). Although placental FATP2 and FATP3 expression were regulated by the insulin-glucose axis (P < 0.05), no maternal metabolic marker mediated the association of ST/MVPA with placental mRNAs (P > 0.05). Additionally, placental FATP2 expression was inversely associated with cord blood triglycerides and free fatty acids (FFAs; P < 0.01). No cord blood marker mediated neonatal adiposity except for cord blood leptin, which mediated the effects of PPAR-γ on neonatal sum of skinfolds (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS In early to middle pregnancy, ST is associated with the expression of placental genes linked to lipid transport. PA is hardly related to transporter mRNAs. Strategies aimed at reducing sedentary behaviour during pregnancy could modulate placental gene expression, which may help to prevent unfavourable fetal and maternal pregnancy outcomes. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT Reducing sedentary behaviour in pregnancy might modulate placental expression of genes related to lipid metabolism in women who are obese.
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- P Acosta-Manzano
- PA-HELP 'Physical Activity for Health Promotion, CTS-1018' Research Group, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain
- Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sports Science, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, KU Leuven, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Galway Diabetes Research Centre (GDRC) and National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Gender Medicine Unit, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Gender Medicine Unit, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet and Department of Clinical Medicine, Centre for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet and Department of Clinical Medicine, Centre for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Centre Odense, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Reproduction, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Chair of Medical Education, Department of Medical Simulation, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Sørensen AE, van Poppel MNM, Desoye G, Simmons D, Damm P, Jensen DM, Dalgaard LT. The Temporal Profile of Circulating miRNAs during Gestation in Overweight and Obese Women with or without Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Biomedicines 2022; 10:biomedicines10020482. [PMID: 35203692 PMCID: PMC8962411 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10020482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Circulating non-coding microRNAs (miRNAs) are important for placentation, but their expression profiles across gestation in pregnancies, which are complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), have not been fully established. Investigating a single time point is insufficient, as pregnancy is dynamic, involving several processes, including placenta development, trophoblast proliferation and differentiation and oxygen sensing. Thus, the aim of this study was to compare the temporal expression of serum miRNAs in pregnant women with and without GDM. This is a nested case-control study of longitudinal data obtained from a multicentric European study (the ‘DALI’ study). All women (n = 82) were overweight/obese (BMI ≥ 29 kg/m2) and were normal glucose tolerant (NGT) at baseline (before 20 weeks of gestation). We selected women (n = 41) who were diagnosed with GDM at 24–28 weeks, according to the IADPSG/WHO2013 criteria. They were matched with 41 women who remained NGT in their pregnancy. miRNA (miR-16-5p, -29a-3p, -103-3p, -134-5p, -122-5p, -223-3p, -330-3p and miR-433-3p) were selected based on their suggested importance for placentation, and measurements were performed at baseline and at 24–28 and 35–37 weeks of gestation. Women with GDM presented with overall miRNA levels above those observed for women remaining NGT. In both groups, levels of miR-29a-3p and miR-134-5p increased consistently with progressing gestation. The change over time only differed for miR-29a-3p when comparing women with GDM with those remaining NGT (p = 0.044). Our findings indicate that among overweight/obese women who later develop GDM, miRNA levels are already elevated early in pregnancy and remain above those of women who remain NGT during their pregnancy. Maternal circulating miRNAs may provide further insight into placentation and the cross talk between the maternal and fetal compartments.
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- Anja Elaine Sørensen
- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +45-4674-3994
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- Faculty of Environmental and Regional Sciences and Education, Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria;
- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Department of Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark;
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- Macarthur Clinical School, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, NSE 2560, Australia;
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Department of Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark;
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark;
- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
- Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark;
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van Poppel MNM, Corcoy R, Hill D, Simmons D, Mendizabal L, Zulueta M, Simon L, Desoye G. Interaction between rs10830962 polymorphism in MTNR1B and lifestyle intervention on maternal and neonatal outcomes: secondary analyses of the DALI lifestyle randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2022; 115:388-396. [PMID: 34669935 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqab347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Interactions between polymorphisms of the melatonin receptor 1B (MTNR1B) gene and lifestyle intervention for gestational diabetes have been described. Whether these are specific for physical activity or the healthy eating intervention is unknown. OBJECTIVES The aim was to assess the interaction between MTNR1B rs10830962 and rs10830963 polymorphisms and lifestyle interventions during pregnancy. METHODS Women with a BMI (in kg/m2) of ≥29 (n = 436) received counseling on healthy eating (HE), physical activity (PA), or both. The control group received usual care. This secondary analysis had a factorial design with comparison of HE compared with no HE and PA compared with no PA. Maternal outcomes at 24-28 wk were gestational weight gain (GWG), maternal fasting glucose, insulin, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), disposition index, and development of GDM. Neonatal outcomes were cord blood leptin and C-peptide and estimated neonatal fat percentage. The interaction between receiving either the HE or PA intervention and genotypes of both rs10830962 and rs10830963 was assessed using multilevel regression analysis. RESULTS GDM risk was increased in women homozygous for the G allele of rs10830962 (OR: 2.60; 95% CI: 1.34, 5.06) or rs10830963 (OR: 2.83; 95% CI: 1.24, 6.47). Significant interactions between rs10830962 and interventions were found: in women homozygous for the G allele but not in the other genotypes, the PA intervention reduced maternal fasting insulin (β: -0.16; 95% CI: -0.33, 0.02; P = 0.08) and HOMA-IR (β: -0.17; 95% CI: -0.35, 0.01; P = 0.06), and reduced cord blood leptin (β: -0.84; 95% CI: -1.42, -0.25; P = 0.01) and C-peptide (β: -0.62; 95% CI: -1.07, -0.17; P = 0.01). In heterozygous women, the HE intervention had no effect, whereas in women homozygous for the C allele, HE intervention reduced GWG (β: -1.6 kg; 95% CI: -2.4, -0.8 kg). No interactions were found. CONCLUSIONS In women homozygous for the risk allele of MTNR1B rs10830962, GDM risk was increased and PA intervention might be more beneficial than HE intervention for reducing maternal insulin resistance, cord blood C-peptide, and cord blood leptin.
