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Yamamoto-Mikami A, Tanaka Y, Tsutsumi T, Kuwahara A, Tokumura A. Altered ovarian tissue level of lysophosphatidic acid and mRNA expressions of its metabolic enzymes and receptors in rats received gonadotropin-hyperstimulation. Reprod Biol 2024; 24:100849. [PMID: 38306852 DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2023.100849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/04/2024]
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), a well-studied member of the lysophospholipid family, is known to exert an important bio-effect on oocyte maturation and ovulation in mammals. We attempted to determine how follicle maturation in the rat ovary affects the levels of LPA and its precursor lysophospholipids, as well as mRNA levels of LPA-producing and -degrading enzymes and LPA receptors in rats that received gonadotropin-hyper-stimulation. Tissue levels of lysophospholipids were quantified by LC-MS/MS, and relative mRNA expression levels of LPA-producing and -degrading enzymes, and LPA receptors were measured by RT-PCR. Tissue levels of n-6 polyunsaturated LPAs and LPCs were higher in the ovaries of rats after receiving human chorionic gonadotropin, unlike the distinct profiles of n-3 polyunsaturated LPAs, which had lower levels, and LPCs which had higher levels, after the gonadotropin treatment. The effects of different levels of other polyunsaturated lysophospholipids were variable: decreased levels of lysophosphatidylglycerol, and unaltered levels of lysophosphatidylethanolamine, lysophosphatidylinositol, and lysophosphatidylserine. The results indicate that expression of mRNA levels of autotaxin and acylglycerol kinase were reduced and expression of lipid phosphate phosphatase 3 was elevated, whereas expressions of two membrane phosphatidic acid phosphatases (A1α and A1β) and lipid phosphate phosphatase 1 were essentially unaltered in rat ovary at several stages after ovary hyperstimulation. After the gonadotropin treatment, the expression levels of all LPA receptors except LPA3 were decreased at various times. These results are discussed with respect to the physiological processes of the ovarian environment and development in rats.
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- Aimi Yamamoto-Mikami
- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Japanese Red Cross Tokushima Hospital, Komatsushima-shi, Tokushima 773-8502, Japan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare, Nobeoka 882-8508, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Kuramoto, Tokushima 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Department of Health Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 731-0153, Japan.
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Shimizu Y, Tamiya-Koizumi K, Tsutsumi T, Kyogashima M, Kannagi R, Iwaki S, Aoyama M, Tokumura A. Hypoxia increases cellular levels of phosphatidic acid and lysophospholipids in undifferentiated Caco-2 cells. Lipids 2023; 58:93-103. [PMID: 36708255 DOI: 10.1002/lipd.12366] [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: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
Cancer cells are known to survive in a hypoxic microenvironment by altering their lipid metabolism as well as their energy metabolism. In this study, Caco-2 cells derived from human colon cancer, were found to have elevated intracellular levels of phosphatidic acid and its lysoform, lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), under hypoxic conditions. Our results suggested that the elevation of LPA in Caco-2 cells was mainly due to the combined increases in cellular levels of lysophosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylethanolamine by phospholipase A2 and subsequent hydrolysis to LPA by lysophospholipase D. We detected the Ca2+ -stimulated choline-producing activities toward exogenous lysophosphatidylcholines in whole Caco-2 cell homogenates, indicating their involvement in the LPA production in intact Caco-2 cells.
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- Yoshibumi Shimizu
- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Pathobiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare, Nobeoka, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, Nihon Pharmaceutical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathobiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathobiology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan.,Department of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima, Japan
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Tsutsumi T, Yasuda K, Neya M, Okada H, Tokumura A. Lysophosphatidic acid production from lysophosphatidylcholine by lysophospholipase D activity of autotaxin in plasma of women with normal and adverse pregnancies. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2022; 163:106670. [PMID: 35963509 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2022.106670] [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: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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To identify biomarker lipids causing preterm delivery, we focused on lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) and lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). The results of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry revealed that plasma levels of LPCs and LPAs were higher in the first and third (T3) trimesters of human normal and adverse pregnancies than in the second trimester, suggesting the direct metabolic conversion of LPC to LPA by lysophospholipase D (lysoPLD) activity of autotaxin. The elevated LPC and LPA levels in women with preterm deliveries in T3 were higher than in women with term deliveries under normal pregnancy in T3. We measured lysoPLD activity of diluted sera of pregnant women by quantification of choline released from exogenous LPC, and found progressive increases of lysoPLD activities in women with normal and adverse pregnancies. Ratios of lysoPLD activities for linoleoyl LPC to that for palmitoyl LPC were found to be decreased in pregnant women compared to that in non-pregnant women. These results may be due to the altered patterns of endogenous modulators for autotaxin and the profiles of the bound metal ion.
