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Marsh B, Zhou Y, Kapidzic M, Fisher S, Blelloch R. Regionally distinct trophoblast regulate barrier function and invasion in the human placenta. eLife 2022; 11:78829. [PMID: 35796428 PMCID: PMC9323019 DOI: 10.7554/elife.78829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The human placenta contains two specialized regions: the villous chorion where gases and nutrients are exchanged between maternal and fetal blood, and the smooth chorion (SC) which surrounds more than 70% of the developing fetus but whose cellular composition and function is poorly understood. Here, we use single cell RNA-sequencing to compare the cell types and molecular programs between these two regions in the second trimester human placenta. Each region consists of progenitor cytotrophoblasts (CTBs) and extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs) with similar gene expression programs. While CTBs in the villous chorion differentiate into syncytiotrophoblasts, they take an alternative trajectory in the SC producing a previously unknown CTB population which we term SC-specific CTBs (SC-CTBs). Marked by expression of region-specific cytokeratins, the SC-CTBs form a stratified epithelium above a basal layer of progenitor CTBs. They express epidermal and metabolic transcriptional programs consistent with a primary role in defense against physical stress and pathogens. Additionally, we show that SC-CTBs closely associate with EVTs and secrete factors that inhibit the migration of the EVTs. This restriction of EVT migration is in striking contrast to the villous region where EVTs migrate away from the chorion and invade deeply into the decidua. Together, these findings greatly expand our understanding of CTB differentiation in these distinct regions of the human placenta. This knowledge has broad implications for studies of the development, functions, and diseases of the human placenta.
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- Bryan Marsh
- The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States,Department of Urology, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States,Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States,Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Graduate Program, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States
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- The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States,Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States,Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States
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- The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States,Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States,Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States
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- The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States,Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States,Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States
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- The Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States,Department of Urology, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States,Center for Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San FranciscoSan FranciscoUnited States
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Reppetti J, Medina Y, Farina M, Damiano AE, Martínez NA. Hyperosmolarity Impairs Human Extravillous Trophoblast Differentiation by Caveolae Internalization. Front Physiol 2021; 12:760163. [PMID: 34938200 PMCID: PMC8685424 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.760163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We recently reported that an intact caveolar structure is necessary for adequate cell migration and tubulogenesis of the human extravillous trophoblast (EVT) cells. Emerging evidence supports that hyperosmolarity induces the internalization of caveolae into the cytoplasm and accelerates their turnover. Furthermore, signaling pathways associated with the regulation of trophoblast differentiation are localized in caveolae. We hypothesized that hyperosmolarity impairs EVT differentiation and caveolae/caveolin−1 (Cav-1) participates in this process. EVT cells (Swan 71 cell line) were cultured in complete Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle Medium/Nutrient Mixture F-12 and exposed to hyperosmolar condition (generated by the addition of 100 mM sucrose). Hyperosmolarity altered the EVT cell migration and the formation of tube-like structures. In addition, cell invasion was decreased along with a reduction in the latent and active forms of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP−2) secreted by these cells. With respect to Cav-1 protein abundance, we found that hyperosmolarity enhanced its degradation by the lysosomal pathway. Accordingly, in the hyperosmolar condition, we also observed a significant increase in the number of vacuoles and the internalization of the caveolae into the cytoplasm. Taken together, our findings suggest that hyperosmolarity may induce caveolae internalization and increase their turnover, compromising the normal differentiation of EVT cells.
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- Julieta Reppetti
- Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO) - CONICET- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO) - CONICET- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Fisiopatología Placentaria, Centro de Estudios Farmacológicos y Botánicos (CEFYBO) - CONICET, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO) - CONICET- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.,Cátedra de Biología Celular y Molecular, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción, Instituto de Fisiología y Biofísica Bernardo Houssay (IFIBIO) - CONICET- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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α-Solanine Causes Cellular Dysfunction of Human Trophoblast Cells via Apoptosis and Autophagy. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13010067. [PMID: 33477438 PMCID: PMC7830445 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13010067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The trophoblast, an embryonic tissue, exerts a crucial role in the processes of implantation and placentation. Toxins in food can cause malfunction of trophoblasts, resulting in apoptosis, oxidative stress, and abnormal angiogenesis. α-solanine, a steroidal glycoalkaloid, has antitumor properties on several cancer cells. However, its effect on human trophoblasts has not been elucidated. In this study, human extravillous trophoblast HTR-8/SVneo cells were exposed to α-solanine. Cellular functions including proliferation, migration, invasion, tube formation, and apoptosis were assessed. To monitor autophagic flux, trophoblasts were transfected with a mCherry-GFP-LC3B vector using lentiviral transduction, and expression of autophagy-related biomarkers including Beclin 1, Atgl3, and microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain-3 (MAP1-LC3) were detected. The results show that application of 20 μM α-solanine or above inhibited the cell viability, migration, invasion, and tube formation of the human trophoblast. Cell cycle was arrested at S and G2/M phases in response to 30 μM α-solanine. α-solanine induced apoptosis of HTR-8/SVneo cells and triggered autophagy by increasing the autophagic gene expression and stimulating the formation of autophagosome and autophagic flux. In conclusion, α-solanine can impair the functions of human trophoblast cells via activation of cell apoptosis and autophagy.
