Galectin-7 dysregulates renin-angiotensin-aldosterone and NADPH oxide synthase pathways in preeclampsia

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OBJECTIVES: Preeclampsia is a life-threatening disorder of pregnancy unique to humans. Poor placentation in the first trimester of pregnancy is widely accepted to be an underlying cause of preeclampsia. Galectin-7 is abnormally elevated in chorionic villous samples and serum from women that subsequently develop pre-term preeclampsia. Administration of exogenous galectin-7 to pregnant mice causes preeclampsia-like features (hypertension, proteinuria), associated with dysregulation of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS). In this study investigated the mechanism by which galectin-7 induces alterations to tissue RAS homeostasis and ROS production. We hypothesized that galectin-7 induces alterations in the production of either placental RAS or NADPH oxidases (or both) to drive the dysregulated RAS and ROS production seen in preeclampsia.

STUDY DESIGN: Mated female mice (n = 5-6/group) received single (embryonic day [E]12/13) or multiple (E8-12) subcutaneous injections of 400 μg/kg/day galectin-7 or vehicle control and killed on E13 or E18. Human first trimester placental villous and decidual tissue (n = 11) was cultured under 8 % oxygen with 1 µg/mL galectin-7 or vehicle control for 16 h.

RESULTS: Galectin-7 administration to pregnant mice impaired placental labyrinth formation, suppressed circulating aldosterone and altered placental RAS (Agt, Renin) and NADPH oxidase (Cyba, Cybb and Icam1) mRNA expression. In vitro, galectin-7 regulated human placental villous RAS (AGT) and NADPH oxidase (CYBA, ICAM1 and VCAM1) mRNA expression.

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, galectin-7 likely drives hypertension in preeclampsia via its direct regulation of multiple pathways associated with preeclampsia in the placenta. Galectin-7 may therefore be a therapeutic target to improve placental function and prevent preeclampsia.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Pregnancy hypertension - 30(2022) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 130-136

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Menkhorst, Ellen [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Santos, Leilani [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jian-Guo [VerfasserIn]
St-Pierre, Yves [VerfasserIn]
Young, Morag J [VerfasserIn]
Dimitriadis, Evdokia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4964P6T9RB
53-59-8
Aldosterone
Angiotensins
EC 1.6.3.-
EC 3.4.23.15
Galectin-7
Galectins
Journal Article
NADP
NADPH Oxidases
Oxides
Placenta
Preeclampsia
RNA, Messenger
Reactive Oxygen Species
Reactive oxygen species
Renin
Renin-angiotensin system

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Date Completed 30.11.2022

Date Revised 30.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.preghy.2022.09.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM346990858