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- Institut de Recerca de l´Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Recherche en Santé Lawson SA, Bronschhofen, Switzerland.,Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Western Sydney University, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia.,Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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Perić M, Bečeheli I, Čičin-Šain L, Desoye G, Štefulj J. Serotonin system in the human placenta - the knowns and unknowns. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1061317. [PMID: 36531448 PMCID: PMC9751904 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1061317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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The biogenic monoamine serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a chemical messenger widely distributed in the brain and various other organs. Its homeostasis is maintained by the coordinated activity of a variety of proteins, including enzymes of serotonin metabolism, transmembrane transporters of serotonin, and serotonin receptors. The serotonin system has been identified also in the placenta in rodent models as a key component of placental physiology. However, serotonin pathways in the human placenta are far from well understood. Their alterations may have long-lasting consequences for the fetus that can manifest later in life. In this review, we summarize information on the location of the components of the serotonin system in the human placenta, their regulation, function, and alterations in pathological pregnancies. We highlight current controversies and discuss important topics for future research.
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- Maja Perić
- Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology, Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology, Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology, Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Laboratory of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology, Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
- *Correspondence: Jasminka Štefulj,
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Bandres-Meriz J, Majali-Martinez A, Hoch D, Morante M, Glasner A, van Poppel MNM, Desoye G, Herrera E. Maternal C-Peptide and Insulin Sensitivity, but Not BMI, Associate with Fatty Acids in the First Trimester of Pregnancy. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:10422. [PMID: 34638763 PMCID: PMC8508886 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Maternal obesity in pregnancy is a pro-inflammatory condition exposing the fetus to an adverse environment. Here, we tested associations of maternal obesity (primary exposures: BMI, leptin) and metabolic parameters (secondary exposures: glucose, C-peptide, and insulin sensitivity) with total serum concentrations of fatty acids in the first trimester of human pregnancy. This cross-sectional study included 123 non-smoking women with singleton pregnancy. In maternal serum, cotinine, leptin, and C-peptide (ELISA), glucose (hexokinase-based test) and fatty acids (gas chromatography) were quantified, and the insulin sensitivity index (ISHOMA) was calculated. Concentrations of fatty acid classes and total fatty acids did not differ between BMI or leptin categories. However, n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) were decreased in the category with the highest C-peptide concentration (n-3 PUFA: CI -35.82--6.28, p < 0.006) and in the lowest ISHOMA category (n-3 PUFA: CI -36.48--5.61, p < 0.008). In a subcohort, in which fetal sex was determined (RT-qPCR of placental tissue), C-peptide was significantly associated with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in mothers bearing a female (n = 46), but not male (n = 37) fetus. In conclusion, pregnant women with high fasting C-peptide and low ISHOMA had decreased n-3 PUFA, and DHA was lower with higher C-peptide only in mothers bearing a female fetus.
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- Julia Bandres-Meriz
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.M.-M.); (D.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.M.-M.); (D.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.M.-M.); (D.H.)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo CEU, 28668 Madrid, Spain; (M.M.); (E.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria; (A.M.-M.); (D.H.)
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo CEU, 28668 Madrid, Spain; (M.M.); (E.H.)
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Nonn O, Fischer C, Geisberger S, El-Heliebi A, Kroneis T, Forstner D, Desoye G, Staff AC, Sugulle M, Dechend R, Pecks U, Kollmann M, Stern C, Cartwright JE, Whitley GS, Thilaganathan B, Wadsack C, Huppertz B, Herse F, Gauster M. Maternal angiotensin increases placental leptin in early gestation via an alternative RAS-pathway - suggesting a link to pre-eclampsia. Placenta 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.07.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Immanuel J, Simmons D, Desoye G, Corcoy R, Adelantado JM, Devlieger R, Lapolla A, Dalfra MG, Bertolotto A, Harreiter J, Wender-Ozegowska E, Zawiejska A, Dunne FP, Damm P, Mathiesen ER, Jensen DM, Andersen LLT, Hill DJ, Jelsma JGM, Snoek FJ, Scharnagl H, Galjaard S, Kautzky-Willer A, VAN Poppel MNM. Corrigendum to "Performance of early pregnancy HbA 1c for predicting gestational diabetes mellitus and adverse pregnancy outcomes in obese European women" [Diab. Res. Clin. Pract. 168 (2020) 108378]. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2021; 179:109023. [PMID: 34479741 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2021.109023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Jincy Immanuel
- Macarthur Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Macarthur Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia; Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, England.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medizinische Universitaet Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut de Recerca de ĺHospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Belgium; Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology, Gender Medicine Unit Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Recherche en Santé Lawson SA, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Medical University of Graz, Clinical Inst Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Graz, Austria
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- KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Belgium; Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology, Gender Medicine Unit Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Gender Institute Gars am Kamp, Vienna, Austria
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institute of Sport Science, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Tandl V, Hoch D, Bandres-Meriz J, Nikodijevic S, Desoye G, Majali-Martinez A. Different regulation of IRE1α and eIF2α pathways by oxygen and insulin in ACH-3P trophoblast model. Reproduction 2021; 162:1-10. [PMID: 33904834 DOI: 10.1530/rep-20-0668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-stress activates the unfolded protein response (UPR), which plays a (patho)physiological role in the placenta. Oxygen and hyperinsulinemia are major regulators of placental development. Thus, we hypothesized that oxygen, insulin and their interplay modulate ER-stress in early pregnancy. Using the human first-trimester trophoblast cell line ACH-3P, we quantified mRNA and protein of several members of UPR by RT-qPCR and Western blotting, respectively. ER-stress induction using tunicamycin and brefeldin A resulted in increased CHOP (4.6-fold change; P ≤ 0.001), XBP1 expression (1.7- and 1.3-fold change, respectively; P ≤ 0.001 and P < 0.05) and XBP1 splicing (7.9- and 12.8-fold change, respectively; P ≤ 0.001). We subsequently analyzed the effect of oxygen (6.5%, 2.5%), insulin (0.1-10 nM) and their interaction using ANCOVA adjusted for cell passage as co-variate. Although GRP78 protein remained unaffected, low oxygen (2.5% O2) increased IRE1α phosphorylation (+52%; P < 0.05) and XBP1 splicing (1.8-fold change; P ≤ 0.001) after 24 h, while eIF2α protein and CHOP expression were downregulated (-28%; P < 0.05 and -24%; P ≤ 0.001; respectively). eIF2α phosphorylation was also reduced after 48 h by low oxygen (-61%; P < 0.05) but increased in the presence of insulin (+46%; P ≤ 0.01). These changes were not PERK-mediated, since PERK phosphorylation and total protein were not altered. Overall, our results suggest that IRE1α and eIF2α UPR-pathways are differentially regulated by oxygen and insulin in early pregnancy.
