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ArticleBiomedicines2023

Distinct Changes in Placental Ceramide Metabolism Characterize Type 1 and 2 Diabetic Pregnancies with Fetal Macrosomia or Preeclampsia.

Miira M Klemetti, Sruthi Alahari, Martin Post, Isabella Caniggia

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Article in Biomedicines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Early Prediction of Fetal Macrosomia Through Maternal Lipid Profiles.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Miira M KlemettiLunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON M5T 3H7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9038-130X
Sruthi AlahariLunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON M5T 3H7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8480-7060
Martin PostProgram in Translational Medicine, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON M5G 0A4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4258-9303
Isabella CaniggiaLunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON M5T 3H7, Canada.
University of Toronto · CALunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute · CAUniversity of Helsinki · FI

Funding

Lipidomics: A Novel Tool to Define Human Placental Development and Function Across PregnancyR01HD089660 · NICHD · SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM · PI CANIGGIA, ISABELLA · 2016 to 2020
$1.9M
CIHR PJT-166090CIHR PJT-173479NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD089660
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disturbances of lipid metabolism are typical in diabetes. Our objective was to characterize and compare placental sphingolipid metabolism in type 1 (T1D) and 2 (T2D) diabetic pregnancies and in non-diabetic controls. Placental samples from T1D, T2D, and control pregnancies were processed for sphingolipid analysis using tandem mass spectrometry. Western blotting, enzyme activity, and immunofluorescence analyses were used to study sphingolipid regulatory enzymes. Placental ceramide levels were lower in T1D and T2D compared to controls, which was associated with an upregulation of the ceramide degrading enzyme acid ceramidase (ASAH1). Increased placental ceramide content was found in T1D complicated by preeclampsia. Similarly, elevated ceramides were observed in T1D and T2D pregnancies with poor glycemic control. The protein levels and activity of sphingosine kinases (SPHK) that produce sphingoid-1-phosphates (S1P) were highest in T2D. Furthermore, SPHK levels were upregulated in T1D and T2D pregnancies with fetal macrosomia. In vitro experiments using trophoblastic JEG3 cells demonstrated increased SPHK expression and activity following glucose and insulin treatments. Specific changes in the placental sphingolipidome characterize T1D and T2D placentae depending on the type of diabetes and feto-maternal complications. Increased exposure to insulin and glucose is a plausible contributor to the upregulation of the SPHK-S1P-axis in diabetic placentae.

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ceramidediabetesmacrosomiaplacentapreeclampsiasphingosine kinase

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PMCPMC10046505
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