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Efficient Induction of Syncytiotrophoblast Layer II Cells from Trophoblast Stem Cells by Canonical Wnt Signaling Activation. Stem Cell Reports 2017; 9:2034-2049. [PMID: 29153986 PMCID: PMC5785677 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2017.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2017] [Revised: 10/16/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The syncytiotrophoblast layer is the most critical and prominent tissue in placenta. SynT cells are differentiated from trophoblast stem cells (TSCs) during early embryogenesis. Mouse TSCs can spontaneously differentiate into cells of mixed lineages in vitro upon withdrawal of stemness-maintaining factors. However, differentiation into defined placental cell lineages remains challenging. We report here that canonical Wnt signaling activation robustly induces expression of SynT-II lineage-specific genes Gcm1 and SynB and suppresses markers of other placental lineages. In contrast to mouse TSCs, the induced SynT-II cells are migratory. More importantly, the migration depends on hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and the c-MET signaling axis. Furthermore, HGF-expressing cells lie adjacent to SynT-II cells in developing murine placenta, suggesting that HGF/c-MET signaling plays a critical role in SynT-II cell morphogenesis during the labyrinth branching process. The availability of SynT-II cells in vitro will facilitate molecular understanding of labyrinth layer development. Wnt is sufficient to induce SynT-II cells from trophoblast stem cells Induced SynT-II cells are migratory and are independent on EMT Hepatocyte growth factor/c-MET is essential for SynT-II cell migration
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Mechanistic Insight into Long Noncoding RNAs and the Placenta. Int J Mol Sci 2017; 18:ijms18071371. [PMID: 28653993 PMCID: PMC5535864 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18071371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2017] [Revised: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/21/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are classified as RNAs greater than 200 nucleotides in length that do not produce a protein product. lncRNAs are expressed with cellular and temporal specificity and have been shown to play a role in many cellular events, including the regulation of gene expression, post-transcriptional modifications and epigenetic modifications. Since lncRNAs were first discovered, there has been increasing evidence that they play important roles in the development and function of most organs, including the placenta. The placenta is an essential transient organ that facilitates communication and nutrient exchange between the mother and foetus. The placenta is of foetal origin and begins to form shortly after the embryo implants into the uterine wall. The placenta relies heavily on the successful differentiation and function of trophoblast cells, including invasion as well as the formation of the maternal/foetal interface. Here, we review the current literature surrounding the involvement of lncRNAs in the development and function of trophoblasts and the human placenta.
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First trimester trophoblasts forming endothelial-like tubes in vitro emulate a ‘blood vessel development’ gene expression profile. Gene Expr Patterns 2016; 21:103-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gep.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2016] [Revised: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Rai A, Cross JC. Three-dimensional cultures of trophoblast stem cells autonomously develop vascular-like spaces lined by trophoblast giant cells. Dev Biol 2014; 398:110-9. [PMID: 25499676 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2014.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The maternal blood space in the mouse placenta is lined not by endothelial cells but rather by various subtypes of trophoblast giant cells (TGCs), defined by their location and different patterns of gene expression. While TGCs invade the spiral arteries to displace the maternal endothelium, the rest of the vascular space is created de novo but the mechanisms are not well understood. We cultured mouse trophoblast stem (TS) cells in suspension and found that they readily form spheroids (trophospheres). Compared to cells grown in monolayer, differentiating trophospheres showed accelerated expression of TGC-specific genes. Morphological and gene expression studies showed that cavities form within the trophospheres that are primarily lined by Prl3d1/Pl1α-positive cells analogous to parietal-TGCs (P-TGCs) which line the maternal venous blood within the placenta. Lumen formation in trophospheres and in vivo was associated with cell polarization including CD34 sialomucin deposition on the apical side and cytoskeletal rearrangement. While P-TGCs preferentially formed in trophospheres at atmospheric oxygen levels (19%), decreasing oxygen to 3% shifted differentiation towards Ctsq-positive sinusoidal and/or channel TGCs. These studies show that trophoblast cells have the intrinsic ability to form vascular channels in ways analogous to endothelial cells. The trophosphere system will be valuable for assessing mechanisms that regulate specification of different TGC subtypes and their morphogenesis into vascular spaces.