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- Veronika Tandl
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Excess nutritional supply to the growing fetus, resulting from maternal diabetes and obesity, is associated with increased risks of fetal maldevelopment and adverse metabolic conditions in postnatal life. The placenta, interposed between mother and fetus, serves as the gateway between the two circulations and is usually considered to mediate maternal exposures to the fetus through a direct supply line. In this Perspective, however, we argue that the placenta is not an innocent bystander and mounts responses to fetal "signals of distress" to sustain its own adequate function and protect the fetus. We describe several types of protection that the placenta can offer the fetus against maternal metabolic perturbations and offer a theoretical model of how the placenta responds to the intrauterine environment in maternal diabetes and obesity to stabilize the fetal environment. Our approach supports growing calls for early screening and control of pregnancy metabolism to minimize harmful fetal outcomes.
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Nonn O, Fischer C, Geisberger S, El-Heliebi A, Kroneis T, Forstner D, Desoye G, Staff AC, Sugulle M, Dechend R, Pecks U, Kollmann M, Stern C, Cartwright JE, Whitley GS, Thilaganathan B, Wadsack C, Huppertz B, Herse F, Gauster M. Maternal Angiotensin Increases Placental Leptin in Early Gestation via an Alternative Renin-Angiotensin System Pathway: Suggesting a Link to Preeclampsia. Hypertension 2021; 77:1723-1736. [PMID: 33775117 DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.120.16425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Olivia Nonn
- From the Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology (O.N., A.E.-H., T.K., D.F., B.H., M.G.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Berlin Institute of Systems Biology, Max Delbrueck Centre for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Germany (C.F., S.G.)
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- Berlin Institute of Systems Biology, Max Delbrueck Centre for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, Germany (C.F., S.G.).,Experimental Clinical Research Centre, Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité Berlin, Germany (S.G., R.D., F.H.).,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Germany (S.G.).,Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), Berlin, Germany (S.G.)
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- From the Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology (O.N., A.E.-H., T.K., D.F., B.H., M.G.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- From the Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology (O.N., A.E.-H., T.K., D.F., B.H., M.G.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- From the Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology (O.N., A.E.-H., T.K., D.F., B.H., M.G.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Centre and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (G.D., M.K., C.S., C.W.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway (A.C.S., M.S.).,Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.C.S., M.S.)
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- Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway (A.C.S., M.S.).,Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oslo University Hospital, Norway (A.C.S., M.S.)
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- Experimental Clinical Research Centre, Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité Berlin, Germany (S.G., R.D., F.H.)
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany (U.P.)
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Centre and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (G.D., M.K., C.S., C.W.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Centre and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (G.D., M.K., C.S., C.W.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, United Kingdom (J.E.C., G.S.W.)
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- Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London, United Kingdom (J.E.C., G.S.W.)
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- Fetal Medicine Unit, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom (B.T.)
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Centre and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (G.D., M.K., C.S., C.W.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- From the Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology (O.N., A.E.-H., T.K., D.F., B.H., M.G.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Experimental Clinical Research Centre, Max Delbrueck Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association and Charité Berlin, Germany (S.G., R.D., F.H.)
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- From the Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology (O.N., A.E.-H., T.K., D.F., B.H., M.G.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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Granitzer S, Widhalm R, Forsthuber M, Ellinger I, Desoye G, Hengstschläger M, Zeisler H, Salzer H, Gundacker C. Amino Acid Transporter LAT1 (SLC7A5) Mediates MeHg-Induced Oxidative Stress Defense in the Human Placental Cell Line HTR-8/SVneo. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22041707. [PMID: 33567754 PMCID: PMC7915079 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The placental barrier can protect the fetus from contact with harmful substances. The potent neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg), however, is very efficiently transported across the placenta. Our previous data suggested that L-type amino acid transporter (LAT)1 is involved in placental MeHg uptake, accepting MeHg-L-cysteine conjugates as substrate due to structural similarity to methionine. The aim of the present study was to investigate the antioxidant defense of placental cells to MeHg exposure and the role of LAT1 in this response. When trophoblast-derived HTR-8/SVneo cells were LAT1 depleted by siRNA-mediated knockdown, they accumulated less MeHg. However, they were more susceptible to MeHg-induced toxicity. This was evidenced in decreased cell viability at a usually noncytotoxic concentration of 0.03 µM MeHg (~6 µg/L). Treatment with ≥0.3 µM MeHg increased cytotoxicity, apoptosis rate, and oxidative stress of HTR-8/SVneo cells. These effects were enhanced under LAT1 knockdown. Reduced cell number was seen when MeHg-exposed cells were cultured in medium low in cysteine, a constituent of the tripeptide glutathione (GSH). Because LAT1-deficient HTR-8/SVneo cells have lower GSH levels than control cells (independent of MeHg treatment), we conclude that LAT1 is essential for de novo synthesis of GSH, required to counteract oxidative stress. Genetic predisposition to decreased LAT1 function combined with MeHg exposure could increase the risk of placental damage.
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- Sebastian Granitzer
- Karl-Landsteiner Private University for Health Sciences, A-3500 Krems, Austria; (S.G.); (R.W.)
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; (M.F.); (M.H.)
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- Karl-Landsteiner Private University for Health Sciences, A-3500 Krems, Austria; (S.G.); (R.W.)
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; (M.F.); (M.H.)
