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ArticleReproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)2020

HHV-6A Infection of Endometrial Epithelial Cells Affects miRNA Expression and Trophoblast Cell Attachment.

Daria Bortolotti, Irene Soffritti, Maria D'Accolti, Valentina Gentili, Dario Di Luca, Roberta Rizzo, Elisabetta Caselli

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Article in Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daria BortolottiSection of Microbiology and Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Irene SoffrittiSection of Microbiology and Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Maria D'AccoltiSection of Microbiology and Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Valentina GentiliSection of Microbiology and Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Dario Di LucaSection of Microbiology and Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Roberta RizzoSection of Microbiology and Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
Elisabetta CaselliSection of Microbiology and Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, via Luigi Borsari 46, 44121, Ferrara, Italy. csb@unife.it.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We recently reported that human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infection is frequently present in endometrial tissue of women with unexplained infertility, and that virus infection induces a profound remodulation of miRNA expression in human cells of different origin. Since specific miRNA patterns have been associated with specific pregnancy outcomes, we aimed to analyze the impact of HHV-6A infection on miRNAs expression and trophoblast receptivity in human endometrial cells. To this purpose, a human endometrial cell line (HEC-1A) was infected with HHV-6A and analyzed for alterations in the expression of miRNAs and for permissiveness to the attachment of a human choriocarcinoma trophoblast cell line (JEG-3). The results showed that HHV-6A infection of endometrial cells up-modulates miR22 (26-fold), miR15 (19.5-fold), and miR196-5p (12.1 fold), that are correlated with implant failure, and down-modulates miR18 (11.4 fold), miR101-3p (4.6 fold), miR181-5p (4.9 fold), miR92 (3.3 fold), and miR1207-5p (3.9 fold), characterized by a low expression in preeclampsia. Moreover, HHV-6A-infected endometrial cells infected resulted less permissive to the attachment of trophoblast cells. In conclusion, collected data suggest that HHV-6A infection could modify miRNA expression pattern and control of trophoblast cell adhesion of endometrial cells, undermining a correct trophoblast cell attachment on endometrial cells.

Indexed as

Cell AdhesionCell LineCell Line, TumorChoriocarcinomaEndometriumEpithelial CellsFemaleHerpesvirus 6, HumanHumansMicroRNAsRoseolovirus InfectionsTrophoblastsUterine NeoplasmsMicroRNAsEndometriumHHV-6AInfectionmiRNAPregnancy

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PMCPMC7077927
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