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- Anshita Rai
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Medical Genetics, University of Calgary, HSC Room 2279, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Medical Genetics, University of Calgary, HSC Room 2279, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada T2N 4N1.
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Zou Y, Jiang Z, Yu X, Sun M, Zhang Y, Zuo Q, Zhou J, Yang N, Han P, Ge Z, De W, Sun L. Upregulation of long noncoding RNA SPRY4-IT1 modulates proliferation, migration, apoptosis, and network formation in trophoblast cells HTR-8SV/neo. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79598. [PMID: 24223182 PMCID: PMC3819274 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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SPRY4-IT1 has been reported to have extremely high expression in normal placenta tissues. It is a Long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), which is associated with cell growth, migration, invasion, and apoptosis in melanoma. A 2.8-fold increase of SPRY4-IT1 expression was validated by Real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) in severe preeclamptic placenta as compared with that of the normal ones (n=25) in this study. Furthermore, the role of SPRY4-IT1 in proliferation, migration, apoptosis, and network formation ability of trophoblast cells HTR-8/SVneo was assessed. Suppression of SPRY4-IT1 using siRNA treatment and its overexpression using plasmid targeting SPRY4-IT1 were performed in order to explore the biological function of SPRY4-IT1 in the development and progression of trophoblast cells HTR-8/SVneo, in vitro. The results showed that SPRY4-IT1 knockdown enhanced the cell migration and proliferation, and reduced the response of cells to apoptosis. However, exogenous SPRY4-IT1 overexpression significantly decreased the cell migration and proliferation, while increased cell apoptosis. Our study showed for the first time that aberrant expression of lncRNA SPRY4-IT1 might contribute to the abnormal condition of trophoblast cells HTR-8/SVneo. Therefore, we proposed SPRY4-IT1 as a novel lncRNA molecule, which might be associated with the pathogenesis of preeclampsia and might provide a new target for its early diagnosis and treatment.
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- Yanfen Zou
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China
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- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China
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- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China
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- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China
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- Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, JiangSu Province, China
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Placental trophoblast cell differentiation: Physiological regulation and pathological relevance to preeclampsia. Mol Aspects Med 2013; 34:981-1023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2012.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2012] [Revised: 12/01/2012] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Chen CP, Huang JP, Chu TY, Aplin J, Chen CY, Wu YH. Human placental multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells modulate trophoblast migration via Rap1 activation. Placenta 2013; 34:913-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2013.06.311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2012] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 06/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Nie QH, Gao LH, Cheng YQ, Huang XF, Zhang YF, Luo XD, Wang JQ, Wang YY. Hepatitis C virus infection of human cytotrophoblasts cultured in vitro. J Med Virol 2013; 84:1586-92. [PMID: 22930506 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the uterus is a significant path of vertical HCV transmission. Some studies consider vertical HCV transmission in the uterus as the result of maternal blood leakage into infant blood, whereas others theorize that HCV is transmitted by the mother to the infant through cells constituting the placenta barrier. Although trophoblasts play an important role in the placenta barrier, no definitive evidence has been presented to prove that cytotrophoblasts can be infected with HCV. The current study investigated whether or not these can be infected with HCV by conducting an experiment, in which cultured human cytotrophoblasts were infected with HCV in vitro. The results were analyzed using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), ultrastructural characteristic changes under an electron microscope, and immunoelectron microscopy. HCV RNA in the supernatant of the cultured medium of the infected group was intermittently detected during the 16-day incubation period using RT-PCR. Under an electron microscope, the ultrastructures of infected human cytotrophoblasts were markedly different from normal cells, demonstrating lysosomal hyperplasia, rough endoplasmic reticulum, decreased lipid droplets, presence of vacuoles, and the appearance of HCV-like particles. Using immunoelectron microscopy, HCV-like particles conjoined with golden granules were also observed. Based on the data, the current study concludes that HCV infects a human cytotrophoblast cultured in vitro; moreover, its ultrastructure changes dramatically upon infection.
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- Qing-He Nie
- Chinese PLA Centre of Diagnosis and Treatment for Infectious Diseases, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.
