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ArticleJournal of molecular histology2024

Trophoblast fusion in fetal growth restriction is inhibited by CTGF in a cell-cycle-dependent manner.

Ketong Liu, Suwen Wu, Yutong Cui, Xiang Tao, Yanhong Li, Xirong Xiao

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Ketong LiuObstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fangxie Road 419, Shanghai, 200011, China.
Suwen WuObstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fangxie Road 419, Shanghai, 200011, China.
Yutong CuiObstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fangxie Road 419, Shanghai, 200011, China.
Xiang TaoObstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fangxie Road 419, Shanghai, 200011, China.
Yanhong LiObstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fangxie Road 419, Shanghai, 200011, China. lyh198920@aliyun.com.
Xirong XiaoObstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Fangxie Road 419, Shanghai, 200011, China. xiaoxirong@fudan.edu.cn.

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Natural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region 2022D01C12the National Science Foundation 81871183the National Science Foundation for Young Scholars of China 81701470the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality 18411963400
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Abstract

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a relatively common complication of pregnancy, and insufficient syncytialization in the placenta may play an important role in the pathogenesis of FGR. However, the mechanism of impaired formation of the syncytiotrophoblast layer in FGR patients requires further exploration. In the present study, we demonstrated that the level of syncytialization was decreased in FGR patient placentas, while the expression of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) was significantly upregulated. CTGF was found to inhibit trophoblast fusion via regulating cell cycle progress of BeWo cells. Furthermore, we found that CTGF negatively regulates cell cycle arrest in a p21-dependent manner as overexpression of p21 could rescue the impaired syncytialization induced by CTGF-overexpression. Besides, we also identified that CTGF inhibits the expression of p21 through ITGB4/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. Our study provided a new insight for elucidating the pathogenic mechanism of FGR and a novel idea for the clinical therapy of FGR.

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Cell CycleConnective Tissue Growth FactorFetal Growth RetardationSignal TransductionTrophoblastsCell Cycle CheckpointsCell FusionCell LineCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21FemaleHumansPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPlacentaPregnancyProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktCCN2 protein, humanConnective Tissue Growth FactorCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktCell cycleCTGFFetal growth restrictionp21SyncytializationTrophoblast

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