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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors 1 and 3 Mediate Placental Trophoblast Leptin Production in Preeclampsia, Inducing Vascular Dysfunction.
| Τίτλος: | Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors 1 and 3 Mediate Placental Trophoblast Leptin Production in Preeclampsia, Inducing Vascular Dysfunction. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Elgazzaz M; Department of Physiology (M.E., S.O., D.M., E.M., G.C., K.B., G.H., D.V.I., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Ogbi S; Department of Physiology (M.E., S.O., D.M., E.M., G.C., K.B., G.H., D.V.I., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Moronge D; Department of Physiology (M.E., S.O., D.M., E.M., G.C., K.B., G.H., D.V.I., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Mellott E; Department of Physiology (M.E., S.O., D.M., E.M., G.C., K.B., G.H., D.V.I., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Cooper G; Department of Physiology (M.E., S.O., D.M., E.M., G.C., K.B., G.H., D.V.I., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Backer K; Department of Physiology (M.E., S.O., D.M., E.M., G.C., K.B., G.H., D.V.I., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Brawley A; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (A.B., P.C.W., J.M., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Hernendez G; Department of Physiology (M.E., S.O., D.M., E.M., G.C., K.B., G.H., D.V.I., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Hitchings J; Department of Pathology (J.H., L.V.Z., S.K.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Valesquez Zarate L; Department of Pathology (J.H., L.V.Z., S.K.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Kavuri S; Department of Pathology (J.H., L.V.Z., S.K.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Lee TJ; Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy (T.J.L.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Ilatovskaya DV; Department of Physiology (M.E., S.O., D.M., E.M., G.C., K.B., G.H., D.V.I., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Woodham PC; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (A.B., P.C.W., J.M., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Maher J; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (A.B., P.C.W., J.M., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Annex BH; Vascular Biology Center and Department of Medicine (B.H.A.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University., Faulkner JL; Department of Physiology (M.E., S.O., D.M., E.M., G.C., K.B., G.H., D.V.I., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (A.B., P.C.W., J.M., J.L.F.), Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. |
| Πηγή: | Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology [Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol] 2026 Sep; Vol. 46 (9), pp. e324143. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jul 09. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9505803 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1524-4636 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10795642 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 1998- : Baltimore, Md. : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Original Publication: Dallas, TX : American Heart Association, c1995- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Leptin*/metabolism , Pre-Eclampsia*/physiopathology , Pre-Eclampsia*/metabolism , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1*/metabolism , Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1*/administration & dosage , Trophoblasts*/metabolism , Trophoblasts*/drug effects, Receptors, Leptin/metabolism ; Pregnancy Proteins/metabolism ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/pharmacology ; Female ; Animals ; Pregnancy ; Humans ; Placenta Growth Factor ; Cells, Cultured ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Disease Models, Animal ; Mice ; Signal Transduction |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Heightened sFlt-1 (soluble FMS-like tyrosine kinase-1) level is a hallmark of preeclampsia patients and induces a state of angiogenic imbalance by sequestering free VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) and PlGF (placental growth factor). The receptors for VEGF and PlGF, membrane-bound VEGFR (VEGF receptor), are expressed in placental trophoblast cells, but their functions in this cell type are largely unknown. Placental production of leptin significantly increases in preeclampsia, and we recently showed that leptin induces placental and vascular endothelial dysfunction in pregnancy. We hypothesized that inappropriately high sFlt-1 in preeclampsia leads to an increase in trophoblast leptin production. Methods: We treated human placental explants, trophoblast, and adipose cells with sFlt-1. We also infused pregnant mice with sFlt-1 via osmotic minipump from mid-late gestation. Results: We show an increase in leptin peptide production, which is ablated by coadministration with either VEGF or PlGF (placental growth factor). We further demonstrate that VEGFR1 and 3, not R2, expressions are predominant in human trophoblasts and that reducing activation of these receptors mediates trophoblast leptin production. In pregnant mice, we show that sFlt-1 infusion induces vascular endothelial dysfunction in association with significantly elevated plasma leptin levels. In pregnant sFlt-1-infused mice, treatment with a leptin receptor antagonist significantly ablated vascular endothelial dysfunction. Conclusions: Collectively, these data indicate that angiogenic imbalance in preeclampsia impacts placental trophoblast endocrine function by suppressing VEGFR1 and 3 activation, resulting in leptin overproduction. Furthermore, sFlt-1 induces vascular endothelial dysfunction in mice dependent on leptin receptor activation. |
| Competing Interests: | None. |
| Σχόλια: | Update of: bioRxiv. 2025 Jun 01:2025.05.27.656489. doi: 10.1101/2025.05.27.656489.. (PMID: 40501588) |
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| Grant Information: | R00 HL146948 United States HL NHLBI NIH HHS; R01 DK134695 United States DK NIDDK NIH HHS; R01 HL169576 United States HL NHLBI NIH HHS; U54 HL169191 United States HL NHLBI NIH HHS |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: adipose tissue; body mass index; fetal death; leptin; trophoblasts |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 0 (Leptin) EC 2.7.10.1 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1) 144589-93-5 (Placenta Growth Factor) 0 (PGF protein, human) EC 2.7.10.1 (FLT1 protein, human) 0 (Pgf protein, mouse) EC 2.7.10.1 (Flt1 protein, mouse) 0 (Receptors, Leptin) 0 (Pregnancy Proteins) 0 (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A) 0 (LEP protein, human) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260709 Date Completed: 20260826 Latest Revision: 20260922 |
| Update Code: | 20260922 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13353211 |
| DOI: | 10.1161/ATVBAHA.125.324143 |
| PMID: | 42422950 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1524-4636 |
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| DOI: | 10.1161/ATVBAHA.125.324143 |