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Liu HY, Jia XQ, Gao LX, Ma YY. Hepatocyte growth factor regulates HLX1 gene expression to modulate HTR-8/SVneo trophoblast cells. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2012; 10:83. [PMID: 22989111 PMCID: PMC3508862 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-10-83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Paracrine signaling of the hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) cytokine plays an important role in survival and invasion ability of placental trophoblasts. However, the intracellular factors and biological pathways underlying these responses remain unclear. METHODS This study investigated whether HGF affected the expression of homeobox gene HLX1, which is principally expressed in reproductive tissues and in some immune cells, and evaluated the implications of such in the HGF-induced human trophoblast cell line HTR-8/SVneo. RESULTS HGF was found to up-regulate both HLX1 mRNA and protein levels. Transient transfection of small interfering RNA (siRNA) targeting HLX1 abrogated its induction by HGF. Functionally, HLX1 siRNA not only reduced the growth and invasion capacities of HTR-8/SVneo cells at the basal level, but also inhibited these responses induced by HGF treatment. CONCLUSIONS HLX1 is an essential downstream signaling component of HGF that leads to growth and invasiveness of trophoblast cells.
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- Hai-Ying Liu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rizhao People’s Hospital, Rizhao, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital of Qingdao, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Chern SR, Li SH, Chiu CL, Chang HH, Chen CP, Tsuen Chen EI. Spatiotemporal expression of SERPINE2 in the human placenta and its role in extravillous trophoblast migration and invasion. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2011; 9:106. [PMID: 21806836 PMCID: PMC3161939 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2011] [Accepted: 08/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND SERPINE2, one of the potent serpins belonging to the plasminogen activator (PA) system, is involved in the tissue remodeling. We previously demonstrated the expression patterns of Serpine2 in the mouse placenta and uterus, indicating that Serpine2 is a major PA inhibitor in the placenta and uterus during the estrous cycle, pregnancy, and lactation. In this study, we further investigated the expression pattern of SERPINE2 in the human placenta and explored possible functional roles of SERPINE2 in regulating trophoblast activity. METHODS Placental tissues from various trimesters were collected for real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction quantification. Immunohistochemical staining was performed in placental tissues to assure localization of SERPINE2. SERPINE2 small interfering (si) RNA was applied to suppress its expression in villous explants and extravillous trophoblast-like 3A cells. Subsequent experiments to evaluate SERPINE2 levels, villous outgrowth, trophoblast invasion, and tube formation were performed. RESULTS SERPINE2 messenger RNA was detected in the human placenta during pregnancy with the highest levels in the third trimester. The SERPINE2 protein was present in villous syncytiotrophoblasts and trophoblasts of chorionic villi for anti-SERPINE2 immunostaining. Extravillous trophoblasts in the chorionic plate and basal plate confronting the invasive face of anchoring villi were also positive. In most decidual cells, SERPINE2 was observed in the cytoplasm. In addition, fibrinoid deposit was weakly immunoreactive. Introduction of SERPINE2 siRNA into villous explants and trophoblast cells led to significantly reduced villous outgrowth, and trophoblastic migration and invasion. Moreover, capillary-like network formation of 3A cells in Matrigel was greatly attenuated by SERPINE2 siRNA and SERPINE2 antiserum. CONCLUSIONS These data identify the temporal and spatial SERPINE2 distribution in the human placenta and suggest its possible role in modulating tissue remodeling of extravillous trophoblasts in the placenta during pregnancy.
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- Schu-Rern Chern
- Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Biotechnology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
- School of Chinese Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Institute of Clinical and Community Health Nursing, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Laboratory Science in Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Waddell JM, Evans J, Jabbour HN, Denison FC. CTGF expression is up-regulated by PROK1 in early pregnancy and influences HTR-8/Svneo cell adhesion and network formation. Hum Reprod 2010; 26:67-75. [PMID: 21098624 PMCID: PMC3005999 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Prokineticin-1 (PROK1) and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) are expressed in human endometrium and first-trimester decidua and have individually been proposed to have roles in implantation and placentation. We have recently demonstrated that CTGF may be a target gene for PROK1 in gene array analysis of a prokineticin receptor-1 stably transfected Ishikawa endometrial epithelial cell line (PROKR1-Ishikawa). The first aim of the study was to determine the effect of PROK1 on CTGF expression in PROKR1-Ishikawa cells and first-trimester decidua samples. Secondly, the effect of CTGF on trophoblast-derived HTR-8/SVneo cell adhesion and network formation was investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS Real-time qPCR showed that CTGF expression is elevated in first-trimester decidua compared with non-pregnant endometrium. In decidua, CTGF co-localized with PROKR1 to the glandular epithelium and a subset of stromal cells. PROK1 increased CTGF mRNA and protein expression in PROKR1-Ishikawa cells and first-trimester human decidua (8–12 weeks gestation). Knock down of endogenous PROK1 using micro RNA constructs targeted at PROK1, resulted in decreased expression of CTGF mRNA and protein in decidua. Inhibitors of specific cell signalling molecules demonstrated that PROK1 regulates CTGF expression via the Gq, phospholipase C (PLC), cSrc, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase (MAPK/ERK) kinase pathway activation. Treatment of trophoblast-derived HTR-8/Svneo cells with 1 µg/ml CTGF significantly increased adhesion to collagen IV, and differentiation of the cells into tube-like structures in matrigel. CONCLUSIONS CTGF expression in early pregnancy decidua is regulated by PROK1, via activation of the Gq, PLC, cSrc, EGFR, MAPK/ERK kinase pathway. CTGF in turn may contribute to the regulation of trophoblast conversion of maternal spiral arteries.
