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ArticleThe American journal of pathology2010

Effects of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha overexpression in pregnant mice: possible implications for preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction.

Reshef Tal, Aviv Shaish, Iris Barshack, Silvia Polak-Charcon, Arnon Afek, Alexander Volkov, Boris Feldman, Camila Avivi, Dror Harats

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Article in The American journal of pathology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers.

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87 citing papers in PubMed, 160 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Correlation of changes in circulating levels of hypoxia-induced factor-1α, erythropoietin, and cell-free fetal hemoglobin with feto-maternal pregnancy outcomes.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Reshef TalVascular Biogenics Ltd., 6 Jonathan Netanyahu St., Or-Yehuda 60376, Israel.
Aviv Shaish
Iris Barshack
Silvia Polak-Charcon
Arnon Afek
Alexander Volkov
Boris Feldman
Camila Avivi
Dror Harats
Sheba Medical Center · ILVascular Biogenics (Israel) · ILTel Aviv University · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) are pregnancy-specific disorders that share a common pathophysiology. Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is a transcription factor that plays an important role in placental development. HIF-1α is elevated in preeclamptic placentas and induces soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 (sFLT-1), a central factor in preeclampsia and IUGR pathogenesis. Our objective was to investigate the effects of HIF-1α overexpression on pregnancy in mice. C57BL/6J pregnant mice were systemically administered either adenovirus expressing stabilized HIF-1α (cytomegalovirus [CMV]-HIF), luciferase control (CMV-Luc), or saline on gestational day 8. Pregnant mice overexpressing HIF-1α had significantly elevated blood pressure and proteinuria compared with pregnant controls. HIF-1α mice showed fetal IUGR, decreased placental weights, and histopathological placental abnormalities compared with control mice. Glomerular endotheliosis, the hallmark lesion of preeclampsia, was demonstrated in the kidneys of these mice relative to the normal histology in control mice. Moreover, liver enzyme levels were significantly elevated, whereas complete blood counts revealed significant anemia and thrombocytopenia in CMV-HIF mice compared with controls. Blood smears confirmed microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in CMV-HIF mice, consistent with HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets)-like syndrome. CMV-HIF mice showed elevation in serum sFLT-1 and soluble endoglin, providing a mechanistic explanation for the observations. Collectively, our results suggest a possible role for HIF-1α in the pathogenesis of both preeclampsia and IUGR.

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Disease Models, AnimalMiceAnimalsFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha SubunitLiverMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicPlacentaPlacenta DiseasesPre-EclampsiaPregnancyTissue DistributionTransgenesUp-RegulationHypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit

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PMID20952590
PMCPMC2993274
OpenAlexW1849560193

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