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- Toshihiko Tsutsumi
- Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare, 1714-1 Yoshinomachi, Nobeoka 882-8508, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kansai Medical University, Shinmachi, Hirakata 573-1191, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kansai Medical University, Shinmachi, Hirakata 573-1191, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, 6-13-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 731-0153, Japan.
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Tsutsumi T, Ino M, Shimizu Y, Kawabata K, Nishi H, Tokumura A. Altered plasma levels of lysophospholipids in response to adrenalectomy of rats. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2021; 156:106579. [PMID: 34245896 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2021.106579] [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: 10/27/2020] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate effects of reduced stress hormone by adrenalectomy on rat plasma levels of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and other lysophospholipids. We measured activities of lysophospholipase D (lysoPLD) in plasma and lipid phosphate phosphatase (LPP) in blood by determining choline and inorganic phosphate, respectively. LPA, lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC), lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE), lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI), lysophosphatidylserine (LPS) and lysophosphatodylglycerol were quantified by LC-MS/MS. In adrenalectomized rats, plasma levels of LPA, LPE, LPS and LPI, but not LPC, were increased. The increased level of LPA were due to decreased LPC level, increases plasma activity of lysoPLD toward LPC and decreased LPP activity toward LPA. Daily injections of deoxycoricosterone into rats selectively reversed increased level of LPS. Our results suggest enzymatic mechanism for increased plasma level of LPA, and indicate that the circulating levels of lysophospholipids including LPA in rats are differently affected by artificial suppression of release of adrenergic hormones.
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- Toshihiko Tsutsumi
- Graduate School of Clinical Pharmacy, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare, 1714-1 Yoshinomachi, Nobeoka, 882-8508, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima, 770-8505, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima, 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, 13-6-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminamiku, Hiroshima, 731-0153, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, 13-6-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminamiku, Hiroshima, 731-0153, Japan
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- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, 1-78-1 Shomachi, Tokushima, 770-8505, Japan; Department of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, 13-6-1 Yasuhigashi, Asaminamiku, Hiroshima, 731-0153, Japan.
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Fukui M, Tsutsumi T, Yamamoto-Mikami A, Morito K, NaokoTakahashi, Tanaka T, Iwasa T, Kuwahara A, Irahara M, Tokumura A. Distinct contributions of two choline-producing enzymatic activities to lysophosphatidic acid production in human amniotic fluid from pregnant women in the second trimester and after parturition. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2020; 150:106471. [PMID: 32585250 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2020.106471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to clarify whether human amniotic fluid (AF) contains a significant level of bioactive lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and, whether autotaxin (ATX) is involved in the production of LPA, if present. Using LC-MS/MS, we found a higher ratio of levels of LPA and its precursor lysophosphatidylcholine (LPC) in AF collected after parturition than that in AF collected at the middle stage of pregnancy. We detected significant choline-producing enzymatic activity toward an exogenous LPC in AF at the middle stage of pregnancy, about half of which was ascribable to ATX. In AF collected after parturition, the ATX-independent choline-producing activity of glycerophosphcholine phosphodiesterase coupled to lysophospholipase A activity was increased in relative to the lysophospholipase D activity of ATX. These results suggest that the increased LPA/LPC ratio in AF at the term of pregnancy was due to not only a moderate increase in the level of LPC, but also an unknown mechanism involving epithelial cells bathed with AF.
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- Midori Fukui
- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare, Nobeoka, 882-8508, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8513, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima School of Medicine, Tokushima 770-8503, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima 731-0153, Japan.