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; (M.F.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, A-8036 Graz, Austria;
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; (M.F.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Clinical Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Tulln, A-3430 Tulln, Austria;
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria; (M.F.); (M.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +43-1-40160-56503
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Immanuel J, Simmons D, Harreiter J, Desoye G, Corcoy R, Adelantado JM, Devlieger R, Lapolla A, Dalfra MG, Bertolotto A, Wender-Ozegowska E, Zawiejska A, Dunne FP, Damm P, Mathiesen ER, Jensen DM, Andersen LLT, Hill DJ, Jelsma JGM, Kautzky-Willer A, Galjaard S, Snoek FJ, van Poppel MNM. Metabolic phenotypes of early gestational diabetes mellitus and their association with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Diabet Med 2021; 38:e14413. [PMID: 32991758 DOI: 10.1111/dme.14413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIMS To describe the metabolic phenotypes of early gestational diabetes mellitus and their association with adverse pregnancy outcomes. METHODS We performed a post hoc analysis using data from the Vitamin D And Lifestyle Intervention for gestational diabetes prevention (DALI) trial conducted across nine European countries (2012-2014). In women with a BMI ≥29 kg/m2 , insulin resistance and secretion were estimated from the oral glucose tolerance test values performed before 20 weeks, using homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance and Stumvoll first-phase indices, respectively. Women with early gestational diabetes, defined by the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups criteria, were classified into three groups: GDM-R (above-median insulin resistance alone), GDM-S (below-median insulin secretion alone), and GDM-B (combination of both) and the few remaining women were excluded. RESULTS Compared with women in the normal glucose tolerance group (n = 651), women in the GDM-R group (n = 143) had higher fasting and post-load glucose values and insulin levels, with a greater risk of having large-for-gestational age babies [adjusted odds ratio 3.30 (95% CI 1.50-7.50)] and caesarean section [adjusted odds ratio 2.30 (95% CI 1.20-4.40)]. Women in the GDM-S (n = 37) and GDM-B (n = 56) groups had comparable pregnancy outcomes with those in the normal glucose tolerance group. CONCLUSIONS In overweight and obese women with early gestational diabetes, higher degree of insulin resistance alone was more likely to be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes than lower insulin secretion alone or a combination of both.
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- J Immanuel
- Macarthur Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Macarthur Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology, Gender Medicine Unit, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medizinische Universitaet Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca de l´Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Leuven, Belgium
- Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Universita Degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Universita Degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Reproduction, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- Department of Reproduction, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
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- National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- Centre for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Recherche en Santé Lawson SA, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam
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- Department of Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology, Gender Medicine Unit, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Gender Institute Gars am Kamp, Vienna, Austria
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- KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Leuven, Belgium
- Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam
- Institute of Sport Science, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Lima RA, Desoye G, Simmons D, Devlieger R, Galjaard S, Corcoy R, Adelantado JM, Dunne F, Harreiter J, Kautzky‐Willer A, Damm P, Mathiesen ER, Jensen DM, Andersen LT, Tanvig M, Lapolla A, Dalfra MG, Bertolotto A, Manta U, Wender‐Ozegowska E, Zawiejska A, Hill DJ, Snoek FJ, Jelsma JGM, van Poppel M. The importance of maternal insulin resistance throughout pregnancy on neonatal adiposity. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2021; 35:83-91. [PMID: 32352590 PMCID: PMC7891448 DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2020] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although previous studies evaluated the association of maternal health parameters with neonatal adiposity, little is known regarding the complexity of the relationships among different maternal health parameters throughout pregnancy and its impact on neonatal adiposity. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the direct and indirect associations between maternal insulin resistance during pregnancy, in women with obesity, and neonatal adiposity. In addition, associations between maternal fasting glucose, triglycerides (TG), non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), and neonatal adiposity were also assessed. METHODS This is a longitudinal, secondary analysis of the DALI study, an international project conducted in nine European countries with pregnant women with obesity. Maternal insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), fasting glucose, TG, and NEFA were measured three times during pregnancy (<20, 24-28, and 35-37 weeks of gestation). Offspring neonatal adiposity was estimated by the sum of four skinfolds. Structural equation modelling was conducted to evaluate the direct and indirect relationships among the variables of interest. RESULTS Data on 657 mother-infant pairs (50.7% boys) were analysed. Neonatal boys exhibited lower mean sum of skinfolds compared to girls (20.3 mm, 95% CI 19.7, 21.0 vs 21.5 mm, 95% CI 20.8, 22.2). In boys, maternal HOMA-IR at <20 weeks was directly associated with neonatal adiposity (β = 0.35 mm, 95% CI 0.01, 0.70). In girls, maternal HOMA-IR at 24-28 weeks was only indirectly associated with neonatal adiposity, which implies that this association was mediated via maternal HOMA-IR, glucose, triglycerides, and NEFA during pregnancy (β = 0.26 mm, 95% CI 0.08, 0.44). CONCLUSIONS The timing of the role of maternal insulin resistance on neonatal adiposity depends on fetal sex. Although the association was time-dependent, maternal insulin resistance was associated with neonatal adiposity in both sexes.