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- Jennifer M Waddell
- Medical Research Council, Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, Edinburgh, UK
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Rajaraman G, Murthi P, Brennecke SP, Kalionis B. Homeobox Gene HLX Is a Regulator of HGF/c-met-Mediated Migration of Human Trophoblast-Derived Cell Lines1. Biol Reprod 2010; 83:676-83. [DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.109.078634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Hoffmann P, Saoudi Y, Benharouga M, Graham CH, Schaal JP, Mazouni C, Feige JJ, Alfaidy N. Role of EG-VEGF in human placentation: Physiological and pathological implications. J Cell Mol Med 2010; 13:2224-2235. [PMID: 19602057 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00554.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Pre-eclampsia (PE), the major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, is thought to be caused by shallow invasion of the maternal decidua by extravillous trophoblasts (EVT). Data suggest that a fine balance between the expressions of pro- and anti-invasive factors might regulate EVT invasiveness. Recently, we showed that the expression of the new growth factor endocrine gland-derived vascular endothelial growth factor (EG-VEGF) is high in early pregnancy but falls after 11 weeks, suggesting an essential role for this factor in early pregnancy. Using human villous explants and HTR-8/SVneo, a first trimester extravillous trophoblast cell line, we showed differential expression of EG-VEGF receptors, PKR1 and PKR2, in the placenta and demonstrated that EG-VEGF inhibits EVT migration, invasion and tube-like organisation. EG-VEGF inhibitory effect on invasion was supported by a decrease in matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 production. Interference with PKR2 expression, using specific siRNAs, reversed the EG-VEGF-induced inhibitory effects. Furthermore, we determined EG-VEGF circulating levels in normal and PE patients. Our results showed that EG-VEGF levels were highest during the first trimester of pregnancy and decreased thereafter to non-pregnant levels. More important, EG-VEGF levels were significantly elevated in PE patients compared with age-matched controls. These findings identify EG-VEGF as a novel paracrine regulator of trophoblast invasion. We speculate that a failure to correctly down-regulate placental expression of EG-VEGF at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy might lead to PE.
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- Pascale Hoffmann
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Grenoble, France.,Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, iRTSV, Grenoble, France.,Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France.,Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Grenoble, Département de Gynécologie, Obstétrique et Médecine de la Reproduction, Grenoble, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, iRTSV, Grenoble, France.,Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France.,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Grenoble, France
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, iRTSV, Grenoble, France.,Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France.,Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, iRTSV, Grenoble, France.,Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
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- Département de Gynécologie, Obstétrique, Hôpital de la Conception, Marseille, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Grenoble, France.,Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, iRTSV, Grenoble, France.,Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Grenoble, France.,Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, iRTSV, Grenoble, France.,Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France
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Das SK. Regional development of uterine decidualization: molecular signaling by Hoxa-10. Mol Reprod Dev 2010; 77:387-96. [PMID: 19921737 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Uterine decidualization, a key event in implantation, is critically controlled by stromal cell proliferation and differentiation. Although the molecular mechanism that controls this event is not well understood, the general consensus is that the factors derived locally at the site of implantation influence aspects of decidualization. Hoxa-10, a developmentally regulated homeobox transcription factor, is highly expressed in decidualizing stromal cells, and targeted deletion of Hoxa-10 in mice shows severe decidualization defects, primarily due to the reduced stromal cell responsiveness to progesterone (P(4)). While the increased stromal cell proliferation is considered to be an initiator of decidualization, the establishment of a full-grown functional decidua appears to depend on the aspects of regional proliferation and differentiation. In this regard, this article provides an overview of potential signaling mechanisms mediated by Hoxa-10 that can influence a host of genes and cell functions necessary for propagating regional decidual development.
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- Sanjoy K Das
- Reproductive Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, USA.
