Review
Immunology
Sayani Banerjee, Zheping Huang, Zhengke Wang, Akitoshi Nakashima, Shigeru Saito, Surendra Sharma, Shibin Cheng
Summary: The understanding of sterile inflammation and its effects on pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia is still in its early stages. Emerging evidence suggests that sterile inflammation regulated by pathways such as the inflammasome-gasdermins-caspase-1 axis may contribute to the development of preeclampsia. Further research is needed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying these inflammatory pathways and potential therapeutic strategies for treating these complications.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Xi Yuan, Xiyao Liu, Fangyu Zhu, Biao Huang, Li Lin, Jiayu Huang, Li Wen, Mark D. Kilby, Philip N. Baker, Yong Fu, Weiwei Wu, Hongbo Qi, Jing Tang, Chao Tong
Summary: This study investigates the relationship among HtrA4, endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS), and trophoblast syncytialization in the development of early-onset preeclampsia (EO-PE). The findings suggest that ERS enables syncytialization of placental development by upregulating HtrA4, but excessive HtrA4 expression and preexisting ERS impair syncytialization and cause EO-PE.
JOURNAL OF HYPERTENSION
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Mengling Liu, Siying Lu, Chuanzhen Yang, Dalei Zhang, Jun Zhu, Jiting Yin, Hongru Zhao, Bei Yang, Haibin Kuang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects and mechanisms of glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) exposure on placental development in vivo during pregnancy in mice. The results showed that GBHs administration led to increased resorption of fetuses, decreased fetal and placental weight, inhibited placental growth, and altered expression of related proteins and genes. Further study revealed that GBHs exposure induced oxidative stress in placental tissue. In conclusion, maternal exposure to GBHs can impair placental development through the activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress-mediated signaling pathway.
FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Shibin Cheng, Zheping Huang, Sayani Banerjee, Sukanta Jash, Joel N. Buxbaum, Surendra Sharma
Summary: This study demonstrates the importance of protein aggregation in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia. The aggregation of TTR protein is found to be associated with endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis. Furthermore, the use of transgenic mice provides further evidence of the link between TTR aggregation and preeclampsia-like features.
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Wen Tong, Beth J. Allison, Kirsty L. Brain, Olga Patey, Youguo Niu, Kimberley J. Botting, Sage G. Ford, Tessa A. Garrud, Peter F. B. Wooding, Caroline J. Shaw, Qiang Lyu, Lin Zhang, Jin Ma, Tereza Cindrova-Davies, Hong Wa Yung, Graham J. Burton, Dino A. Giussani
Summary: This study investigated the inter-relationship between chronic hypoxia during pregnancy and maternal, placental, and fetal outcomes, common in preeclampsia. The results showed that chronic hypoxia in ovine pregnancy promoted fetal growth restriction and activated placental stress response pathways. It also led to changes in maternal blood pressure and angiogenic balance. These findings demonstrate that chronic hypoxia recapitulates physiological and molecular features of preeclampsia in the mother, placenta, and offspring.
Article
Cell Biology
Wei-Bin Shen, Bingbing Wang, Ruofan Yao, Katherine R. Goetzinger, Sheng Wu, Haijun Gao, Peixin Yang
Summary: Maternal obesity is associated with adverse obstetrical outcomes and increased risk of congenital heart defects in fetuses. This study examines the activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress pathways in obese placenta.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Immunology
Jana Messias Sandes, Regina Celia Bressan Queiroz de Figueiredo
Summary: The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an important organelle in higher eukaryotic cells responsible for protein folding and assembly. It undergoes strict quality control to ensure proper processing of proteins, with unfolded proteins being targeted for degradation through the ER-associated degradation (ERAD) complex. Additionally, the ER responds to stress through the unfolded protein response (UPR) to restore homeostasis or induce cell death. Protozoan parasites such as Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma brucei, and Leishmania spp. also have similar ER structures and stress response mechanisms, making them attractive targets for chemotherapy.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cell Biology
Ruiyuan Xu, Jianlu Song, Rexiati Ruze, Yuan Chen, Xinpeng Yin, Chengcheng Wang, Yupei Zhao
Summary: This study reveals squalene epoxidase (SQLE) as a novel oncogene that promotes pancreatic cancer (PC) growth by mitigating endoplasmic reticulum stress and activating lipid raft-regulated Src/PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. SQLE facilitates cell proliferation, induces cell cycle progression, and inhibits apoptosis in vitro, while promoting tumor growth in vivo. SQLE inhibitors effectively suppress PC cell proliferation and xenograft tumor growth, highlighting the potential of SQLE as a therapeutic target for PC.
