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ArticleJournal of the Endocrine Society2026

The sphingosine-1-phosphate pathway is differentially activated in human gestational tissues.

Magdaleena Naemi Mbadhi, Hideji Fujiwara, Ruth Gill, Kaci T Mitchum, Zixi Cici Lin, Nandini Raghuraman, Antonina I Frolova

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Article in Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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7 authors.

Magdaleena Naemi MbadhiCenter for Reproductive Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4917-5392
Hideji FujiwaraDivision of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Ruth GillCenter for Reproductive Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
Kaci T MitchumCenter for Reproductive Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8260-9025
Zixi Cici LinCenter for Reproductive Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4710-3963
Nandini RaghuramanDivision of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2747-5113
Antonina I FrolovaCenter for Reproductive Health Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6491-6910

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Abstract

Background: Dysregulated myometrial contractility contributes to obstetric complications. Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P), a bioactive lipid, modulates inflammation and smooth muscle contractility, including uterine contractility. However, its metabolic dynamics during pregnancy are poorly characterized. This study profiled S1P metabolic enzymes and receptors, and quantified sphingolipid metabolites in human gestational tissues across pregnancy. Methods: Myometrium, decidua parietalis, and chorioamnion were collected from women undergoing cesarean sections at term (≥37 weeks' gestation) without labor (TNL, Results: S1P metabolic enzymes and receptors were differentially expressed across gestational tissues. At TNL, sphingosine kinase1 ( Conclusion: These findings reveal tissue-specific regulation of S1P metabolism and signaling in human gestational tissues, suggesting S1P's therapeutic role to modulate myometrial contractility.

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decidua parietalislabormetabolomicsmyometriumS1Psphingolipids

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