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Placental oxidative stress alters expression of murine osteogenic genes and impairs fetal skeletal formation. Placenta 2008; 29:802-8. [PMID: 18675455 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2008] [Revised: 06/19/2008] [Accepted: 06/22/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Fetal and placental developments rely on an intricate balance of nutrients, growth factors, and signaling pathways at precise times in gestation. Disruptions to this balance may result in disease that manifests in adulthood, a situation termed "developmental origins of health and disease". Diet, exercise, and certain chemical exposures during pregnancy increase oxidative stress (OS), and may alter trajectory of fetal osteogenic regulation in a manner that increases risk of adult bone dysfunction. The present study used gestational methylnitrosourea (MNU), a known inducer of OS, in C57BL/6 mice with or without dietary antioxidant quercetin (Q) supplementation. Several key placental genes that influence placental development and fetal osteogenesis (Hgf, Kitl, IFNalpha4, Ifrd, and IL-1beta) were altered by MNU, and largely normalized by Q. MNU treatment also resulted in small fetuses with disproportionately shortened limbs and distal limb malformations, and caused placental endothelial and trophoblast damage. Q was again protective against these fetal and placental pathologies. An unanticipated finding with Q supplementation was increased interdigital webbing, perhaps due to dose-related effects on apoptosis required for digital sculpting, or pro-oxidant effects of Q that caused a maturational delay. These results suggest that elevated OS may alter normal placental osteogenic signaling and fetal skeletal formation.
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Petty AP, Garman KL, Winn VD, Spidel CM, Lindsey JS. Overexpression of carcinoma and embryonic cytotrophoblast cell-specific Mig-7 induces invasion and vessel-like structure formation. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2007; 170:1763-80. [PMID: 17456780 PMCID: PMC1854969 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2007.060969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Molecular requirements for carcinoma cell interactions with the microenvironment are critical for disease progression but are poorly understood. Integrin alpha v beta 5, which senses the extracellular matrix, is important for carcinoma cell dissemination in vivo. alpha v beta 5 signaling induces Mig-7, a novel human gene product that is apparently carcinoma-specific. We hypothesized that Mig-7 expression facilitates tumor cell dissemination by increasing invasion and vasculogenic mimicry. Results show that embryonic cytotrophoblasts up-regulated Mig-7 expression before they acquired an invasive phenotype capable of pseudovasculogenesis. Mig-7 protein primarily co-localized with vasculogenic mimicry markers factor VIII-associated antigen, vascular endothelial-cadherin, and laminin 5 gamma 2 chain domain III fragment in lymph node metastases. Overexpression of Mig-7 increased gamma 2 chain domain III fragments known to contain epidermal growth factor (EGF)-like repeats that can activate EGF receptor. Interestingly, EGF also induced Mig-7 expression. Carcinoma cell adhesion to laminins was significantly reduced by Mig-7 expression. Remarkably, in two-dimensional and three-dimensional Matrigel cultures, Mig-7 expression caused invasion and vessel-like structures. Melanoma cells, which were previously characterized to invade aggressively and to undergo vasculogenic mimicry, expressed Mig-7. Taken together, these data suggest that Mig-7 expression allows cells to sense their environment, to invade, and to form vessel-like structures through a novel relationship with laminin 5 gamma 2 chain domain III fragments.
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- Aaron P Petty
- School of Molecular Biosciences, Washington State University, Wegner Hall, Pullman, WA 99164-6534, USA
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Mori M, Ishikawa G, Luo SS, Mishima T, Goto T, Robinson JM, Matsubara S, Takeshita T, Kataoka H, Takizawa T. The cytotrophoblast layer of human chorionic villi becomes thinner but maintains its structural integrity during gestation. Biol Reprod 2006; 76:164-72. [PMID: 17035639 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.106.056127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Chorionic villi in the human placenta serve as essential structures in fetomaternal exchanges. According to the embryology and placentology literature, during the first trimester, the cytotrophoblast (CTB) layer that is subjacent to the syncytiotrophoblast (STB) and supported by a basal lamina is nearly complete, but later, it becomes discontinuous. In the present study, we investigated the structural integrity of the CTB layer in the normal villous tree by advanced microscopy techniques using an antibody to hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) activator inhibitor type 1 (SPINT1), a potent inhibitor of HGF activators expressed exclusively on villous CTB. In full-term placenta, the cell surface of the CTB layer was spread over the basal lamina but was not interrupted. Morphometric analysis showed that throughout the villous tree, 80% of the continuity of the CTB layer of full-term placenta and 90% of that of first-trimester placenta were preserved. Gestation was accompanied by unique structural change in the basal domain of the trophoblast layer. The initially cuboidal-shaped CTB cells were transformed to flat cells with many cellular processes that, together with those of the adjacent STB, eventually covered the trophoblast basal lamina in a complex network of interdigitations. In addition, the expression levels of SPINT1, ST14, HGF, and MET mRNAs in the villous tree increased over the course of gestation. These results suggest that the structural integrity of the SPINT1-positive CTB layer may play an important role in villous differentiation and in maintenance of the villous tree via the HGF signaling system during gestation.
