Galectin-7 Impairs Placentation and Causes Preeclampsia Features in Mice

Preeclampsia is a serious pregnancy-induced disorder unique to humans. The etiology of preeclampsia is poorly understood; however, poor placental formation is thought causal. Galectin-7 is produced by trophoblast and is elevated in first-trimester serum of women who subsequently develop preeclampsia. We hypothesized that elevated placental galectin-7 may be causative of preeclampsia. Here, we demonstrated increased galectin-7 production in chorionic villous samples from women who subsequently develop preterm preeclampsia compared with uncomplicated pregnancies. In vitro, galectin-7 impaired human first-trimester trophoblast outgrowth, increased placental production of the antiangiogenic sFlt-1 splice variant, sFlt-1-e15a, and reduced placental production and secretion of ADAM12 (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase12) and angiotensinogen. In vivo, galectin-7 administration (E8-E12) to pregnant mice caused elevated systolic blood pressure, albuminuria, impaired placentation (reduced labyrinth vascular branching, impaired decidual spiral artery remodeling, and a proinflammatory placental state demonstrated by elevated IL1β, IL6 and reduced IL10), and dysregulated expression of renin-angiotensin system components in the placenta, decidua, and kidney, including angiotensinogen, prorenin, and the angiotensin II type 1 receptor. Collectively, this study demonstrates that elevated galectin-7 during placental formation contributes to abnormal placentation and suggests that it leads to the development of preeclampsia via altering placental production of sFlt-1 and renin-angiotensin system components. Targeting galectin-7 may be a new treatment option for preeclampsia.

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CommentIn: Hypertension. 2020 Oct;76(4):1087-1089. - PMID 32903108

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:76

Enthalten in:

Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 76(2020), 4 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 1185-1194

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Menkhorst, Ellen [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Santos, Leilani L [VerfasserIn]
Delforce, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
So, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Rainczuk, Kate [VerfasserIn]
Loke, Hannah [VerfasserIn]
Syngelaki, Argyro [VerfasserIn]
Varshney, Swati [VerfasserIn]
Williamson, Nicholas [VerfasserIn]
Pringle, Kirsty [VerfasserIn]
Young, Morag J [VerfasserIn]
Nicolaides, Kypros H [VerfasserIn]
St-Pierre, Yves [VerfasserIn]
Dimitriadis, Eva [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ADAM12 Protein
Angiotensinogen
Disintegrin
EC 3.4.24.-
Galectins
Journal Article
LGALS7 protein, human
Mice
Placentation
Pre-eclampsia
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 30.04.2021

Date Revised 12.05.2021

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Hypertension. 2020 Oct;76(4):1087-1089. - PMID 32903108

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15313

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NLM314358366