Transcriptional profiling of human placentas from pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia reveals disregulation of sialic acid acetylesterase and immune signalling pathways.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
The placenta plays an important role as a regulator of fetal nutrition and growth throughout development and placental factors contribute to gestational abnormalities such as preeclampsia. This study describes the genome-wide gene expression profiles of a large (n = 60) set of human placentas in order to uncover gene expression patterns associated with preeclampsia. In addition to confirming changes in expression of soluble factors associated with preeclampsia such as sFLT1 (soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1), sENG (soluble endoglin), and INHA (inhibin alpha), we also find changes in immune-associated signaling pathways, offering a potential upstream explanation for the shallow trophoblast invasion and inadequate uterine remodeling typically observed in pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Notably, we also find evidence of preeclampsia-associated placental upregulation of sialic acid acetylesterase (SIAE), a gene functionally associated with autoimmune diseases.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Tsai, S; Hardison, NE; James, AH; Motsinger-Reif, AA; Bischoff, SR; Thames, BH; Piedrahita, JA
Published Date
- February 2011
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 32 / 2
Start / End Page
- 175 - 182
PubMed ID
- 21183218
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3039036
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1532-3102
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.placenta.2010.11.014
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- Netherlands