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Estrogens Regulate Placental Angiogenesis in Horses

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العنوان: Estrogens Regulate Placental Angiogenesis in Horses
المؤلفون: Shingo Haneda, Pouya Dini, Alejandro Esteller-Vico, Kirsten E. Scoggin, Edward L. Squires, Mats H. Troedsson, Peter Daels, Yasuo Nambo, Barry A. Ball
المصدر: International Journal of Molecular Sciences; Volume 22; Issue 22; Pages: 12116
بيانات النشر: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: MDPI Open Access Publishing
مصطلحات موضوعية: chorioallantois, placenta, letrozole, angiogenesis, placental development, estrogen, 17β-estradiol, pregnancy, equine
جغرافية الموضوع: agris
الوصف: A sufficient vascular network within the feto-maternal interface is necessary for placental function. Several pregnancy abnormalities have been associated with abnormal vascular formations in the placenta. We hypothesized that growth and expansion of the placental vascular network in the equine (Equus caballus) placenta is regulated by estrogens (estrogen family hormones), a hormone with a high circulating concentration during equine gestation. Administration of letrozole, a potent and specific inhibitor of aromatase, during the first trimester (D30 to D118), decreased circulatory estrone sulfate concentrations, increased circulatory testosterone and androstenedione concentrations, and tended to reduce the weight of the fetus (p < 0.1). Moreover, the gene expression of CYP17A1 was increased, and the expression of androgen receptor was decreased in the D120 chorioallantois (CA) of letrozole-treated mares in comparison to that of the control mares. We also found that at D120, the number of vessels tended to decrease in the CAs with letrozole treatment (p = 0.07). In addition, expression of a subset of angiogenic genes, such as ANGPT1, VEGF, and NOS2, were altered in the CAs of letrozole-treated mares. We further demonstrated that 17β-estradiol increases the expression of ANGPT1 and VEGF and increases the angiogenic activity of equine endothelial cells in vitro. Our results from the estrogen-suppressed group demonstrated an impaired placental vascular network, suggesting an estrogen-dependent vasculogenesis in the equine CA during the first trimester.
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اللغة: English
Relation: Molecular Endocrinology and Metabolism; https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222212116
DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212116
الاتاحة: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222212116
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.D49FA9B9
قاعدة البيانات: BASE