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ArticleCell death & disease2024

Fetal growth restriction induced by maternal gal-3 deficiency is associated with altered gut-placenta axis.

Yiran Xie, Fangqi Zhao, Yiru Wang, Sophia Borowski, Nancy Freitag, Irene Tirado-Gonzalez, Naomi Hofsink, Urte Matschl, Torsten Plösch, Mariana G Garcia and 1 more

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Article in Cell death & disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Yiran XieDepartment of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5858-9637
Fangqi ZhaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Yiru WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Sophia BorowskiCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) and Institute of Biochemistry, Berlin, Germany and Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung (DZHK), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Nancy FreitagCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) and Institute of Biochemistry, Berlin, Germany and Deutsches Zentrum für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung (DZHK), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5972-1863
Irene Tirado-GonzalezInstitute for Tumor Biology and Experimental Therapy, Georg-Speyer-Haus, Frankfurt, Germany.
Naomi HofsinkDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3518-0764
Urte MatschlDepartment Virus Immunology, Heinrich Pette Institute, Leibniz Institute for Experimental Virology, Hamburg, Germany.
Torsten PlöschDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9305-4045
Mariana G GarciaDepartment of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8999-5347
Sandra M BloisDepartment of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. s.blois@uke.de.ORCID 0000-0002-0434-2660

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) BL1115/11-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) BL1115/2-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) BL1115/3-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) BL1115/4-1Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) BL1115/7-1
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Abstract

Adverse intrauterine conditions may cause fetal growth restriction (FGR), a pregnancy complication frequently linked to perinatal morbidity and mortality. Although many studies have focused on FGR, the pathophysiological processes underlying this disorder are complex and incompletely understood. We have recently determined that galectin-3 (gal-3), a β-galactoside-binding protein, regulates pregnancy-associated processes, including uterine receptibility, maternal vascular adaptation and placentation. Because gal-3 is expressed at both sides of the maternal-fetal interface, we unraveled the contribution of maternal- and paternal-derived gal-3 on fetal-placental development in the prenatal window and its effects on the post-natal period. Deficiency of maternal gal-3 induced maternal gut microbiome dysbiosis, resulting in a sex-specific fetal growth restriction mainly observed in female fetuses and offspring. In addition, poor placental metabolic adaptions (characterized by decreased trophoblast glycogen content and insulin-like growth factor 2 (Igf2) gene hypomethylation) were only associated with a lack of maternal-derived gal-3. Paternal gal-3 deficiency caused compromised vascularization in the placental labyrinth without affecting fetal growth trajectory. Thus, maternal-derived gal-3 may play a key role in fetal-placental development through the gut-placenta axis.

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Fetal Growth RetardationGalectin 3PlacentaAnimalsFemaleFetal DevelopmentGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansInsulin-Like Growth Factor IIMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPregnancyTrophoblastsGalectin 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor II

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PMID39117607
PMCPMC11310209

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