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyMedizinische Universitaet GrazGrazAustria
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- Western Sydney UniversityCampbelltownNew South WalesAustralia,The Institute of Metabolic ScienceAddenbrooke’s HospitalCambridgeUK
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- KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Gynaecology and ObstetricsUniversity Hospitals LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Gynaecology and ObstetricsUniversity Hospitals LeuvenLeuvenBelgium,Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal MedicineDepartment of Obstetrics and GynaecologyErasmus MCUniversity Medical Centre RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Institut de Recerca de l´Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant PauBarcelonaSpain,CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and NanotechnologyInstituto de Salud Carlos IIIZaragozaSpain
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- Institut de Recerca de l´Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant PauBarcelonaSpain,CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and NanotechnologyInstituto de Salud Carlos IIIZaragozaSpain
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- Galway Diabetes Research Centre and College of Medicine Nursing and Health SciencesNational University of IrelandGalwayIreland
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- Gender Medicine Unit, Endocrinology and MetabolismDepartment of Internal Medicine IIIMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Gender Medicine Unit, Endocrinology and MetabolismDepartment of Internal Medicine IIIMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Departments of Endocrinology and ObstetricsFaculty of Health and Medical SciencesCenter for Pregnant Women with DiabetesRigshospitaletInstitute of Clinical MedicineUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Departments of Endocrinology and ObstetricsFaculty of Health and Medical SciencesCenter for Pregnant Women with DiabetesRigshospitaletInstitute of Clinical MedicineUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsOdense University HospitalUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark,Department of Clinical ResearchFaculty of Health SciencesSteno Diabetes Center OdenseOdense University HospitalUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
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- Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsOdense University HospitalUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark,Department of Clinical ResearchFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
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- Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsOdense University HospitalUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark,Department of Clinical ResearchFaculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
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- Department of ReproductionPoznan University of Medical SciencesPoznanPoland
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- Department of Medical PsychologyAmsterdam Public Health research instituteAmsterdam UMCVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Public and Occupational HealthAmsterdam Public Health Research InstituteAmsterdam UMCVrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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Todd N, McNally R, Alqudah A, Jerotic D, Suvakov S, Obradovic D, Hoch D, Hombrebueno JR, Campos GL, Watson CJ, Gojnic-Dugalic M, Simic TP, Krasnodembskaya A, Desoye G, Eastwood KA, Hunter AJ, Holmes VA, McCance DR, Young IS, Grieve DJ, Kenny LC, Garovic VD, Robson T, McClements L. Role of A Novel Angiogenesis FKBPL-CD44 Pathway in Preeclampsia Risk Stratification and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021; 106:26-41. [PMID: 32617576 PMCID: PMC7765643 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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CONTEXT Preeclampsia is a leading cardiovascular complication in pregnancy lacking effective diagnostic and treatment strategies. OBJECTIVE To investigate the diagnostic and therapeutic target potential of the angiogenesis proteins, FK506-binding protein like (FKBPL) and CD44. DESIGN AND INTERVENTION FKBPL and CD44 plasma concentration or placental expression were determined in women pre- or postdiagnosis of preeclampsia. Trophoblast and endothelial cell function was assessed following mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) treatment and in the context of FKBPL signaling. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS Human samples prediagnosis (15 and 20 weeks of gestation; n ≥ 57), or postdiagnosis (n = 18 for plasma; n = 4 for placenta) of preeclampsia were used to determine FKBPL and CD44 levels, compared to healthy controls. Trophoblast or endothelial cells were exposed to low/high oxygen, and treated with MSC-conditioned media (MSC-CM) or a FKBPL overexpression plasmid. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Preeclampsia risk stratification and diagnostic potential of FKBPL and CD44 were investigated. MSC treatment effects and FKBPL-CD44 signaling in trophoblast and endothelial cells were assessed. RESULTS The CD44/FKBPL ratio was reduced in placenta and plasma following clinical diagnosis of preeclampsia. At 20 weeks of gestation, a high plasma CD44/FKBPL ratio was independently associated with the 2.3-fold increased risk of preeclampsia (odds ratio = 2.3, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03-5.23, P = 0.04). In combination with high mean arterial blood pressure (>82.5 mmHg), the risk further increased to 3.9-fold (95% CI 1.30-11.84, P = 0.016). Both hypoxia and MSC-based therapy inhibited FKBPL-CD44 signaling, enhancing cell angiogenesis. CONCLUSIONS The FKBPL-CD44 pathway appears to have a central role in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia, showing promising utilities for early diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.
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- Naomi Todd
- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- The School of Pharmacy, The Hashemite University, Amman, Jordan
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- Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, UK
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- The Irish Centre for Foetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT) and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College Cork, Cork, Republic of Ireland
- Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, Institute of Translational Research, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, US
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Irish Centre for Vascular Biology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Republic of Ireland
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Correspondence and Reprint Requests: Lana McClements, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, PO Box 123 Broadway, NSW, 2007, Australia. E-mail:
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Alqudah A, Eastwood KA, Jerotic D, Todd N, Hoch D, McNally R, Obradovic D, Dugalic S, Hunter AJ, Holmes VA, McCance DR, Young IS, Watson CJ, Robson T, Desoye G, Grieve DJ, McClements L. FKBPL and SIRT-1 Are Downregulated by Diabetes in Pregnancy Impacting on Angiogenesis and Endothelial Function. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:650328. [PMID: 34149611 PMCID: PMC8206806 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.650328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth. Although the mechanisms leading to these pregnancy complications are still poorly understood, aberrant angiogenesis and endothelial dysfunction play a key role. FKBPL and SIRT-1 are critical regulators of angiogenesis, however, their roles in pregnancies affected by diabetes have not been examined before in detail. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the role of FKBPL and SIRT-1 in pre-gestational (type 1 diabetes mellitus, T1D) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Placental protein expression of important angiogenesis proteins, FKBPL, SIRT-1, PlGF and VEGF-R1, was determined from pregnant women with GDM or T1D, and in the first trimester trophoblast cells exposed to high glucose (25 mM) and varying oxygen concentrations [21%, 6.5%, 2.5% (ACH-3Ps)]. Endothelial cell function was assessed in high glucose conditions (30 mM) and following FKBPL overexpression. Placental FKBPL protein expression was downregulated in T1D (FKBPL; p<0.05) whereas PlGF/VEGF-R1 were upregulated (p<0.05); correlations adjusted for gestational age were also significant. In the presence of GDM, only SIRT-1 was significantly downregulated (p<0.05) even when adjusted for gestational age (r=-0.92, p=0.001). Both FKBPL and SIRT-1 protein expression was reduced in ACH-3P cells in high glucose conditions associated with 6.5%/2.5% oxygen concentrations compared to experimental normoxia (21%; p<0.05). FKBPL overexpression in endothelial cells (HUVECs) exacerbated reduction in tubule formation compared to empty vector control, in high glucose conditions (junctions; p<0.01, branches; p<0.05). In conclusion, FKBPL and/or SIRT-1 downregulation in response to diabetic pregnancies may have a key role in the development of vascular dysfunction and associated complications affected by impaired placental angiogenesis.
