Altered mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in placentas from undernourished rat gestations

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作者
Belkacemi, Louiza [1 ,2 ]
Desai, Mina [2 ]
Nelson, D. Michael [3 ]
Ross, Michael G. [2 ]
机构
[1] Harbor UCLA, Los Angeles Biomed Res Inst, Harbor UCLA Med Ctr, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Torrance, CA 90502 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Perinatal Res Labs, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Torrance, CA 90502 USA
[3] Washington Univ, Sch Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, St Louis, MO 63110 USA
关键词
maternal undernutrition; placenta; PPAR gamma; IUGR; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION; ACTIVATED RECEPTOR-GAMMA; FETAL-GROWTH; PPAR-GAMMA; CELL-DEATH; EXPRESSION; BCL-2; BAK; RETARDATION; PREGNANCY;
D O I
10.1152/ajpregu.00100.2011
中图分类号
Q4 [生理学];
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071003 ;
摘要
Belkacemi L, Desai M, Nelson DM, Ross MG. Altered mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in placentas from undernourished rat gestations. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 301:R1599-R1615, 2011. First published September 14, 2011; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00100.2011.-Maternal undernutrition (MUN) during pregnancy results in intrauterine growth-restricted (IUGR) fetuses and small placentas. Although reduced fetal nutrient supply has been presumed to be etiologic in IUGR, MUN-induced placental dysfunction may occur prior to detectable fetal growth restriction. Placental growth impairment may result from apoptosis signaled by mitochondria in response to reduced energy substrate. Therefore, we sought to determine the presence of mitochondrial-induced apoptosis under MUN and ad libitum diet (AdLib) pregnancies. Pregnant rats were fed an AdLib or a 50% MUN diet from embryonic day 10 (E10) to E20. At E20, fetuses and placentas from proximal-and mid-horns (extremes of nutrient/oxygen supply) were collected. Right-horn placentas were used to quantify apoptosis. Corresponding left-horn placentas were separated into basal (hormone production) and labyrinth (fetomaternal exchange) zones, and protein expression of the mitochondrial pathway was determined. Our results show that the MUN placentas had significantly increased apoptosis, with lower expression of cytosolic and mitochondrial anti-apoptotic Bcl2 and Bcl-XL, and significantly higher expression of pro-apoptotic Bax and Bak especially in the labyrinth zone. This was paralleled by higher coimmunostaining with the mitochondrial marker manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), indicating transition of pro-apoptotic factors to the mitochondrial membrane. Also, cytosolic cytochrome c and activated caspases-9 and -3 were significantly higher in all MUN. Conversely, peroxisome proliferator-activator receptor-gamma (PPAR gamma), a member of the nuclear receptor family with anti-apoptotic properties, was significantly downregulated in both zones and horns. Our results suggest that MUN during rat pregnancy enhances mitochondria-dependent apoptosis in the placenta, probably due to the downregulation of PPAR gamma expression.
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