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Tan B, Ma Y, Zhang L, Li N, Zhang J. The application of metabolomics analysis in the research of gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2020; 46:1310-1318. [PMID: 32500661 DOI: 10.1111/jog.14304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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AIM The aim of the study was to investigate the difference of the serum metabolic profile between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) patients and preeclampsia (PE) patients, to establish the disease differentiation model and to find characteristic metabolites, in order to provide a new idea for the occurrence, development and treatment of the disease. METHODS Twenty-nine patients with GDM group and 29 PE group who were examined in Tianjin No. 3 Central Hospital from March 2018 to August 2018 were enrolled as case group, and 29 normal pregnant women were selected as control group. All the serum samples were analyzed by using the ultra-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry. Based on the multivariate statistical analysis method of pattern recognition, we screened out and identified the differential characteristic metabolites. RESULTS The serum metabolic profile model of GDM group and PE group was successfully constructed. A total of nine characteristic metabolites were screened and identified in this study, including LPC 18:0, LPC 22:6, LPC 16:0, (S)-14-methylhexadecanoic acid, behenic acid, palmitic acid, sphingosine, phytosphingosine and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-26,23-lactone. Among them, six characteristic metabolites which were LPC 18:0, LPC 22:6, behenic acid, palmitic acid, sphingosine and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3-26,23-lactone all had a significant statistical difference among GDM, PE and normal pregnancy groups (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION The construction of metabolic profile discriminant model has a strong ability to differentiate GDM patients from PE pregnant women. The screened characteristic metabolites can early reflect the disorder of lipid, calcium and phosphorus metabolism of patients, and provide reference and help for the discussion of the occurrence, development and treatment of diseases.
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- Bing Tan
- Medical Laboratory Department, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, China
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- Medical Laboratory Department, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, China
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- Medical Laboratory Department, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, China
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Program, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, China
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- Medical Laboratory Department, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, China
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Hashimura S, Kido J, Matsuda R, Yokota M, Matsui H, Inoue-Fujiwara M, Inagaki Y, Hidaka M, Tanaka T, Tsutsumi T, Nagata T, Tokumura A. A low level of lysophosphatidic acid in human gingival crevicular fluid from patients with periodontitis due to high soluble lysophospholipase activity: Its potential protective role on alveolar bone loss by periodontitis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2020; 1865:158698. [PMID: 32179099 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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We previously detected a submicromolar concentration of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in human saliva. Here, we compare LPA concentrations in human gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) from patients with periodontitis and healthy controls, and examine how the local LPA levels are regulated enzymatically. The concentrations of LPA and its precursor lysophospholipids in GCF was measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The LPA-producing and LPA-degrading enzymatic activities were measured by quantifying the liberated choline and free fatty acid, respectively. The concentration of LPA in GCF of periodontitis patients was lower than that of healthy controls, due to higher soluble lysophospholipase activity toward LPA. LPA was found to prevent survival of Sa3, a human gingival epithelium-derived tumor cell line, activate Sa3 through Ca2+ mobilization, and release interleukin 6 from Sa3 in vitro. Furthermore, local injection of LPA into the gingiva attenuated ligature-induced experimental alveolar bone loss induced by oral bacteria inoculation in a rat model of periodontitis in vivo. A high concentration of LPA in human GCF is necessary to maintain normal gingival epithelial integrity and function, protecting the progression of periodontitis.
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- Satoru Hashimura
- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Kuramoto, Tokushioma 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Kuramoto, Tokushioma 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima 730-0153, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8502, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University of Health and Welfare, Nobeoka 882-8508, Japan
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- Department of Periodontology and Endodontology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Kuramoto, Tokushioma 770-8504, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Shomachi, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan; Department of Life Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima 730-0153, Japan.
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Ninou I, Magkrioti C, Aidinis V. Autotaxin in Pathophysiology and Pulmonary Fibrosis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2018; 5:180. [PMID: 29951481 PMCID: PMC6008954 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Lysophospholipid signaling is emerging as a druggable regulator of pathophysiological responses, and especially fibrosis, exemplified by the relative ongoing clinical trials in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients. In this review, we focus on ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase-phosphodiesterase 2 (ENPP2), or as more widely known Autotaxin (ATX), a secreted lysophospholipase D (lysoPLD) largely responsible for extracellular lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) production. In turn, LPA is a bioactive phospholipid autacoid, forming locally upon increased ATX levels and acting also locally through its receptors, likely guided by ATX's structural conformation and cell surface associations. Increased ATX activity levels have been detected in many inflammatory and fibroproliferative conditions, while genetic and pharmacologic studies have confirmed a pleiotropic participation of ATX/LPA in different processes and disorders. In pulmonary fibrosis, ATX levels rise in the broncheoalveolar fluid (BALF) and stimulate LPA production. LPA engagement of its receptors activate multiple G-protein mediated signal transduction pathways leading to different responses from pulmonary cells including the production of pro-inflammatory signals from stressed epithelial cells, the modulation of endothelial physiology, the activation of TGF signaling and the stimulation of fibroblast accumulation. Genetic or pharmacologic targeting of the ATX/LPA axis attenuated disease development in animal models, thus providing the proof of principle for therapeutic interventions.
