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Zhong J, Li J, Burton GJ, Koistinen H, Cheung KW, Ng EHY, Yao Y, Yeung WSB, Lee CL, Chiu PCN. The functional roles of protein glycosylation in human maternal-fetal crosstalk. Hum Reprod Update 2024; 30:81-108. [PMID: 37699855 DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmad024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The establishment of maternal-fetal crosstalk is vital to a successful pregnancy. Glycosylation is a post-translational modification in which glycans (monosaccharide chains) are attached to an organic molecule. Glycans are involved in many physiological and pathological processes. Human endometrial epithelium, endometrial gland secretions, decidual immune cells, and trophoblasts are highly enriched with glycoconjugates and glycan-binding molecules important for a healthy pregnancy. Aberrant glycosylation in the placenta and uterus has been linked to repeated implantation failure and various pregnancy complications, but there is no recent review summarizing the functional roles of glycosylation at the maternal-fetal interface and their associations with pathological processes. OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALE This review aims to summarize recent findings on glycosylation, glycosyltransferases, and glycan-binding receptors at the maternal-fetal interface, and their involvement in regulating the biology and pathological conditions associated with endometrial receptivity, placentation and maternal-fetal immunotolerance. Current knowledge limitations and future insights into the study of glycobiology in reproduction are discussed. SEARCH METHODS A comprehensive PubMed search was conducted using the following keywords: glycosylation, glycosyltransferases, glycan-binding proteins, endometrium, trophoblasts, maternal-fetal immunotolerance, siglec, selectin, galectin, repeated implantation failure, early pregnancy loss, recurrent pregnancy loss, preeclampsia, and fetal growth restriction. Relevant reports published between 1980 and 2023 and studies related to these reports were retrieved and reviewed. Only publications written in English were included. OUTCOMES The application of ultrasensitive mass spectrometry tools and lectin-based glycan profiling has enabled characterization of glycans present at the maternal-fetal interface and in maternal serum. The endometrial luminal epithelium is covered with highly glycosylated mucin that regulates blastocyst adhesion during implantation. In the placenta, fucose and sialic acid residues are abundantly presented on the villous membrane and are essential for proper placentation and establishment of maternal-fetal immunotolerance. Glycan-binding receptors, including selectins, sialic-acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectins (siglecs) and galectins, also modulate implantation, trophoblast functions and maternal-fetal immunotolerance. Aberrant glycosylation is associated with repeated implantation failure, early pregnancy loss and various pregnancy complications. The current limitation in the field is that most glycobiological research relies on association studies, with few studies revealing the specific functions of glycans. Technological advancements in analytic, synthetic and functional glycobiology have laid the groundwork for further exploration of glycans in reproductive biology under both physiological and pathological conditions. WIDER IMPLICATIONS A deep understanding of the functions of glycan structures would provide insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying their involvement in the physiological and pathological regulation of early pregnancy. Glycans may also potentially serve as novel early predictive markers and therapeutic targets for repeated implantation failure, pregnancy loss, and other pregnancy complications.
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- Jiangming Zhong
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China
- The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Fertility Regulation, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China
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- Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China
- The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Fertility Regulation, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Fertility Regulation, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Fertility Regulation, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China
- The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Fertility Regulation, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., China
- The University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Fertility Regulation, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, China
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Barroso E, Díaz M, Reguera AC, Peyman M, Balsinde J, Jurado-Aguilar J, Zhang M, Rostami A, Palomer X, Ibáñez L, Vázquez-Carrera M. CHOP upregulation and dysregulation of the mature form of the SNAT2 amino acid transporter in the placentas from small for gestational age newborns. Cell Commun Signal 2023; 21:326. [PMID: 37957724 PMCID: PMC10644500 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01352-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The placentas from newborns that are small for gestational age (SGA; birth weight < -2 SD for gestational age) may display multiple pathological characteristics. A key determinant of fetal growth and, therefore, birth weight is placental amino acid transport, which is under the control of the serine/threonine kinase mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR). The effects of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress on the mTOR pathway and the levels of amino acid transporters are not well established. METHODS Placentas from SGA and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) newborns and the human placental BeWo cell line exposed to the ER stressor tunicamycin were used. RESULTS We detected a significant increase in the levels of C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP) in the placentas from SGA newborns compared with those from AGA newborns, while the levels of other ER stress markers were barely affected. In addition, placental mTOR Complex 1 (mTORC1) activity and the levels of the mature form of the amino acid transporter sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 2 (SNAT2) were also reduced in the SGA group. Interestingly, CHOP has been reported to upregulate growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein 34 (GADD34), which in turn suppresses mTORC1 activity. The GADD34 inhibitor guanabenz attenuated the increase in CHOP protein levels and the reduction in mTORC1 activity caused by the ER stressor tunicamycin in the human placental cell line BeWo, but it did not recover mature SNAT2 protein levels, which might be reduced as a result of defective glycosylation. CONCLUSIONS Collectively, these data reveal that GADD34A activity and glycosylation are key factors controlling mTORC1 signaling and mature SNAT2 levels in trophoblasts, respectively, and might contribute to the SGA condition. Video Abstract.