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- Abdelrahim Alqudah
- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
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- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Public Health, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Irish Centre for Vascular Biology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- *Correspondence: Lana McClements,
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Desoye G, Herrera E. Adipose tissue development and lipid metabolism in the human fetus: The 2020 perspective focusing on maternal diabetes and obesity. Prog Lipid Res 2020; 81:101082. [PMID: 33383022 DOI: 10.1016/j.plipres.2020.101082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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During development, the human fetus accrues the highest proportion of fat of all mammals. Precursors of fat lobules can be found at week 14 of pregnancy. Thereafter, they expand, filling with triacylglycerols during pregnancy. The resultant mature lipid-filled adipocytes emerge from a developmental programme of embryonic stem cells, which is regulated differently than adult adipogenesis. Fetal triacylglycerol synthesis uses glycerol and fatty acids derived predominantly from glycolysis and lipogenesis in liver and adipocytes. The fatty acid composition of fetal adipose tissue at the end of pregnancy shows a preponderance of palmitic acid, and differs from the mother. Maternal diabetes mellitus does not influence this fatty acid profile. Glucose oxidation is the main source of energy for the fetus, but mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation also contributes. Indirect evidence suggests the presence of lipoprotein lipase in fetal adipose tissue. Its activity may be increased under hyperinsulinemic conditions as in maternal diabetes mellitus and obesity, thereby contributing to increased triacylglycerol deposition found in the newborns of such pregnancies. Fetal lipolysis is low. Changes in the expression of genes controlling metabolism in fetal adipose tissue appear to contribute actively to the increased neonatal fat mass found in diabetes and obesity. Many of these processes are under endocrine regulation, principally by insulin, and show sex-differences. Novel fatty acid derived signals such as oxylipins are present in cord blood with as yet undiscovered function. Despite many decades of research on fetal lipid deposition and metabolism, many key questions await answers.
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- G Desoye
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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- Faculties of Pharmacy and Medicine, University CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain.
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Granitzer S, Ellinger I, Khan R, Gelles K, Widhalm R, Hengstschläger M, Zeisler H, Desoye G, Tupova L, Ceckova M, Salzer H, Gundacker C. In vitro function and in situ localization of Multidrug Resistance-associated Protein (MRP)1 (ABCC1) suggest a protective role against methyl mercury-induced oxidative stress in the human placenta. Arch Toxicol 2020; 94:3799-3817. [PMID: 32915249 PMCID: PMC7603445 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-020-02900-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Methyl mercury (MeHg) is an organic highly toxic compound that is transported efficiently via the human placenta. Our previous data suggest that MeHg is taken up into placental cells by amino acid transporters while mercury export from placental cells mainly involves ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters. We hypothesized that the ABC transporter multidrug resistance-associated protein (MRP)1 (ABCC1) plays an essential role in mercury export from the human placenta. Transwell transport studies with MRP1-overexpressing Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK)II cells confirmed the function of MRP1 in polarized mercury efflux. Consistent with this, siRNA-mediated MRP1 gene knockdown in the human placental cell line HTR-8/SVneo resulted in intracellular mercury accumulation, which was associated with reduced cell viability, accompanied by increased cytotoxicity, apoptosis, and oxidative stress as determined via the glutathione (GSH) status. In addition, the many sources claiming different localization of MRP1 in the placenta required a re-evaluation of its localization in placental tissue sections by immunofluorescence microscopy using an MRP1-specific antibody that was validated in-house. Taken together, our results show that (1) MRP1 preferentially mediates apical-to-basolateral mercury transport in epithelial cells, (2) MRP1 regulates the GSH status of placental cells, (3) MRP1 function has a decisive influence on the viability of placental cells exposed to low MeHg concentrations, and (4) the in situ localization of MRP1 corresponds to mercury transport from maternal circulation to the placenta and fetus. We conclude that MRP1 protects placental cells from MeHg-induced oxidative stress by exporting the toxic metal and by maintaining the placental cells' GSH status in equilibrium.
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- Sebastian Granitzer
- Karl-Landsteiner Private University for Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Karl-Landsteiner Private University for Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
- Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Clinic for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University Hospital Tulln, Tulln, Austria
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- Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Bandres-Meriz J, Dieberger AM, Hoch D, Pöchlauer C, Bachbauer M, Glasner A, Niedrist T, van Poppel MNM, Desoye G. Maternal Obesity Affects the Glucose-Insulin Axis During the First Trimester of Human Pregnancy. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2020; 11:566673. [PMID: 33154737 PMCID: PMC7586307 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2020.566673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background and objective: The maternal glucose-insulin axis is central for metabolic adaptations required for a healthy pregnancy. Metabolic changes in obese mothers in early pregnancy have been scantly described. Here we characterized the glucose-insulin axis in the first trimester of human pregnancy and assessed the effect of maternal obesity and fat mass. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, maternal blood samples (N = 323) were collected during voluntary pregnancy termination (gestational age 4+0-11+6 weeks) after overnight fasting. Smokers (N = 198) were identified by self-report and serum cotinine levels (ELISA). Maternal BMI (kg/m2) and serum leptin (ELISA) were used as proxy measures of obesity and maternal fat mass, respectively. BMI was categorized into under-/normal weight (BMI < 25.0 kg/m2), overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m2) and obese (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2), and leptin in tertiles (1st tertile: leptin < 6.80 ng/ml, 2nd tertile: leptin 6.80-12.89 ng/ml, 3rd tertile: leptin > 12.89 ng/ml). ISHOMA insulin sensitivity index was calculated from glucose and C-peptide (ELISA) serum concentrations. Analyses of covariance including multiple confounders were performed to test for differences in glucose, C-peptide and ISHOMA between gestational age periods, BMI and leptin groups. C-peptide and ISHOMA were log-transformed before analyses. Results: At weeks 7-9, fasting glucose and C-peptide levels were lower (P < 0.01 and P < 0.001, respectively) and insulin sensitivity higher (P < 0.001) than at weeks 4-6. Glucose levels were not significantly different between BMI or leptin categories. In contrast, C-peptide increased by 19% (P < 0.01) between the normal weight and the overweight group and by 39% (P < 0.001) between the overweight and obese group. In the leptin groups, C-peptide increased by 25% (P < 0.001) between the 1st and 2nd leptin tertile and by 15% (P < 0.05) between the 2nd and 3rd leptin tertile. ISHOMA decreased with higher BMI and fat mass. ISHOMA decreased by 18% (P < 0.01) between the normal weight and the overweight group and by 30% (P < 0.01) between the overweight and the obese group. In the leptin groups, ISHOMA decreased by 22% (P < 0.001) between the 1st and 2nd leptin tertile and by 14% (P < 0.05) between the 2nd and 3rd leptin tertile. Conclusions: At the group level, fasting glucose, C-peptide and insulin sensitivity dynamically change in the first trimester of human pregnancy. Maternal obesity is associated with higher C-peptide and lower insulin sensitivity at all periods in the first trimester of human pregnancy, while glucose is unaltered. These findings have implications for the timing of early gestational diabetes mellitus risk screening.