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- Ioanna Ninou
- Division of Immunology, Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Athens, Greece
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- Division of Immunology, Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Athens, Greece
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- Division of Immunology, Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Athens, Greece
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Virgiliou C, Gika HG, Witting M, Bletsou AA, Athanasiadis A, Zafrakas M, Thomaidis NS, Raikos N, Makrydimas G, Theodoridis GA. Amniotic Fluid and Maternal Serum Metabolic Signatures in the Second Trimester Associated with Preterm Delivery. J Proteome Res 2017; 16:898-910. [PMID: 28067049 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Preterm delivery (PTD) represents a major health problem that occurs in 1 in 10 births. The hypothesis of the present study was that the metabolic profile of different biological fluids, obtained from pregnant women during the second trimester of gestation, could allow useful correlations with pregnancy outcome. Holistic and targeted metabolomics approaches were applied for the complementary assessment of the metabolic content of prospectively collected amniotic fluid (AF) and paired maternal blood serum samples from 35 women who delivered preterm (between 29 weeks + 0 days and 36 weeks +5 days gestation) and 35 women delivered at term. The results revealed trends relating the metabolic content of the analyzed samples with preterm delivery. Untargeted and targeted profiling showed differentiations in certain key metabolites in the biological fluids of the two study groups. In AF, intermediate metabolites involved in energy metabolism (pyruvic acid, glutamic acid, and glutamine) were found to contribute to the classification of the two groups. In maternal serum, increased levels of lipids and alterations of key end-point metabolites were observed in cases of preterm delivery. Overall, the metabolic content of second-trimester AF and maternal blood serum shows potential for the identification of biomarkers related to fetal growth and preterm delivery.
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- Christina Virgiliou
- Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University Thessaloniki , 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Medicine, Aristotle University Thessaloniki , 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München , Research Unit Analytical BioGeoChemistry, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Athens , Panepistimiopolis, Zographou, Athens15771, Greece
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- First Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aristotle University Medical School, Papageorgiou General Hospital , 564 03 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Research Laboratory for Mastology, Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Health and Medical Care, Alexander Technological Institute of Thessaloniki , 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Athens , Panepistimiopolis, Zographou, Athens15771, Greece
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- School of Medicine, Aristotle University Thessaloniki , 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University Thessaloniki , 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Yamamoto J, Omura M, Tuchiya K, Hidaka M, Kuwahara A, Irahara M, Tanaka T, Tokumura A. Preferable existence of polyunsaturated lysophosphatidic acids in human follicular fluid from patients programmed with in vitro fertilization. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2016; 126:16-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2016.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2016] [Revised: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Seo H, Choi Y, Yu I, Shim J, Lee CK, Hyun SH, Lee E, Ka H. Analysis of ENPP2 in the Uterine Endometrium of Pigs Carrying Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Cloned Embryos. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2014; 26:1255-61. [PMID: 25049907 PMCID: PMC4093402 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2013.13158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Revised: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 05/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is a useful tool for animal cloning, but the efficiency of producing viable offspring by SCNT is very low. To improve this efficiency in the production of cloned pigs, it is critical to understand the interactions between uterine function and cloned embryos during implantation. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a lipid mediator that plays an important role in the establishment of pregnancy in pigs; however, LPA production in the uterine endometrium of pigs carrying SCNT-cloned conceptuses has not been determined. Therefore, we investigated expression of ENPP2, an LPA-generating enzyme, in the uterine endometrium of gilts with conceptuses derived from SCNT during the implantation period. Uterine endometrial tissue and uterine flushing were obtained from gilts carrying SCNT-derived conceptuses and from gilts carrying conceptuses resulting from natural mating on d 12 of pregnancy. Our results demonstrated no difference in the level of ENPP2 mRNA expression in the uterine endometrium between gilts carrying SCNT-derived conceptuses and gilts carrying naturally-conceived conceptuses, but secretion of ENPP2 protein into the uterine lumen did decrease significantly in pigs with SCNT-derived conceptuses. These results indicate that expression and secretion of ENPP2, which are critical for appropriate LPA production and successful pregnancy, are dysregulated in the uterine endometrium of pigs carrying SCNT-derived conceptuses.