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- Emma Barroso
- Unitat de Farmacologia, Facultat de Farmàcia I Ciències de L'Alimentació, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Pediatric Research Institute-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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- Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Pediatric Research Institute-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
- Endocrinology, Pediatric Research Institute, Sant Joan de Déu Children's Hospital, Barcelona, Esplugues, Spain
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- Unitat de Farmacologia, Facultat de Farmàcia I Ciències de L'Alimentació, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Pediatric Research Institute-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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- Unitat de Farmacologia, Facultat de Farmàcia I Ciències de L'Alimentació, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Pediatric Research Institute-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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- Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Biología y Genética Molecular, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Valladolid, Spain
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- Unitat de Farmacologia, Facultat de Farmàcia I Ciències de L'Alimentació, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Pediatric Research Institute-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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- Unitat de Farmacologia, Facultat de Farmàcia I Ciències de L'Alimentació, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Pediatric Research Institute-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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- Unitat de Farmacologia, Facultat de Farmàcia I Ciències de L'Alimentació, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Pediatric Research Institute-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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- Unitat de Farmacologia, Facultat de Farmàcia I Ciències de L'Alimentació, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Pediatric Research Institute-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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- Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Pediatric Research Institute-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
- Endocrinology, Pediatric Research Institute, Sant Joan de Déu Children's Hospital, Barcelona, Esplugues, Spain
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- Unitat de Farmacologia, Facultat de Farmàcia I Ciències de L'Alimentació, Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), University of Barcelona, Av. Joan XXIII 27-31, 08028, Barcelona, Spain.
- Spanish Biomedical Research Center in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM)-Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
- Pediatric Research Institute-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain.
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Ziganshina MM, Kulikova GV, Muminova KT, Shchegolev AI, Yarotskaya EL, Khodzhaeva ZS, Sukhikh GT. Features and Comparative Characteristics of Fucosylated Glycans Expression in Endothelial Glycocalyx of Placental Terminal Villi in Patients with Preeclampsia Treated with Different Antihypertensive Regimens. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:15611. [PMID: 37958597 PMCID: PMC10649041 DOI: 10.3390/ijms242115611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Antihypertensive therapy is an essential part of management of patients with preeclampsia (PE). Methyldopa (Dopegyt®) and nifedipine (Cordaflex®) are basic medications of therapy since they stabilize blood pressure without affecting the fetus. Their effect on the endothelium of placental vessels has not yet been studied. In this study, we analyzed the effect of antihypertensive therapy on the expression of fucosylated glycans in fetal capillaries of placental terminal villi in patients with early-onset PE (EOPE) and late-onset PE (LOPE), and determined correlation between their expression and mother's hemodynamic parameters, fetoplacental system, factors reflecting inflammatory response, and destructive processes in the endothelial glycocalyx (eGC). A total of 76 women were enrolled in the study: the comparison group consisted of 15 women with healthy pregnancy, and the main group comprised 61 women with early-onset and late-onset PE, who received one-component or two-component antihypertensive therapy. Hemodynamic status was assessed by daily blood pressure monitoring, dopplerometry of maternal placental and fetoplacental blood flows, and the levels of IL-18, IL-6, TNFα, galectin-3, endocan-1, syndecan-1, and hyaluronan in the blood of the mother. Expression of fucosylated glycans was assessed by staining placental sections with AAL, UEA-I, LTL lectins, and anti-LeY MAbs. It was found that (i) expression patterns of fucosylated glycans in eGC capillaries of placental terminal villi in EOPE and LOPE are characterized by predominant expression of structures with a type 2 core and have a similar pattern of quantitative changes, which seems to be due to the impact of one-component and two-component antihypertensive therapy on their expression; (ii) correlation patterns indicate interrelated changes in the molecular composition of eGC fucoglycans and indicators reflecting changes in maternal hemodynamics, fetoplacental hemodynamics, and humoral factors associated with eGC damage. The presented study is the first to demonstrate the features of placental eGC in women with PE treated with antihypertensive therapy. This study also considers placental fucoglycans as a functional part of the eGC, which affects hemodynamics in the mother-placenta-fetus system.
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- Marina M. Ziganshina
- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Str. 4, 117997 Moscow, Russia;
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- Department of Perinatal Pathology, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Str. 4, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (G.V.K.); (A.I.S.)
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- High Risk Pregnancy Department, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Str. 4, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (K.T.M.); (Z.S.K.)
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- Department of Perinatal Pathology, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Str. 4, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (G.V.K.); (A.I.S.)
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- Department of International Cooperation, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Str. 4, 117997 Moscow, Russia;
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- High Risk Pregnancy Department, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Str. 4, 117997 Moscow, Russia; (K.T.M.); (Z.S.K.)
