ArticleJournal of lipid research2019
Metabolism of cholesterol and progesterone is differentially regulated in primary trophoblastic subtypes and might be disturbed in recurrent miscarriages.
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- Transcriptomic Profile of Genes Regulating Cellular Response to Extra- and Intracellular Stimuli in Porcine Ovarian Granulosa Cells During In Vitro Cultivation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- The role and underlying mechanism of FABP4 dysregulation mediated by m6A modification in unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
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- Sexually dimorphic responses in androgen metabolism and signalling in the non-human primate placenta to moderate maternal undernutrition.Biology of sex differences · 2025Article
- The Clinical Implications of Progesterone in Preeclampsia.Biomolecules · 2025Review
- Exposure to Extreme Heat Increases Preterm Birth Risk: Hypothetical Pathophysiological Mechanisms.BioEssays : news and reviews in molecular, cellular and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Epigenetic Changes Regulating Epithelial-Mesenchymal Plasticity in Human Trophoblast Differentiation.Cells · 2025Article
- Landscape of Steroid Dynamics in Pregnancy: Insights From the Maternal-Placental-Fetal Unit and Placental Models.Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP · 2025Article
- The multifaceted roles of the transcriptional coactivator TAZ in extravillous trophoblast development of the human placenta.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- From gut dysbiosis to decidual hostility: the immuno-metabolic crosstalk driving recurrent pregnancy loss.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- The placental battlefield: viral strategies and immune countermeasures.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Evidence for hypoxia-induced dysregulated cholesterol homeostasis in preeclampsia: Insights into the mechanisms from human placental cells and tissues.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2024Article
- Gene-network based analysis of human placental trophoblast subtypes identifies critical genes as potential targets of therapeutic drugs.Journal of integrative bioinformatics · 2023Article
- Uptake, Transport, and Toxicity of Pristine and Weathered Micro- and Nanoplastics in Human Placenta Cells.Environmental health perspectives · 2022Article
- Differential proteomics of placentas reveals metabolic disturbance and oxidative damage participate yak spontaneous miscarriage during late pregnancy.BMC veterinary research · 2022Article
- WNT and NOTCH signaling in human trophoblast development and differentiation.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2022Review
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Abstract
During pregnancy, extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs) invade the maternal decidua and remodel the local vasculature to establish blood supply for the growing fetus. Compromised EVT function has been linked to aberrant pregnancy associated with maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. However, metabolic features of this invasive trophoblast subtype are largely unknown. Using primary human trophoblasts isolated from first trimester placental tissues, we show that cellular cholesterol homeostasis is differentially regulated in EVTs compared with villous cytotrophoblasts. Utilizing RNA-sequencing, gene set-enrichment analysis, and functional validation, we provide evidence that EVTs display increased levels of free and esterified cholesterol. Accordingly, EVTs are characterized by increased expression of the HDL-receptor, scavenger receptor class B type I, and reduced expression of the LXR and its target genes. We further reveal that EVTs express elevated levels of hydroxy-delta-5-steroid dehydrogenase 3 beta- and steroid delta-isomerase 1 (HSD3B1) (a rate-limiting enzyme in progesterone synthesis) and are capable of secreting progesterone. Increasing cholesterol export by LXR activation reduced progesterone secretion in an ABCA1-dependent manner. Importantly, HSD3B1 expression was decreased in EVTs of idiopathic recurrent spontaneous abortions, pointing toward compromised progesterone metabolism in EVTs of early miscarriages. Here, we provide insights into the regulation of cholesterol and progesterone metabolism in trophoblastic subtypes and its putative relevance in human miscarriage.
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