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- Heewon Seo
- Division of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Biomaterials, and IPAID, Yonsei University, Wonju, 220-710, Korea
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- Division of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Biomaterials, and IPAID, Yonsei University, Wonju, 220-710, Korea
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- Division of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Biomaterials, and IPAID, Yonsei University, Wonju, 220-710, Korea
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- Division of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Biomaterials, and IPAID, Yonsei University, Wonju, 220-710, Korea
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- Division of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Biomaterials, and IPAID, Yonsei University, Wonju, 220-710, Korea
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- Division of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Biomaterials, and IPAID, Yonsei University, Wonju, 220-710, Korea
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- Division of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Biomaterials, and IPAID, Yonsei University, Wonju, 220-710, Korea
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- Division of Biological Science and Technology, Institute of Biomaterials, and IPAID, Yonsei University, Wonju, 220-710, Korea
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) signaling in human and ruminant reproductive tract. Mediators Inflamm 2014; 2014:649702. [PMID: 24744506 PMCID: PMC3973013 DOI: 10.1155/2014/649702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) through activating its G protein-coupled receptors (LPAR 1–6) exerts diverse cellular effects that in turn influence several physiological processes including reproductive function of the female. Studies in various species of animals and also in humans have identified important roles for the receptor-mediated LPA signaling in multiple aspects of human and animal reproductive tract function. These aspects range from ovarian and uterine function, estrous cycle regulation, early embryo development, embryo implantation, decidualization to pregnancy maintenance and parturition. LPA signaling can also have pathological consequences, influencing aspects of endometriosis and reproductive tissue associated tumors. The review describes recent progress in LPA signaling research relevant to human and ruminant reproduction, pointing at the cow as a relevant model to study LPA influence on the human reproductive performance.
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Shimizu Y, Murao K, Tanaka T, Kubo Y, Tokumura A. Increased lysophospholipase D activity of autotaxin in sera of patients with atopic dermatitis. J Dermatol Sci 2014; 74:162-5. [PMID: 24582488 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2014.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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- Yoshibumi Shimizu
- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Health Biosciences, University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan.
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Masuda K, Haruta S, Orino K, Kawaminami M, Kurusu S. Autotaxin as a novel, tissue-remodeling-related factor in regressing corpora lutea of cycling rats. FEBS J 2013; 280:6600-12. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.12565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2013] [Revised: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Kanako Masuda
- Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology; School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University; Towada Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology; School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University; Towada Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Biochemistry; School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University; Towada Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology; School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University; Towada Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Physiology; School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University; Towada Japan
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Seo H, Choi Y, Shim J, Kim M, Ka H. Analysis of the Lysophosphatidic Acid-Generating Enzyme ENPP2 in the Uterus During Pregnancy in Pigs1. Biol Reprod 2012; 87:77. [DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.099564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Ino M, Shimizu Y, Tanaka T, Tokumura A. Alterations of Plasma Levels of Lysophosphatidic Acid in Response to Fasting of Rats. Biol Pharm Bull 2012; 35:2059-63. [DOI: 10.1248/bpb.b12-00497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Masaki Ino
- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Health Chemistry, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
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Masuda A, Fujii T, Iwasawa Y, Nakamura K, Ohkawa R, Igarashi K, Okudaira S, Ikeda H, Kozuma S, Aoki J, Yatomi Y. Serum autotaxin measurements in pregnant women: application for the differentiation of normal pregnancy and pregnancy-induced hypertension. Clin Chim Acta 2011; 412:1944-50. [PMID: 21777571 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2011.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2010] [Revised: 06/21/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND The bioactive lipid lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) exerts multiple effects in the female reproductive system. Serum/plasma LPA is mainly produced by the lysophospholipase D activity of autotaxin (ATX). Previous studies have suggested that ATX has critical roles in cancer, reproduction, and vascular development. In the present study, we evaluated the usefulness of serum ATX measurements in pregnant women. METHODS We measured the serum ATX antigen levels in 32 normal pregnant women, 15 patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), and 7 patients with preterm delivery using a recently developed automated enzyme immunoassay. RESULTS The serum ATX antigen levels in normal pregnant women were significantly higher than those in non-pregnant women (P<0.001). The serum ATX antigen levels in normal pregnant women were significantly and positively correlated with the gestational week (r=0.809, P<0.001). During the third trimester, the serum ATX antigen levels of the patients with PIH (3.299 ± 1.720 mg/l) were significantly lower than those of the normal pregnant women (4.915 ± 2.323 mg/l) (P=0.04). CONCLUSIONS The serum ATX antigen level increases with the progression of pregnancy. The serum ATX level may be a serological marker for the prediction of PIH.