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology Named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Oparina Str. 4, 117997 Moscow, Russia;
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Perinatology and Reproductology, Faculty for Postgraduate and Advanced Training of Physicians, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), 119991 Moscow, Russia
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Patel K, Nguyen J, Shaha S, Brightwell A, Duan W, Zubkowski A, Domingo IK, Riddell M. Loss of polarity regulators initiates gasdermin-E-mediated pyroptosis in syncytiotrophoblasts. Life Sci Alliance 2023; 6:e202301946. [PMID: 37468163 PMCID: PMC10355286 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202301946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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The syncytiotrophoblast is a human epithelial cell that is bathed in maternal blood on the maternal-facing surface of the human placenta. It therefore acts as a barrier and exchange interface between the mother and fetus. Syncytiotrophoblast dysfunction is a feature of pregnancy pathologies, like preeclampsia. Dysfunctional syncytiotrophoblasts display a loss of microvilli, which is a marker of aberrant apical-basal polarization, but little data exist about the regulation of syncytiotrophoblast polarity. Atypical PKC isoforms are conserved polarity regulators. Thus, we hypothesized that aPKC isoforms regulate syncytiotrophoblast polarity. Using human placental explant culture and primary trophoblasts, we found that loss of aPKC activity or expression induces syncytiotrophoblast gasdermin-E-dependent pyroptosis, a form of programmed necrosis. We also establish that TNF-α induces an isoform-specific decrease in aPKC expression and gasdermin-E-dependent pyroptosis. Therefore, aPKCs are homeostatic regulators of the syncytiotrophoblast function and a pathogenically relevant pro-inflammatory cytokine leads to the induction of programmed necrosis at the maternal-fetal interface. Hence, our results have important implications for the pathobiology of placental disorders like preeclampsia.
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- Khushali Patel
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Perna A, Tani A, Sellitto C, Marini M, La Verde M, De Luca A, Guerra G, Lucariello A, Manetti M, Sgambati E. Sialylation status in placentas from pregnancies with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Tissue Cell 2023; 82:102074. [PMID: 36948081 PMCID: PMC10019918 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2023.102074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Recent investigations suggest the potential negative impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on pregnant women and pregnancy outcome. In addition, some studies have described pathological changes in the placental tissue of SARS-CoV-2-positive mothers, which are related or not to the infection severity and/or infection trimester. Among the various molecules involved in the normal structure and functionality of the placenta, sialic acids (Sias) seem to play an important role. Hence, we aimed to investigate possible changes in the distribution and content of Sias with different glycosidic linkages, namely α2,3 and α2,6 Galactose- or N-acetyl-Galactosamine-linked Sias and polymeric Sia (PolySia), in placentas from pregnant women infected by SARS-CoV-2 during the three different pregnancy trimesters. METHODS α2,3 and α2,6 Galactose-linked Sias were evaluated by lectin histochemistry (Maackia amurensis agglutinin (MAA) and Sambucus nigra agglutinin (SNA), respectively), while immunohistochemistry was used for PolySia detection. RESULTS Data showed lower levels of α2,3 Galactose-linked Sias in the trophoblast and underlying basement membrane/basal plasma membrane in placentas from women infected during the second and third infection trimester compared with uninfected cases and those infected during first trimester. On the other hand, higher levels of PolySia were detected in the trophoblast during the second and third infection trimester. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that changes in the sialylation status of trophoblast and its basement membrane/basal plasma membrane, together with other concomitant factors, could be at the basis of the most common placental histopathological alterations and gestational complications found especially in pregnancies with SARS-CoV-2 infection during the second and third trimester.
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- Angelica Perna
- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Section of Anatomy and Histology, Imaging Platform, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Section of Human Anatomy, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Section of Anatomy and Histology, Imaging Platform, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Section of Human Anatomy, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "Vincenzo Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Sport Sciences and Wellness, University of Naples "Parthenope", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Section of Anatomy and Histology, Imaging Platform, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, Contrada Fonte Lappone, 86090 Pesche (Isernia), Italy.
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Acuña F, Carril J, Portiansky EL, Flamini MA, Miglino MA, Barbeito CG. Placental glycotype of the caviomorph rodent Lagostomus maximus and its evolution within Eutheria. J Morphol 2023; 284:e21566. [PMID: 36738449 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/03/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The main evolutionary milestone in the oviparity-viviparity transition is placentation. The placenta is an organ with great morphological diversity among eutherians. The expression of different glycosidic residues (Gr) in the near-term placenta constitutes its glycotype. In this study, the expression of different Gr was determined by lectin histochemistry in early, midterm, and near-term placentas of the plains viscacha (Lagostomus maximus), a caviomorph rodent with the highest poliovulatory rate and embryonic resorption rate among eutherians. Besides, a matrix with the expression of each Gr in the exchange trophoblast of viscacha and other eutherians was constructed to map and infer phylogenetic and evolutionary relationships. Between early, midterm, and near-term placentas, variations in the pattern expression of Gr were observed. The glycotype of the near-term placenta is composed of a high diversity of Gr. Reconstruction of the ancestral state for each Gr present in the near-term placenta showed a diverse scenario: some sugars were common to the species of Placentalia included in this study. In the analyzed species with synepitheliochorial and epitheliochorial placentas, no differential glycosylation patterns between them were observed. In species with invasive placentas, such as the endotheliochorial placentas of Carnivora, some common Gr were detected among them, while others were species-specific. In species with hemochorial placenta, the same Gr are shared. Particularly, in the viscacha greater differences with species of the Hominidae and even Muridae families were observed. Nevertheless, greater similarities with other caviomorph rodents were detected. Placental glycotype of each species constitutes an excellent tool to achieve phylogenetic and evolutionary inferences among eutherians.
