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ArticleAmerican journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)2019

Intrauterine inhibition of chemokine receptor 4 signaling modulates local and systemic inflammation in ovine pregnancy.

Stacia Z McIntosh, Clara J Maxam, Marlie M Maestas, Kelsey E Quinn, Ryan L Ashley

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Article in American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stacia Z McIntoshDepartment of Animal and Range Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA.
Clara J MaxamDepartment of Animal and Range Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA.
Marlie M MaestasDepartment of Animal and Range Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA.
Kelsey E QuinnDepartment of Animal and Range Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA.
Ryan L AshleyDepartment of Animal and Range Sciences, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1936-6048
New Mexico State University · US

Funding

Research Education About Cancer and Health (REACH) CoreU54CA132381 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI Jean Alison McDougall · 2007 to 2026
$25.3M
Undergraduate Student Training in Cancer ResearchU54CA132383 · NCI · NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY LAS CRUCES · PI MICHELE Irene SHUSTER · 2007 to 2026
$21.4M
AES Graduate Research AwardCowboys for Cancer Research AwardNCI NIH HHS U54 CA132381NCI NIH HHS U54 CA132383New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station (AES)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

problemChemokines help coordinate inflammation within the fetal-maternal microenvironment during gestation. The chemokine CXCL12 signaling through its receptor CXCR4 regulates inflammatory activity, but this phenomenon is not well understood during pregnancy, and there are no reports exploring the role of this pair in peripheral immune tolerance during gestation. Herein, we hypothesize that intrauterine CXCL12-CXCR4 signaling governs local and systemic immunomodulatory dynamics during early gestation in ewes. METHOD OF STUDY: Osmotic pumps were surgically installed for intrauterine infusion of a CXCR4 inhibitor, AMD3100, beginning on day 12 post-breeding in sheep. Endometrial tissues were collected on day 35 of gestation and evaluated for inflammatory potential, Akt pathway activation, and autophagy induction. Demonstrative of peripheral immune activity, levels of select cytokines were assessed in daily blood samples collected throughout the study, as well as in corpus luteum and spleen on day 35.

resultsAnti-inflammatory IL10 was primarily localized to endometrial glandular epithelium with lower abundance when CXCR4 was antagonized. Inhibition of CXCR4 at the fetal-maternal interface resulted in less activation of Akt in endometrium, while evidence of autophagy induction was greater. Corpora lutea from ewes receiving intrauterine AMD3100 exhibited lower interferon-gamma (IFNG) expression. Blood inflammatory potential was differentially altered in a temporal fashion throughout infusion. IL10 abundance in spleen was greater following CXCR4 inhibition at the fetal-maternal interface, while IFNG was less.

conclusionIntrauterine CXCL12-CXCR4 signaling governs endometrial and systemic inflammation; disruption of this axis may have detrimental impacts on offspring and maternal health.

Indexed as

AnimalsChemokine CXCL12EndometriumFemaleInflammationMaternal-Fetal ExchangePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsReceptors, CXCR4SheepSignal TransductionChemokine CXCL12Receptors, CXCR4autophagycorpus luteum maintenanceCXCL12CXCR4inflammation mediatorsinterferon-gammainterleukin-10

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PMID31420980
PMCPMC8805219
OpenAlexW2967224452

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