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- Akiko Masuda
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Ye X, Chun J. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) signaling in vertebrate reproduction. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2010; 21:17-24. [PMID: 19836970 PMCID: PMC2818173 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2009.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2009] [Revised: 08/03/2009] [Accepted: 08/04/2009] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a cell membrane phospholipid metabolite that can act as an extracellular signal. Its effects are mediated through at least five G protein-coupled receptors, LPA(1-5), and probably others as well. Studies in multiple species including LPAR-deficient mice and humans have identified or implicated important roles for receptor-mediated LPA signaling in multiple aspects of vertebrate reproduction. These include ovarian function, spermatogenesis, fertilization, early embryo development, embryo implantation, embryo spacing, decidualization, pregnancy maintenance and parturition. LPA signaling can also have pathological consequences, influencing aspects of endometriosis and ovarian cancer. Here we review recent progress in LPA signaling research relevant to female and male reproduction.
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- Xiaoqin Ye
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Interdisciplinary Toxicology Program, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Chen SU, Chou CH, Chao KH, Lee H, Lin CW, Lu HF, Yang YS. Lysophosphatidic acid up-regulates expression of growth-regulated oncogene-alpha, interleukin-8, and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in human first-trimester trophoblasts: possible roles in angiogenesis and immune regulation. Endocrinology 2010; 151:369-79. [PMID: 19906815 DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-0779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The serum lysophospholipase D activity and production of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) increase in women with pregnancy. The effects of LPA on human placenta tissue remained unclear. We investigate the expression of LPA receptors and function of LPA in human first-trimester trophoblasts. Normal villous trophoblasts were obtained from termination of first-trimester gestation. We examined the expression of LPA receptors in primary culture of trophoblasts and the tissue. The effects of LPA on the expressions of chemokines of trophoblasts were examined using RT-PCR and enzyme immunoassay. We delineate signal pathways of LPA-inducing relevant chemokines in trophoblasts. The secretory chemokines were tested for angiogenic function using human endometrial microvascular endothelial cells and for immunological chemotaxis using decidual natural killer cells and THP-1 monocytes. The results revealed the expression of LPA1 receptors in trophoblast cells. LPA enhanced growth-regulated oncogene (GRO)-alpha, IL-8 and monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1 expressions in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Mechanistic dissection disclosed that LPA functioned mainly via the LPA1 receptor, Gi protein, various signal mediators of ERK, protein kinase C, p38, Akt, and c-Jun N-terminal kinase, and nuclear factor-kappaB pathways to secrete these chemokines. LPA-induced IL-8 protein secretion of trophoblasts enhanced permeability, migration, proliferation, and capillary tube formation of human endometrial microvascular endothelial cells. LPA-induced GRO-alpha and MCP-1 incited chemotaxis of natural killer cells and monocytes. We demonstrate that LPA mediates trophoblast cells to produce GRO-alpha, IL-8, and MCP-1 via LPA1 receptors and nuclear factor-kappaB-dependent signal pathways. Through LPA-induced chemokine production, human first-trimester trophoblast cells may regulate angiogenesis and innate immune system in early pregnancy.
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MESH Headings
- Cells, Cultured
- Chemokine CCL2/genetics
- Chemokine CCL2/metabolism
- Chemokine CXCL1/genetics
- Chemokine CXCL1/metabolism
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/drug effects
- Humans
- Immunity, Innate/drug effects
- Immunity, Innate/genetics
- Interleukin-8/genetics
- Interleukin-8/metabolism
- Lysophospholipids/pharmacology
- Neovascularization, Physiologic/drug effects
- Neovascularization, Physiologic/genetics
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Trimester, First/genetics
- Pregnancy Trimester, First/metabolism
- Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid/genetics
- Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/drug effects
- Signal Transduction/genetics
- Trophoblasts/drug effects
- Trophoblasts/immunology
- Trophoblasts/metabolism
- Up-Regulation/drug effects
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Affiliation(s)
- Shee-Uan Chen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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