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- Francisco Acuña
- Laboratorio de Histología y Embriología Descriptiva, Experimental y Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Histología y Embriología Descriptiva, Experimental y Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Laboratorio de Análisis de Imágenes, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Histología y Embriología Descriptiva, Experimental y Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad de San Pablo, San Pablo, Brasil
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- Laboratorio de Histología y Embriología Descriptiva, Experimental y Comparada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Ziganshina MM, Kulikova GV, Shchegolev AI, Shmakov RG, Kan NE, Sukhikh GT. Comparative Characteristics of Sialoglycans Expression Disorders in the Placental Barrier Structures in Preeclampsia and Fetal Growth Restriction. Bull Exp Biol Med 2022; 173:270-275. [DOI: 10.1007/s10517-022-05532-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ziganshina MM, Shilova NV, Khasbiullina NR, Terentyeva AV, Dolgopolova EL, Nokel AY, Yarotskaya EL, Shmakov RG, Bovin NV, Sukhikh GT. Repertoire of glycan‐binding placenta‐associated antibodies in healthy pregnancy and in preeclampsia. Scand J Immunol 2022; 95:e13157. [DOI: 10.1111/sji.13157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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- Marina M. Ziganshina
- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia
- Shemyakin–Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS Moscow Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia
- Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University) Moscow Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia
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- Shemyakin–Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS Moscow Russia
- Centre for Kode Technology Innovation School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences Auckland University of Technology Auckland New Zealand
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation Moscow Russia
- Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University) Moscow Russia
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Passaponti S, Pavone V, Cresti L, Ietta F. The expression and role of glycans at the feto-maternal interface in humans. Tissue Cell 2021; 73:101630. [PMID: 34454366 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2021.101630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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During pregnancy, both the maternal endometrium and the blastocyst have highly glycosylated proteins with glycosylations controlled in a specific manner. Carbohydrates play a fundamental role in cell-cell and cell-matrix recognition and are involved in defining the structure and integrity of tissues. The uterus' secretions, which are rich in glycoproteins and glycogen and the presence of a functional glycocalyx on the uterine epithelium, establish a favourable milieu, which is essential for the correct implantation and subsequent development of the blastocyst. Likewise, carbohydrate residues such as fucose and sialic acid present at the placental level are determinant in creating an immuno-environment, which supports the mother's tolerance towards the fetal antigens. In this review, we explore the literature concerning the role of important glycan-epitopes at the feto-maternal interface in the human species. Moreover, we also show some unpublished interesting results on changes of glycan residues in human placenta tissues from the first trimester of pregnancy.
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- Sofia Passaponti
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Via Aldo Moro 2, 53100, Siena, Italy.
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Blois SM, Prince PD, Borowski S, Galleano M, Barrientos G. Placental Glycoredox Dysregulation Associated with Disease Progression in an Animal Model of Superimposed Preeclampsia. Cells 2021; 10:800. [PMID: 33916770 PMCID: PMC8066545 DOI: 10.3390/cells10040800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Pregnancies carried by women with chronic hypertension are at increased risk of superimposed preeclampsia, but the placental pathways involved in disease progression remain poorly understood. In this study, we used the stroke-prone spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHRSP) model to investigate the placental mechanisms promoting superimposed preeclampsia, with focus on cellular stress and its influence on galectin-glycan circuits. Our analysis revealed that SHRSP placentas are characterized by a sustained activation of the cellular stress response, displaying significantly increased levels of markers of lipid peroxidation (i.e., thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS)) and protein nitration and defective antioxidant enzyme expression as early as gestation day 14 (which marks disease onset). Further, lectin profiling showed that such redox imbalance was associated with marked alterations of the placental glycocode, including a prominent decrease of core 1 O-glycan expression in trophoblasts and increased decidual levels of sialylation in SHRSP placentas. We also observed significant changes in the expression of galectins 1, 3 and 9 with pregnancy progression, highlighting the important role of the galectin signature as dynamic interpreters of placental microenvironmental challenges. Collectively, our findings uncover a new role for the glycoredox balance in the pathogenesis of superimposed preeclampsia representing a promising target for interventions in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
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- Sandra M. Blois
- Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany;
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- Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1113AAD, Argentina; (P.D.P.); (M.G.)
- Instituto de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular (IBIMOL), Universidad de Buenos Aires—Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1113AAD, Argentina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany;
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, a Cooperation between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, and the Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Fisicoquímica, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1113AAD, Argentina; (P.D.P.); (M.G.)