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- Julia Bandres-Meriz
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Clinical Institute of Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Immanuel J, Simmons D, Desoye G, Corcoy R, Adelantado JM, Devlieger R, Lapolla A, Dalfra MG, Bertolotto A, Harreiter J, Wender-Ozegowska E, Zawiejska A, Dunne FP, Damm P, Mathiesen ER, Jensen DM, Andersen LLT, Hill DJ, Jelsma JGM, Snoek FJ, Scharnagl H, Galjaard S, Kautzky-Willer A, VAN Poppel MNM. Performance of early pregnancy HbA 1c for predicting gestational diabetes mellitus and adverse pregnancy outcomes in obese European women. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2020; 168:108378. [PMID: 32828833 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the performance of early pregnancy HbA1c for predicting gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and adverse pregnancy outcomes in obese women. METHODS Post hoc analysis using data from the Vitamin D And Lifestyle Intervention for GDM prevention trials conducted across 9 European countries (2012-2014). Pregnant women (BMI ≥ 29 kg/m2) underwent a baseline HbA1c and oral glucose tolerance tests at < 20 weeks, 24-28 weeks, and 35-37 weeks. Women with GDM were referred for treatment. RESULTS Among the 869 women tested, the prevalence of GDM was 25.9% before 20 weeks, with a further 8.6% at 24-28 weeks. The areas under the curves for HbA1c at the two time points were 0.55 (0.50-0.59) and 0.54 (0.47-0.61), respectively. An early HbA1c ≥ 5.7% (39 mmol/mol) (N = 111) showed low sensitivity (18.2%) with 89.1% specificity for GDM before 20 weeks, at 24-28 weeks (sensitivity of 8.0% and specificity of 88.6% after excluding early GDM), and throughout gestation (sensitivity of 15.9% and specificity of 89.4%). The ≥ 5.7% (39 mmol/mol) threshold was significantly associated with concurrent GDM before 20 weeks (adjusted OR (aOR) 2.77(1.39-5.51)) and throughout gestation (aOR 1.72 (1.02-2.89)), but not adverse pregnancy outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Early pregnancy HbA1c is of limited use for predicting either GDM or adverse outcomes in overweight/obese European women.
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- Jincy Immanuel
- Macarthur Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Macarthur Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia; Institute of Metabolic Science, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, England, UK.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medizinische Universitaet Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Institut de Recerca de ĺHospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain; CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Belgium; Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology, Gender Medicine Unit Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Science, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Recherche en Santé Lawson SA, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Medical University of Graz, Clinical Inst Medical and Chemical Laboratory Diagnostics, Graz, Austria
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- KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Belgium; Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine III, Division of Endocrinology, Gender Medicine Unit Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Gender Institute Gars am Kamp, Vienna, Austria
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- Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Institute of Sport Science, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Dieberger AM, Desoye G, Stolz E, Hill DJ, Corcoy R, Simmons D, Harreiter J, Kautzky-Willer A, Dunne F, Devlieger R, Wender-Ozegowska E, Zawiejska A, Lapolla A, Dalfra MG, Bertolotto A, Galjaard S, Adelantado JM, Jensen DM, Andersen LL, Tanvig M, Damm P, Mathiesen ER, Snoek FJ, Jelsma JGM, van Poppel MNM. Less sedentary time is associated with a more favourable glucose-insulin axis in obese pregnant women-a secondary analysis of the DALI study. Int J Obes (Lond) 2020; 45:296-307. [PMID: 32661292 PMCID: PMC7840500 DOI: 10.1038/s41366-020-0639-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background/objectives Obese pregnant women are at high risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), which might be reduced by sufficient physical activity (PA) and reduced sedentary time (ST). We assessed whether PA and ST are longitudinally associated with the glucose-insulin axis in obese pregnant women. Subjects/methods In this secondary analysis of the DALI (vitamin D And Lifestyle Intervention for gestational diabetes mellitus prevention) study, pregnant women, <20 weeks gestation, with a pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) ≥ 29 kg/m2, without GDM on entry were included. Time spent in moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) and ST were measured objectively with accelerometers at <20 weeks, 24–28 weeks and 35–37 weeks of gestation. Fasting glucose (mmol/l) and insulin (mU/l), insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and first-phase and second-phase insulin release (Stumvoll first and second phase) were assessed at the same time. Linear mixed regression models were used to calculate between-participant differences and within-participant changes over time. Analyses were adjusted for gestational age, randomisation, pre-pregnancy BMI, education and age. MVPA, Insulin, HOMA-IR and Stumvoll first and second phase were log-transformed for analyses due to skewness. Results 232 women were included in the analysis. Concerning differences between participants, more ST was associated with higher fasting glucose (Estimate: 0.008; 95% CI: 0.002, 0.014), fasting insulin (0.011; 0.002, 0.019), HOMA-IR (0.012; 0.004, 0.021) and Stumvoll first and second phase (0.008; 0.001, 0.014 and 0.007; 0.001, 0.014). Participants with more MVPA had lower Stumvoll first and second phase (−0.137; −0.210, −0.064 and −0.133; −0.202, −0.063). Concerning changes over time, an increase in ST during gestation was associated with elevated Stumvoll first and second phase (0.006; 0.000, 0.011). Conclusions As the glucose-insulin axis is more strongly associated with ST than MVPA in our obese population, pregnant women could be advised to reduce ST in addition to increasing MVPA. Moreover, our findings suggest that behaviour change interventions aiming at GDM risk reduction should start in early or pre-pregnancy.
