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ArticleScientific reports2021

Hypoxia and oxidative stress induce sterile placental inflammation in vitro.

Bernadette C Baker, Alexander E P Heazell, Colin Sibley, Rachael Wright, Helen Bischof, Frances Beards, Tatiana Guevara, Sylvie Girard, Rebecca L Jones

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Bernadette C BakerMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK. bernadette.baker@manchester.ac.uk.
Alexander E P HeazellMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.
Colin SibleyMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.
Rachael WrightMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.
Helen BischofMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.
Frances BeardsMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.
Tatiana GuevaraMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.
Sylvie GirardFetomaternal and Neonatal Pathologies Research Axis, Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, Montreal, Canada.
Rebecca L JonesMaternal and Fetal Health Research Centre, Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK.
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre · GBSt Mary's Hospital · GBUniversity of Manchester · GBCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine · CA

Funding

CIHRMedical Research Council MR/N010892/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) and stillbirth are associated with placental dysfunction and inflammation and hypoxia, oxidative and nitrative stress are implicated in placental damage. Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are elevated in pregnancies at increased risk of FGR and stillbirth and are associated with increase in pro-inflammatory placental cytokines. We hypothesised that placental insults lead to release of DAMPs, promoting placental inflammation. Placental tissue from uncomplicated pregnancies was exposed in vitro to hypoxia, oxidative or nitrative stress. Tissue production and release of DAMPs and cytokines was determined. Oxidative stress and hypoxia caused differential release of DAMPs including uric acid, HMGB1, S100A8, cell-free fetal DNA, S100A12 and HSP70. After oxidative stress pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, TNFα, CCL2) were increased both within explants and in conditioned culture medium. Hypoxia increased tissue IL-1α/β, IL-6, IL-8 and TNFα levels, and release of IL-1α, IL-6 and IL-8, whereas CCL2 and IL-10 were reduced. IL1 receptor antagonist (IL1Ra) treatment prevented hypoxia- and oxidative stress-induced IL-6 and IL-8 release. These findings provide evidence that relevant stressors induce a sterile inflammatory profile in placental tissue which can be partially blocked by IL1Ra suggesting this agent has translational potential to prevent placental inflammation evident in FGR and stillbirth.

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Cell HypoxiaOxidative StressAdultCell-Free Nucleic AcidsCytokinesFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHMGB1 ProteinHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsHumansPlacentaPregnancyS100 ProteinsUric AcidCell-Free Nucleic AcidsCytokinesHMGB1 ProteinHSP70 Heat-Shock ProteinsS100 ProteinsUric Acid

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PMID33790316
PMCPMC8012380
OpenAlexW3144656479

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