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- Miki Mori
- Department of Molecular Anatomy, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo 113-8602, Japan
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Chen JT, Lin TS, Chow KC, Huang HH, Chiou SH, Chiang SF, Chen HC, Chuang TL, Lin TY, Chen CY. Cigarette Smoking Induces Overexpression of Hepatocyte Growth Factor in Type II Pneumocytes and Lung Cancer Cells. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 2006; 34:264-73. [PMID: 16254251 DOI: 10.1165/rcmb.2005-0117oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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We examined gene expression of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and HGF receptor (HGFR), or product of proto-oncogene c-met (c-met), in smokers and nonsmokers with adenocarcinoma (ADC) by suppression subtractive hybridization and microarray techniques. Expression of HGF and c-met was confirmed by RT-PCR. HGF content in the respective tumor mass and nontumor lung tissue was measured by ELISA. HGF in pathologic samples was localized by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. Our results indicate that overexpression of HGFR was frequently detected in ADC cells, whereas overexpression of HGF was detected in alveolar type II (ATII) cells. Overexpression of HGF was correlated with cigarette smoking and tumor stages. In vitro, HGF expression was evaluated in isolated murine ATII cells and in 12 ADC cell lines, and we found that nicotine activated HGF expression in ATII cells and lung cancer cells.
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Rahman MA, Li M, Li P, Wang H, Dey SK, Das SK. Hoxa-10 deficiency alters region-specific gene expression and perturbs differentiation of natural killer cells during decidualization. Dev Biol 2005; 290:105-17. [PMID: 16337623 PMCID: PMC4265803 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2005] [Revised: 11/07/2005] [Accepted: 11/09/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Uterine decidualization, a key event for successful implantation, is critically controlled by stromal cell proliferation and differentiation. One hallmark event of decidualization is the acquisition of stromal cell polyploidy through terminal differentiation at the anti-mesometrial pole of the implantation site. Hoxa-10, a developmentally regulated homeobox transcription factor, is highly expressed in decidualizing stromal cells, and targeted deletion of Hoxa-10 in mice shows severe decidualization defects, primarily due to reduced stromal cell responsiveness to progesterone. However, the underlying molecular mechanism by which Hoxa-10 regulates this process remains largely unknown. Here, we show that Hoxa-10 deficiency confers diminished core cell cycle activity during stromal cell proliferation without disturbing polyploidy, suggesting that these events depend on local regulators that impact cell cycle machinery. To further address this question, we compared global gene expression profiles in uteri of wild-type and Hoxa-10(-/-) mice after inducing decidualization. Our studies show two major aspects of decidualization downstream of Hoxa-10. First, Hoxa-10 deficiency results in the aberrant region-specific expression of cyclin-dependent kinase-4 (cdk4) and -6 (cdk6), growth differentiation factor 10 (Gdf10), hepatocyte growth factor (Hgf) and Snail2. Second, Hoxa-10 deficiency compromises natural killer (NK) cell differentiation without altering trafficking of NK precursor cells during decidualization. Collectively, the results provide evidence that Hoxa-10 influences a host of genes and cell functions necessary for propagating normal decidual development during the post-implantation period.