- Instituto de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular (IBIMOL), Universidad de Buenos Aires—Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1113AAD, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Medicina Experimental, Hospital Alemán—Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1118AAT, Argentina
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Borowski S, Tirado-Gonzalez I, Freitag N, Garcia MG, Barrientos G, Blois SM. Altered Glycosylation Contributes to Placental Dysfunction Upon Early Disruption of the NK Cell-DC Dynamics. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1316. [PMID: 32760395 PMCID: PMC7372038 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Immune cells [e. g., dendritic cells (DC) and natural killer (NK) cells] are critical players during the pre-placentation stage for successful mammalian pregnancy. Proper placental and fetal development relies on balanced DC-NK cell interactions regulating immune cell homing, maternal vascular expansion, and trophoblast functions. Previously, we showed that in vivo disruption of the uterine NK cell-DC balance interferes with the decidualization process, with subsequent impact on placental and fetal development leading to fetal growth restriction. Glycans are essential determinants of reproductive health and the glycocode expressed in a particular compartment (e.g., placenta) is highly dependent on the cell type and its developmental and pathological state. Here, we aimed to investigate the maternal and placental glycovariation during the pre- and post-placentation period associated with disruption of the NK cell-DC dynamics during early pregnancy. We observed that depletion of NK cells was associated with significant increases of O- and N-linked glycosylation and sialylation in the decidual vascular zone during the pre-placental period, followed by downregulation of core 1 and poly-LacNAc extended O-glycans and increased expression of branched N-glycans affecting mainly the placental giant cells and spongiotrophoblasts of the junctional zone. On the other hand, expansion of DC induced a milder increase of Tn antigen (truncated form of mucin-type O-glycans) and branched N-glycan expression in the vascular zone, with only modest changes in the glycosylation pattern during the post-placentation period. In both groups, this spatiotemporal variation in the glycosylation pattern of the implantation site was accompanied by corresponding changes in galectin-1 expression. Our results show that pre- and post- placentation implantation sites have a differential glycopattern upon disruption of the NK cell-DC dynamics, suggesting that immune imbalance early in gestation impacts placentation and fetal development by directly influencing the placental glycocode.
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- Sophia Borowski
- Experimental and Clinical Research Center, A Cooperation Between the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association, and the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, AG GlycoImmunology, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Georg-Speyer-Haus, Institute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy, Frankfurt, 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, AG GlycoImmunology, Berlin, Germany
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Medicina Traslacional, Facultad de Ciencias Biomédicas, CONICET, Universidad Austral, Derqui-Pilar, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Medicina Experimental, Hospital Alemán-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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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, AG GlycoImmunology, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Ziganshina MM, Kulikova GV, Fayzullina NM, Yarotskaya EL, Shchegolev AI, Le Pendu J, Breiman A, Shilova NV, Khasbiullina NR, Bovin NV, Kan NE, Tyutyunnik VL, Khodzhaeva ZS, Sukhikh GT. Expression of fucosylated glycans in endothelial glycocalyces of placental villi at early and late fetal growth restriction. Placenta 2019; 90:98-102. [PMID: 32056559 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2019.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/04/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The aim of the study was to investigate the content and distribution of fucosylated sugar residues and Lewis Y (LeY) in the endothelial glycocalyx (eGC) in placental tissue at early and late onset fetal growth restriction (FGR). Our findings demonstrated that the changes of the fucosylated glycans of type 2 (H2)/LeY in the vascular endothelium of the villi may reflect alteration of villi maturation, or adaptation to hypoxia through the change of cell proliferation potential and induction angiogenesis. Early onset FGR differs from late onset FGR by a markedly increased LeY expression, being associated with more severe pathological state.
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- M M Ziganshina
- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- CRCINA, Inserm, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- CRCINA, Inserm, Université d'Angers, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France; CHU Nantes, Nantes, France
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia; The M.M. Shemyakin-Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia; The N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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- The M.M. Shemyakin-Yu.A. Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia; Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education I.M. Sechenov First Mossow State Medical University under the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russia
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Burton GJ, Jauniaux E. Pathophysiology of placental-derived fetal growth restriction. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018; 218:S745-S761. [PMID: 29422210 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.11.577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 485] [Impact Index Per Article: 80.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Placental-related fetal growth restriction arises primarily due to deficient remodeling of the uterine spiral arteries supplying the placenta during early pregnancy. The resultant malperfusion induces cell stress within the placental tissues, leading to selective suppression of protein synthesis and reduced cell proliferation. These effects are compounded in more severe cases by increased infarction and fibrin deposition. Consequently, there is a reduction in villous volume and surface area for maternal-fetal exchange. Extensive dysregulation of imprinted and nonimprinted gene expression occurs, affecting placental transport, endocrine, metabolic, and immune functions. Secondary changes involving dedifferentiation of smooth muscle cells surrounding the fetal arteries within placental stem villi correlate with absent or reversed end-diastolic umbilical artery blood flow, and with a reduction in birthweight. Many of the morphological changes, principally the intraplacental vascular lesions, can be imaged using ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging scanning, enabling their development and progression to be followed in vivo. The changes are more severe in cases of growth restriction associated with preeclampsia compared to those with growth restriction alone, consistent with the greater degree of maternal vasculopathy reported in the former and more extensive macroscopic placental damage including infarcts, extensive fibrin deposition and microscopic villous developmental defects, atherosis of the spiral arteries, and noninfectious villitis. The higher level of stress may activate proinflammatory and apoptotic pathways within the syncytiotrophoblast, releasing factors that cause the maternal endothelial cell activation that distinguishes between the 2 conditions. Congenital anomalies of the umbilical cord and placental shape are the only placental-related conditions that are not associated with maldevelopment of the uteroplacental circulation, and their impact on fetal growth is limited.
