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ArticleBioengineered2021

δ-tocotrienol suppresses the migration and angiogenesis of trophoblasts in preeclampsia and promotes their apoptosis via miR-429/ ZEB1 axis.

Mei Shi, Xiuyun Chen, Hui Li, Lixia Zheng

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Article in Bioengineered, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mei ShiDepartment of Delivery Room, Jinan Second Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China.
Xiuyun ChenDepartment of ICU, Jinan Second Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China.
Hui LiDepartment of VIP Ward, Jinan Second Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China.
Lixia ZhengDepartment of Delivery Room, Jinan Second Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Jinan City, Shandong Province, China.
Shandong Maternal and Child Health Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preeclampsia (PE) is a severe medical disorder during pregnancy and there has been controversy about the effects of vitamin E on PE. This research intended to explore if δ-tocotrienol (δ-TT), an isomer of vitamin E, could impact PE. Preeclamptic and normal placentas were obtained and total RNA was extracted. The expression of different genes was analyzed through quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Pearson correlation analysis was conducted. After that, HTR-8/SVneo cells (human trophoblasts) were chosen and they were subjected to δ-tocotrienol treatment and then Cell Counting Kit-8 was used to test cell viability. To assess the effects of δ-TT on trophoblasts, wound healing assay and Transwell invasion assay were performed. How miR-429 interacts with ZEB1 was examined via dual luciferase reporter assay. Also, protein expression was evaluated via Western blotting. Our results have shown that δ-TT can impair the viability of trophoblasts and induce their apoptosis. Additionally, it can repress the growth, migration, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), invasion and angiogenesis in trophoblasts. Mechanistically, δ-TT exerts these effects on trophoblasts via downregulating miR-429 and upregulating ZEB1. Furthermore, miR-429 can bind ZEB1 directly. Clinical sample analysis has revealed that miR-429 expression in preeclamptic placenta is higher than that in normal placenta, but ZEB1 expression in preeclamptic placenta is downregulated. Also, there is a negative association between miR-429 and ZEB1 expression in preeclamptic placentas. These discoveries imply that δ-TT may be hazardous to pregnancy and should not be used in preeclamptic patients. In addition, targeting miR-429 might treat PE.

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ApoptosisCell MovementAdultCell ProliferationEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleHumansMicroRNAsNeovascularization, PathologicPre-EclampsiaPregnancyTrophoblastsVitamin EZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1MicroRNAsMIRN429 microRNA, humantocotrienol, deltaVitamin EZinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1miR-429preeclampsiaZEB1δ- tocotrienol

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PMID34002673
PMCPMC8806315
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