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- Mohammad A. Rahman
- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
- Corresponding author. Division of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, D-4105 Medical Center North, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232-2678, USA. Fax: +1 615 322 8397. (S.K. Das)
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Crouch S, Spidel CS, Lindsey JS. HGF and ligation of alphavbeta5 integrin induce a novel, cancer cell-specific gene expression required for cell scattering. Exp Cell Res 2004; 292:274-87. [PMID: 14697335 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2003.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a cytokine involved in tumorigenesis and most metastases, initiates cell migration by binding to the protooncogene c-Met receptor. In epithelial carcinoma cells, c-Met activation causes the breakdown of E-cadherin cell-cell contacts leading to cell spreading. While the breakdown of E-cadherin contacts is immediate, HGF-induced migration requires transcription. To test the hypothesis that this de novo mRNA synthesis includes cancer cell-specific transcripts, we performed subtraction hybridization to isolate HGF-induced transcripts from an endometrial epithelial carcinoma cell line, RL95-2 (RL95), known to migrate but not to proliferate with HGF treatment. One novel cDNA we call Mig-7 is induced by HGF in endometrial epithelial carcinoma cell lines RL95 and HEC-1A before migration ensues. Ovarian, oral squamous cell, and colon metastatic tumors but not normal tissues express Mig-7. HGF did not induce Mig-7 in normal primary endometrial epithelial cells. In addition, blocking antibodies to alphavbeta5 integrin inhibited HGF induction of Mig-7 in RL95 cells. Most importantly, Mig-7-specific antisense oligonucleotides inhibited scattering of RL95 cells in vitro. These results are the first to demonstrate that Mig-7 expression may be used as a cancer cell-specific target to inhibit cell scattering.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Amino Acid Sequence/genetics
- Antibodies/pharmacology
- Base Sequence/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/antagonists & inhibitors
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/isolation & purification
- Carcinoma/genetics
- Carcinoma/metabolism
- Cell Line, Tumor
- DNA, Complementary/analysis
- DNA, Complementary/genetics
- Epithelial Cells/cytology
- Epithelial Cells/drug effects
- Epithelial Cells/metabolism
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Hepatocyte Growth Factor/metabolism
- Hepatocyte Growth Factor/pharmacology
- Humans
- Integrins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Integrins/metabolism
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Neoplasm Invasiveness/genetics
- Neoplasm Metastasis/genetics
- Neoplasm Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Neoplasm Proteins/isolation & purification
- Oligoribonucleotides, Antisense/pharmacology
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met/metabolism
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Vitronectin/antagonists & inhibitors
- Receptors, Vitronectin/metabolism
- Stromal Cells/cytology
- Stromal Cells/metabolism
- Transcription, Genetic/drug effects
- Transcription, Genetic/genetics
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- Sonya Crouch
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Pharmacy, Amarillo, TX 79106, USA
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Miner D, Rajkovic A. Identification of expressed sequence tags preferentially expressed in human placentas by in silico subtraction. Prenat Diagn 2003; 23:410-9. [PMID: 12749040 DOI: 10.1002/pd.608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To identify expressed sequence tag (EST) clusters preferentially expressed in placentas. METHODS The National Center for Biotechnology's online UniGene database contains 14 placenta libraries. In silico (computer-based) subtraction compared placenta libraries against the remaining libraries to identify transcripts preferentially expressed in placentas. For known genes, placental expression or their use in prenatal diagnosis was then explored online using LocusLink and PubMed. RESULTS Placentas preferentially expressed 475 EST clusters. Of these, 18 EST clusters with no known function were expressed exclusively in placentas. Of the remaining 457 EST clusters, 90 showed preferential placental expression by >/=25 times. Of these 90, literature searches on the 45 EST clusters with known functions showed 44 linked to placental physiology or proposed as markers for prenatal diagnosis [i.e. beta-hCG, pregnancy-specific glycoproteins, human placental lactogens, pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A)]. Selected genes with known function in pregnancy but whose preferential placental expression fell below the factor of 25 threshold were also identified. CONCLUSION In silico subtraction identified 44 previously studied genes involved in placental physiology as well as 63 EST clusters preferentially expressed in placental tissue, which may serve as targets for future studies seeking novel markers for prenatal diagnosis or to better understand placental genetics.
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- David Miner
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Preeclampsia, which manifests itself as hypertension, proteinuria, and edema in pregnancy, requires the presence of trophoblast tissue but not a fetus. It is characterized by abnormal trophoblast invasion of the spiral arteries of the decidua and myometrium leading to a failure to establish an adequate uteroplacental blood flow and, therefore, is thought to give rise to relatively hypoxic trophoblast tissue. This, in turn, may promote an exaggerated state of oxidative stress in the placenta. This hypoxia/oxidative stress may then further attenuate trophoblast invasion but also alters placental villous angiogenesis leading to a poorly developed fetoplacental vasculature with abnormal reactivity. Oxidative stress per se may also affect vascular reactivity, blood flow, and oxygen and nutrient delivery to the fetus, which ultimately may be compromised. The synthetic and transport functions of the syncytiotrophoblast may also be altered, and there is an increased rate of trophoblast apoptosis. The linkage among abnormal trophoblast invasion, trophoblast dysfunction, and the maternal disease remains unidentified. The presumptive humoral factor that is released by the preeclamptic placenta to cause maternal disease remains elusive. Current therapies to prevent preeclampsia aim toward preventing the maternal syndrome, not preventing the primary pathophysiology.
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- Leslie Myatt
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, PO Box 670526, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0526, USA.
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