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Sukhikh GT, Ziganshina MM, Nizyaeva NV, Kulikova GV, Volkova JS, Yarotskaya EL, Kan NE, Shchyogolev AI, Tyutyunnik VL. Differences of glycocalyx composition in the structural elements of placenta in preeclampsia. Placenta 2016; 43:69-76. [PMID: 27324102 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Revised: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Glycans expressed in the fetal-maternal interface were shown to exert immunomodulating effects and to mediate interactions between the cells. The aim of this study was to investigate alterations in the structure of carbohydrate chains of glycocalyx in placental tissue in pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia (PE). METHODS A histochemical analysis of placental tissues was performed with a panel of biotinylated lectins. We analyzed placental tissues in women who had severe or moderate PE and compared them to placentas from women with normal pregnancies. RESULTS There was decreased content of terminal residues of α(2,6)-linked sialic acid (as stained by SNA lectin) in the carbohydrate chains of glycocalyx of the endothelium of placental terminal villi in patients with moderate preeclampsia. The composition of the glycocalyx of syncytiotrophoblast in patients of this group did not differ from the control group. Amount of the glycans with terminal β-Gal- (ECL) and α-mannosyl residues (ConA) in the syncytiotrophoblast and capillary endothelium of the placenta was significantly higher in the group with severe PE compared to the control group. The increased content of sialoglycans with α(2,6)-linked sialic acids residues were discovered in the syncytium, and the decreased content of α(2,3)-linked sialic acids residues - in the endothelium of terminal villi in preeclampsia. DISCUSSION The most prominent alteration of the glycocalyx composition was found in the placentas of women with severe preeclampsia. It is likely that the modified glycome of syncytiotrophoblast and capillary endothelium may play an important role in pathogenesis of preeclampsia.
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- G T Sukhikh
- Federal State Budget Institution «Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology» of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Clinical Immunology, Federal State Budget Institution «Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology» of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation.
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- Department of Perinatal Pathology, Federal State Budget Institution «Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology» of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
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- Department of Perinatal Pathology, Federal State Budget Institution «Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology» of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
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- Department of Perinatal Pathology, Federal State Budget Institution «Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology» of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
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- Department of International Cooperation, Federal State Budget Institution «Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology» of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
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- Observational Department, Federal State Budget Institution «Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology» of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
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- Department of Perinatal Pathology, Federal State Budget Institution «Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology» of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
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- Obstetrical Physiologic Department, Federal State Budget Institution «Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology» of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Russian Federation
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Robajac D, Vanhooren V, Masnikosa R, Miković Ž, Mandić V, Libert C, Nedić O. Preeclampsia transforms membrane N-glycome in human placenta. Exp Mol Pathol 2015; 100:26-30. [PMID: 26655437 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2015.11.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Posttranslational modifications (PTM) which accompany pathological conditions affect protein structure, characteristics and modulate its activity. Glycosylation is one of the most frequent PTM influencing protein folding, localisation and function. Hypertension is a common gestational complication, which can lead to foetal growth restriction (IUGR) and even to foetal or maternal death. In this work we focused on the impact of preeclampsia complicated with IUGR on placental membrane N-glycome. Results have shown that preeclampsia reduced fucosylation of placental glycans, increased the appearance of paucimannosidic and mannosidic structures with lower number of mannose residues and decreased the amount of glycans with more mannose residues. Since preeclampsia is tightly connected to IUGR, glycosylation changes were investigated also on the functional membrane receptors responsible for growth: insulin receptor and the type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IR and IGF1R). It was found that IR present in the IUGR placenta contained significantly less α2,6-Sia. Therefore, glycans on placental membranes alter due to preeclampsia, but changes seen at the level of the entire N-glycome may be different from the changes detected at the level of a specific glycoprotein. The difference recorded due to pathology in one membrane molecule (IR) was not found in another homologous molecule (IGF1R). Thus, besides studying the glycosylation pattern of the entire placental membrane due to preeclampsia, it is inevitable to study directly glycoprotein of interest, as no general assumptions or extrapolations can be made.
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- Dragana Robajac
- Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy - INEP, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 381, Serbia.
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- Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent 32, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent 32, Belgium
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- Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy - INEP, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 381, Serbia
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- Department of High-risk Pregnancies, Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics "Narodni Front", University of Belgrade, Belgrade 381, Serbia
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- Department of High-risk Pregnancies, Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics "Narodni Front", University of Belgrade, Belgrade 381, Serbia
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- Department for Molecular Biomedical Research, VIB, Ghent 32, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Molecular Biology, Ghent University, Ghent 32, Belgium
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- Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy - INEP, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 381, Serbia
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Jones C, Choudhury R, Aplin J. Tracking nutrient transfer at the human maternofetal interface from 4 weeks to term. Placenta 2015; 36:372-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2015.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Revised: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Robajac D, Masnikosa R, Miković Ž, Mandić V, Nedić O. Oxidation of placental insulin and insulin-like growth factor receptors in mothers with diabetes mellitus or preeclampsia complicated with intrauterine growth restriction. Free Radic Res 2015; 49:984-9. [PMID: 25812587 DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2015.1020798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Placental insulin receptor (IR) and insulin-like growth factor receptors (IGFRs) are essential for fetal growth. We investigated structural changes of these receptors exposed to increased oxidative stress in mothers diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM) or preeclampsia (PE) complicated with intrauterine growth restriction. Increased amount of IR and decreased amounts of IGF1R and IGF2R were found in both pathologies, accompanied by significant elevation in protein carbonyls. When isolated receptors were examined, increased carbonylation of IR and IGF1R in PE placentas was detected, whereas the amounts of carbonylated IR and IGF1R were similar in DM and healthy placentas. Carbonylation status of IGF2R did not change due to pathology, confirming the detrimental role of primary structure and conformation in oxidative susceptibility. Ligand binding was similar in all three groups of samples and did not seem to be affected by receptor oxidation. Since babies delivered by mothers with PE were smaller than the referent population, increased carbonylation of receptors might have affected downstream receptor signaling post-ligand binding.
