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ArticleLaboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology2017

GDM alters paracrine regulation of feto-placental angiogenesis via the trophoblast.

Jelena Loegl, Erika Nussbaumer, Silvija Cvitic, Berthold Huppertz, Gernot Desoye, Ursula Hiden

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Article in Laboratory investigation; a journal of technical methods and pathology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jelena LoeglDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Erika NussbaumerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Silvija CviticDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Berthold HuppertzInstitute of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Gernot DesoyeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Ursula HidenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Feto-placental angiogenesis and vascular development are tightly regulated by pro- and anti-angiogenic factors. Villous trophoblast may be a major source of these factors. It forms the classical placental barrier between mother and fetus, and is thus exposed to maternal influences as well. Metabolic and hormonal derangements in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affect feto-placental angiogenesis and vascular growth. Here we hypothesized that GDM alters the trophoblast secretome, which will modulate the paracrine regulation of feto-placental angiogenesis. Primary term trophoblasts were isolated from normal (n=6) and GDM (n=6) pregnancies. Trophoblast conditioned medium (CM) was used to investigate paracrine effects of normal and GDM-exposed trophoblasts on feto-placental endothelial cells (fpECs; n=7), using functional assays for 2D network formation, wound healing, chemotaxis, and proliferation. Gene expression of 23 pro- and anti-angiogenic factors was analyzed. Four trophoblast-derived paracrine regulators of angiogenesis were specifically measured in CM. CM from GDM trophoblasts increased 2D network formation of fpEC by 2.4-fold (P<0.001), whereas wound healing was attenuated by 1.8-fold (P=0.02) and chemo-attraction to the CM was reduced by 33±9% (P=0.02). The effect of CM on proliferation was unchanged between normal and GDM trophoblasts. Expression analysis of pro- and anti-angiogenic molecules in normal and GDM trophoblasts revealed significant differences in ANGPT2, HGF, KISS1 and PLGF expression. Analysis of secreted proteins demonstrated reduced pigment epithelium derived factor and tumor necrosis factor-α secretion by GDM trophoblasts. GDM alters the balance of trophoblast derived, angiogenesis modulating paracrine factors. This may contribute to GDM-associated changes in placental angiogenesis and vascular structure.

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Neovascularization, PhysiologicParacrine CommunicationAdultAngiopoietin-2Cell MovementCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCulture Media, ConditionedDiabetes, GestationalEndothelial CellsEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFetusFibroblast Growth Factor 2Gene ExpressionHepatocyte Growth FactorAngiopoietin-2ANGPT2 protein, humanCulture Media, ConditionedFibroblast Growth Factor 2Hepatocyte Growth FactorKISS1 protein, humanKisspeptinsPGF protein, humanPlacenta Growth FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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