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Single-cell mapping of maternal-fetal cross-talk in preeclampsia.

Seungbaek Lee, Roberto Romero, Adi L Tarca, Jose Galaz, Yi Xu, Gaurav Bhatti, Sivani Ravindran, Dustyn Levenson, Eva Kareus, Marcelo Farias-Jofre and 7 more

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Seungbaek LeeCenter for Reproductive Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2259-3869
Roberto RomeroPregnancy Research Branch, Division of Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Division of Intramural Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NICHD/NIH/DHHS); Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA.
Adi L TarcaCenter for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Jose GalazDivision of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Santiago, Chile.
Yi XuCenter for Reproductive Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Gaurav BhattiCenter for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Sivani RavindranCenter for Reproductive Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Dustyn LevensonCenter for Reproductive Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Eva KareusCenter for Reproductive Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Marcelo Farias-JofreDivision of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine; Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile; Santiago, Chile.
Bogdan PanaitescuDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 65212, USA.
Eloise EyestoneCenter for Reproductive Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.
Sonia S HassanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Tinnakorn ChaiworapongsaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Nandor Gabor ThanSystems Biology of Reproduction Research Group, Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, H-1117, Budapest, Hungary.
Roger Pique-RegiCenter for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University School of Medicine; Detroit, MI, 48201, USA.
Nardhy Gomez-LopezCenter for Reproductive Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3406-5262

Funding

T Cells and IL-9 Signaling at the Maternal-Fetal Interface in Preterm Labor and BirthR01AI184481 · NIAID · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI Nardhy Gomez-Lopez · 2024 to 2026
$1.7M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI184481NICHD NIH HHS HHSN275201300006C
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Preeclampsia (PE) arises from placental dysfunction, yet the cellular events that distinguish early-onset PE (EOPE) from late-onset PE (LOPE) are poorly defined. We generated a comprehensive single-cell atlas of the placenta of women with and without PE (78 patients), integrating maternal-fetal genotyping, multi-dimensional clustering, and cell-cell communication analysis. PE reshaped the abundance and transcriptional states of major placental cell types. EOPE was defined by expanded T and NK cells with reduced extravillous trophoblasts, whereas LOPE involved increased monocytes/macrophages and activation of ANNEXIN-, NOTCH-, ANGPTL-, and EGF-associated pathways. These onset-specific disruptions reveal distinct modes of immune-trophoblast dysregulation. Extending these insights to maternal circulation, multiple EOPE- and LOPE-derived placental mRNA signatures distinguished EOPE from controls at or after diagnosis, and an EOPE-derived CTB-1 protein signature showed moderate predictive value for LOPE. This atlas defines the cellular architecture of PE subtypes and establishes a foundation for developing early, noninvasive biomarkers.

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