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- D Robajac
- Department for Metabolism, INEP - Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy, University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Republic of Serbia
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Vukasovic A, Grbesa D, Nikuseva Martic T, Kusec V, Miskovic B, Serman A, Soken N, Serman L. Glycosylation pattern and axin expression in normal and IUGR placentae. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2014; 28:558-63. [PMID: 24846767 DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.926326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the protein glycosylation pattern and AXIN1 protein expression in human placentae of normal pregnancies and compare them with placentae of pregnancies complicated with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). METHODS A total of 38 placentae (17 placentae of IUGR fetuses from singleton pregnancies and gestational age-matched 21 control placentae from normal singleton pregnancies) were collected from the Clinical Hospital Sveti Duh, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Zagreb, Croatia. Gestational age was determined according to the last menstrual period (LMP) and by ultrasound measurements. Expression of glycoproteins was measured by Western blotting with SNA, UEA-I, PHA-E and DBA lectins as probes whereas expression of AXIN1 was determined by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS Comparison of detected sugars revealed differences in protein glycosylation between normal and IUGR placentae. Higher expression of AXIN1 protein located mostly in the cytoplasm of syncytiotrophoblast and to a lesser extent in its nuclei was found in IUGR placentae. CONCLUSION Results of our study suggest that changes in glycoprotein content may contribute to restricted placenta growth and development. Higher expression of AXIN1 protein in IUGR placentae indicates a role of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in pathology of placental development.
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Atabaki Pasdar F, Khooei A, Fazel A, Mahmoudi M, Tavassoli F. Detection of sugar chain expression in hydatidiform mole using lectin histochemistry. IRANIAN RED CRESCENT MEDICAL JOURNAL 2013; 15:376-80. [PMID: 24349722 PMCID: PMC3838644 DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.3997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2011] [Revised: 04/11/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Background Hydatidiform moles carry a significant risk for developing persistent gestational trophoblastic disease. Lectins are useful tools to identify cellular glycosylation pattern and changes in glycosylation that occur during growth, development, differentiation and also, during disease states. Objectives Considering the changes in glycosylation that occur during cell proliferation, differentiation and transformation, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the sugar chain expression in hydatidiform mole by using HRP-conjugated lectins. Materials and Methods Lectin histochemistry with a panel of HRP-conjugated lectins comprising SBA, PNA, VVA, UEA-1, LTA, GS-І (B4) and WGA were performed in 20 molar (partial & complete moles) formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue samples. Results The partial and complete moles generally showed similar reactivity with all used lectins. None of lectins reacted with villous cytotrophoblasts, whereas 4 of 7 lectins comprising WGA, LTA, UEA-І and PNA (after pretreatment with neuraminidase) showed a moderate to strong reactivity with villous syncytiotrophoblasts in both partial and complete hydatidiform moles. The villous stroma reacted with all used lectins except VVA. Conclusions Our histochemical findings showed a relatively heavy glycosylation of syncytiotrophoblasts of both partial and complete molar tissues, which was prominent in apical portion. This may play a role in their capacity to increase trophoblastic proliferation.
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- Fatemeh Atabaki Pasdar
- Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
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- Department of Pathology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
- Corresponding author: Alireza Khooei, Department of Pathology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran. Tel: +98-5118022242, Fax: +98-5118022242, E-mail:
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- Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran
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Marini M, Bonaccini L, Thyrion GDZ, Vichi D, Parretti E, Sgambati E. Distribution of sugar residues in human placentas from pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders. Acta Histochem 2011; 113:815-25. [PMID: 21774970 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2010.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2010] [Revised: 11/29/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The aim of the study was to investigate the content and distribution of sugar residues in placentas from pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders. Placentas from women with uncomplicated pregnancies (group 1), pregnancies complicated by gestational hypertension (group 2), pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia (group 3), pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia with HELLP syndrome (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelets) (group 4) were collected. Lectins: ConA, WGA, PNA, SBA, DBA, UEA I, GNA, DSA, MAA, SNA, in combination with chemical and enzymatic treatments, were used. Data showed a decrease and/or lack of α-d-mannose, α-d-glucose and d-galactose-(β1-4)-N-acetyl-d-glucosamine in placentas from pre-eclampsia and pre-eclampsia with HELLP syndrome compared with control and hypertension cases. N-acetyl-d-galactosamine appeared and/or increased in placentas from hypertensive disorders. A different distribution of various types of sialic acid was observed in placentas from hypertensive disorders compared with the controls. In particular, placentas from pre-eclampsia, with and without HELLP syndrome, lacked the acetylated sialic acid side-chain. These findings demonstrate various alterations of the carbohydrate metabolism in the placentas from pregnancies complicated by different types of hypertensive disorders. This indicates correlation with the placental morpho-functional changes characteristic of these complications and with the degree of clinical severity.
