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ArticleeLife2023

PM2.5 leads to adverse pregnancy outcomes by inducing trophoblast oxidative stress and mitochondrial apoptosis via KLF9/CYP1A1 transcriptional axis.

Shuxian Li, Lingbing Li, Changqing Zhang, Huaxuan Fu, Shuping Yu, Meijuan Zhou, Junjun Guo, Zhenya Fang, Anna Li, Man Zhao and 2 more

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Article in eLife, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Shuxian Li *Key Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2601-6126
Lingbing Li *The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0640-8328
Changqing ZhangKey Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, China.
Huaxuan FuJinan Environmental Monitoring Center of Shandong Province, Jinan, China.
Shuping YuSchool of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China.
Meijuan ZhouKey Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, China.
Junjun GuoKey Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, China.
Zhenya FangKey Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, China.
Anna LiKey Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, China.
Man ZhaoKey Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, China.
Meihua ZhangKey Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, China.
Xietong WangKey Laboratory of Birth Regulation and Control Technology of National Health Commission of China, Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital of Shandong Province Affiliated to Qingdao University, Jinan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8811-3792
Qingdao University · CNGuangdong Province Environmental Monitoring Center · CNSecond Hospital of Shandong University · CNWeifang Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with adverse obstetric and postnatal metabolic health outcomes, but the mechanism remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the toxicological pathways by which PM2.5 damaged placental trophoblasts in vivo and in vitro. We confirmed that PM2.5 induced adverse gestational outcomes such as increased fetal mortality rates, decreased fetal numbers and weight, damaged placental structure, and increased apoptosis of trophoblasts. Additionally, PM2.5 induced dysfunction of the trophoblast cell line HTR8/SVneo, including in its proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, migration and angiogenesis. Moreover, we comprehensively analyzed the transcriptional landscape of HTR8/SVneo cells exposed to PM2.5 through RNA-Seq and observed that PM2.5 triggered overexpression of pathways involved in oxidative stress and mitochondrial apoptosis to damage HTR8/SVneo cell biological functions through CYP1A1. Mechanistically, PM2.5 stimulated KLF9, a transcription factor identified as binding to

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PlacentaTrophoblastsApoptosisCell MovementCell ProliferationCytochrome P-450 CYP1A1FemaleHumansKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsOxidative StressPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeCYP1A1 protein, humanCytochrome P-450 CYP1A1KLF9 protein, humanKruppel-Like Transcription Factorscell biologycyp1a1CYP1A1fine particulate matterklf9KLF9mitochondrial apoptosisoxidative stresstrophoblast

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PMID37737576
PMCPMC10584374
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