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- Anna M Dieberger
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Recherche en Santé Lawson SA, Bronschhofen, Switzerland.,Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, N6C 2R5, Canada
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- Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Medicine, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanotechnology, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Macarthur Clinical School, Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia
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- Gender Medicine Unit, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Gender Medicine Unit, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Galway Diabetes Research Centre and College of Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
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- KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Reproduction, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Odense, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Departments of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Majali-Martinez A, Hoch D, Tam-Amersdorfer C, Pollheimer J, Glasner A, Ghaffari-Tabrizi-Wizsy N, Beristain AG, Hiden U, Dieber-Rotheneder M, Desoye G. Matrix metalloproteinase 15 plays a pivotal role in human first trimester cytotrophoblast invasion and is not altered by maternal obesity. FASEB J 2020; 34:10720-10730. [PMID: 32614494 PMCID: PMC7496590 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202000773r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 05/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Adequate anchoring of the placenta in the uterus through invasion of first trimester cytotrophoblasts (CTB) is required for a successful pregnancy. This process is mediated by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and regulated by the maternal environment. Obesity is known to alter the intrauterine milieu and has been related to impaired invasion. We hypothesized that placental MMP15, a novel membrane‐type MMP, is involved in CTB invasion and regulated by maternal obesity in early pregnancy. Thus, in this study MMP15 was immunolocalized to invasive extravillous and interstitial CTB. MMP15 silencing in chorionic villous explants using two different siRNAs reduced trophoblast outgrowth length (−35%, P ≤ .001 and −26%, P < .05) and area (−43%, P ≤ .001 and −36%, P ≤ .01) without altering trophoblast proliferation or apoptosis. Short‐term treatment of primary first trimester trophoblasts with IL‐6 (10 ng/mL), interleukin 10 (IL‐10) (50 ng/mL), and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF‐α) (10 ng/mL) did not affect MMP15 protein levels. Likewise, MMP15 mRNA and protein levels were unaltered between human first trimester placentas from control pregnancies vs those complicated with maternal obesity. Overall, our results suggest that the role of MMP15 in placental development and function in early pregnancy is limited to CTB invasion without being affected by short‐ and long‐term inflammation.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Division of Immunology and Pathophysiology, Otto Loewi Research Center, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Fetal-Maternal Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Lima RA, Desoye G, Simmons D, Devlieger R, Galjaard S, Corcoy R, Adelantado JM, Dunne F, Harreiter J, Kautzky‐Willer A, Damm P, Mathiesen ER, Jensen DM, Andersen L, Tanvig M, Lapolla A, Dalfra MG, Bertolotto A, Wender‐Ozegowska E, Zawiejska A, Hill DJ, Snoek FJ, Jelsma JGM, van Poppel MNM. Temporal relationships between maternal metabolic parameters with neonatal adiposity in women with obesity differ by neonatal sex: Secondary analysis of the DALI study. Pediatr Obes 2020; 15:e12628. [PMID: 32141687 PMCID: PMC7317347 DOI: 10.1111/ijpo.12628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To investigate the importance of time in pregnancy and neonatal sex on the association between maternal metabolic parameters and neonatal sum of skinfolds. METHODS This was a longitudinal, secondary analysis of the vitamin D and lifestyle intervention for gestational diabetes mellitus study, conducted in nine European countries during 2012 to 2015. Pregnant women with a pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) of ≥29 kg/m2 were invited to participate. We measured 14 maternal metabolic parameters at three times during pregnancy: <20 weeks, 24 to 28 weeks, and 35 to 37 weeks of gestation. The sum of four skinfolds assessed within 2 days after birth was the measure of neonatal adiposity. RESULTS In total, 458 mother-infant pairs (50.2% female infants) were included. Insulin resistance (fasting insulin and HOMA-index of insulin resistance) in early pregnancy was an important predictor for boys' sum of skinfolds, in addition to fasting glucose and maternal adiposity (leptin, BMI and neck circumference) throughout pregnancy. In girls, maternal lipids (triglycerides and fatty acids) in the first half of pregnancy were important predictors of sum of skinfolds, as well as fasting glucose in the second half of pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS Associations between maternal metabolic parameters and neonatal adiposity vary between different periods during pregnancy. This time-dependency is different between sexes, suggesting different growth strategies.
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- Department of Obstetrics and GynecologyMedizinische Universitaet GrazGrazAustria
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- Western Sydney UniversityCampbelltownNew South WalesAustralia,The Institute of Metabolic ScienceAddenbrooke's HospitalCambridgeUK
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- KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Gynaecology and ObstetricsUniversity Hospitals LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration: Pregnancy, Fetus and Neonate, Gynaecology and ObstetricsUniversity Hospitals LeuvenLeuvenBelgium,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Erasmus MCUniversity Medical CentreRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant PauBarcelonaSpain
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- Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant PauBarcelonaSpain,CIBER Bioengineering, Biomaterials and NanotechnologyInstituto de Salud Carlos IIIZaragozaSpain
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- Galway Diabetes Research Centre and College of Medicine Nursing and Health SciencesNational University of IrelandGalwayIreland
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- Gender Medicine Unit, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine IIIMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Gender Medicine Unit, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine IIIMedical University of ViennaViennaAustria
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, RigshospitaletInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Center for Pregnant Women with Diabetes, Department of Endocrinology and Obstetrics, RigshospitaletInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center OdenseOdense University HospitalOdenseDenmark,Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsOdense University HospitalOdenseDenmark,Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
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- Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsOdense University HospitalOdenseDenmark,Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
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- Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsOdense University HospitalOdenseDenmark,Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of Southern DenmarkOdenseDenmark
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- Department of Medical PsychologyAmsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research InstituteAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Department of Public and Occupational HealthAmsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health research instituteAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Institute of Sport ScienceUniversity of GrazGrazAustria,Department of Public and Occupational HealthAmsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health research instituteAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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