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The rapid growth of infant brains places an exceptionally high demand on the supply of nutrients from the diet, particularly for preterm infants. Sialic acid (Sia) is an essential component of brain gangliosides and the polysialic acid (polySia) chains that modify neural cell adhesion molecules (NCAM). Sia levels are high in human breast milk, predominately as N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac). In contrast, infant formulas contain a low level of Sia consisting of both Neu5Ac and N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc). Neu5Gc is implicated in some human inflammatory diseases. Brain gangliosides and polysialylated NCAM play crucial roles in cell-to-cell interactions, neuronal outgrowth, modifying synaptic connectivity, and memory formation. In piglets, a diet rich in Sia increases the level of brain Sia and the expression of two learning-related genes and enhances learning and memory. The purpose of this review is to summarize the evidence showing the importance of dietary Sia as an essential nutrient for brain development and cognition.
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- Bing Wang
- Human Nutrition Unit, School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences, University of Sydney, Australia and School of Medicine, Xiamen University, P. R. China.
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Tatsuzuki A, Ezaki T, Makino Y, Matsuda Y, Ohta H. Characterization of the sugar chain expression of normal term human placental villi using lectin histochemistry combined with immunohistochemistry. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 72:35-49. [DOI: 10.1679/aohc.72.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ayano Tatsuzuki
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University
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Meyer W, Godynicki S, Tsukise A. Lectin histochemistry of the endothelium of blood vessels in the mammalian integument, with remarks on the endothelial glycocalyx and blood vessel system nomenclature. Ann Anat 2008; 190:264-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2007.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2007] [Revised: 10/25/2007] [Accepted: 11/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Paez A, Rodriguez E, Rendon E, Varela E, Fortoul T, Espinosa B, Masso F, Guevara J, Montaño LF. Altered detection of molecules associated with leukocyte traffic in HUVECs derived from newborns with a strong family history of myocardial infarction. Acta Histochem 2007; 110:42-52. [PMID: 17765294 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2007.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2007] [Revised: 05/17/2007] [Accepted: 05/22/2007] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease. As such, recruitment of immune cells is a significant event. Tightly controlled signaling molecules regulate leukocyte adhesion and migration to the tissues. The aim of this study was to determine if human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) derived from healthy newborns with a strong family history of myocardial infarction (FHMI) showed variations in the presence of molecules related with leukocyte traffic and migration, in comparison to control healthy newborns. For this purpose, we evaluated the labeling of sialic acid containing glycoproteins, tight junction claudins and the cytoskeleton, using lectin- and immunocytochemistry in HUVECs from individuals with and without a strong FHMI. Our results show important differences in the labeling of alpha-2,3 or alpha-2,6 sialic acid-containing glycoconjugates, a disarrangement of actin filaments secondary to the absence of cytoplasmic claudin-5 immunopositivity and an increase in the binding of FHMI HUVECs to CD3+ Jurkat cells. It is possible that these differences relate to a predisposition for early appearance of atherosclerotic lesions.
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- Araceli Paez
- Departamento Biología Celular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Juan Badiano 1, Col. Seccion 16, México 14080, México
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Sgambati E, Marini M, Vichi D, Zappoli Thyrion GD, Parretti E, Mello G, Gheri G. Distribution of the glycoconjugate oligosaccharides in the human placenta from pregnancies complicated by altered glycemia: lectin histochemistry. Histochem Cell Biol 2007; 128:263-73. [PMID: 17653755 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-007-0312-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2007] [Accepted: 06/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of the oligosaccharides of the glycoconjugates in placentas from pregnancies complicated by different degree of altered glycaemia. Placentas from women with physiological pregnancies (group 1), with pregnancies complicated by minor degree of glucose intolerance (group 2) and with pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) treated with insulin (group 3) were collected. Ten lectins were used (ConA, WGA, PNA, SBA, DBA, LTA, UEA I, GSL II, MAL II and SNA) in combination with chemical and enzymatic treatments. The data showed a decrease of sialic acid linked alpha(2-6) to galactose/N-acetyl-D-galactosamine and an increase of N-acetyl-D-glucosamine in the placentas of the pathological groups, in particular the group 3, comparing to the group 1. A decrease of L-fucose (LTA) and D-galactose-(beta1-3)-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine, and an increase and/or appearance of L-fucose (UEA I) and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine were observed in both the pathological groups, particularly in the group 2, with respect to the group 1. In GDM, and even in pregnancies with a simple alteration of maternal glycaemia, the changes in the distribution of oligosaccharides could be related to alteration of the structure and functionality of the placenta.
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- Eleonora Sgambati
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Forensic Medicine, Policlinic of Careggi, University of Florence, Viale Morgagni, 85, 50134, Florence, Italy.
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Current awareness in prenatal diagnosis. Prenat Diagn 2003; 23:88-94. [PMID: 12572587 DOI: 10.1002/pd.525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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