CELL DEATH & DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gunes Parlakgul, Ana Paula Arruda, Song Pang, Erika Cagampan, Nina Min, Ekin Guney, Grace Yankun Lee, Karen Inouye, Harald F. Hess, C. Shan Xu, Gokhan S. Hotamisligil
Summary: This study reveals the complex structural organization of organelles in liver tissue and highlights the significant alterations in obese mice. The functional importance of these structural changes on cellular and systemic metabolism is also demonstrated.
Article
Developmental Biology
Daijuan Chen, Tingting Xu, Yaqian Li, Jinfeng Xu, Bing Peng, Wenming Xu, Xiaodong Wang
Summary: The expression levels of WFS1 and key factors of the PERK pathway were increased in severe ICP placental tissues. After silencing the WFS1 gene, the protein expression levels of PERK, P-eIF2α, and ATF4 were significantly increased, while CRH and UCN protein levels were significantly decreased.
Article
Developmental Biology
Lucy A. Bartho, Daniel R. McKeating, Natalie J. Hannan, Tu'uhevaha J. Kaitu'u-Lino, Anthony Perkins
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between genes related to mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and cellular senescence in placentae affected by pregnancy complications. The findings suggest that genes associated with mitochondrial dynamics and aging undergo changes in placentae affected by pregnancy pathologies. The TOMM20/PARK2 ratio may be a promising marker for distinguishing between healthy and unhealthy placental tissue.
MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Cell Biology
Yunhui Tang, Xinyan Zhang, Yi Zhang, Hua Feng, Jing Gao, Haiyan Liu, Fang Guo, Qi Chen
Summary: Increased levels of p16, p21, and gamma H2AX were found in missed miscarriage placentas, along with elevated levels of misfolded proteins and increased ROS production. Oxidative stress and accumulation of misfolded proteins in missed miscarriage placentas may contribute to the changes in senescence and endoplasmic reticulum stress observed.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xintong Bian, Ningke Fan, Meng Li, Daobin Han, Jia Li, Lu Fan, Xinyu Li, Liangsheng Kong, Hua Tang, Shijia Ding, Fangzhou Song, Siqiao Li, Wei Cheng
Summary: A hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cell-derived ER vesicle (ER-horse) has been developed for precise HCC nanotherapy by imitating the physiological function of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and triggering excessive ER stress and apoptosis. The findings provide a new method for HCC nanotherapy via interference of ER stress signaling.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ling Chen, Penghui Nie, LiYang Yao, YiZhou Tang, Wuding Hong, Wenting Liu, Fen Fu, Hengyi Xu
Summary: This study found that TiO2 nanoparticles have adverse effects on mice with gestational diabetes mellitus, potentially triggering oxidative stress and activating the ER stress pathway to induce cell apoptosis.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2021)
Review
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Qirui Duan, Ying Zhou, Dong Yang
Summary: Airway hyperresponsiveness is a major clinical phenomenon in lung diseases and can lead to severe complications during the perioperative period. This review focuses on the effects of endoplasmic reticulum stress on immune cells, inflammation, and remodeling in the airways, with the aim of understanding the mechanisms and finding prevention strategies.
BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sergej Yakushev, Mark Band, Martha C. Tissot van Patot, Max Gassmann, Aaron Avivi, Anna Bogdanova
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY
(2012)
Article
Physiology
Martha C. Tissot van Patot, Andrew J. Murray, Virginia Beckey, Tereza Cindrova-Davies, Jemma Johns, Lisa Zwerdlinger, Eric Jauniaux, Graham J. Burton, Natalie J. Serkova
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
(2010)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
David Irwin, Paul W. Buehler, Abdu I. Alayash, Yiping Jia, Joe Bonventura, Ben Foreman, Molly White, Robert Jacobs, Brian Piteo, Martha C. TissotvanPatot, Karyn L. Hamilton, Robert W. Gotshall
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2010)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hong Wa Yung, Mathew Cox, Martha Tissot van Patot, Graham J. Burton
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
David C. Irwin, Joe. M. McCord, Eva Nozik-Grayck, Ginny Beckly, Ben Foreman, Tim Sullivan, Molly White, Joseph T. Crossno, Damian Bailey, Sonia C. Flores, Susan Majka, Dwight Klemm, Martha C. Tissot van Patot
FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
(2009)
Article
Biophysics
Martha C. Tissot van Patot, Max Gassmann
HIGH ALTITUDE MEDICINE & BIOLOGY
(2011)
Article
Developmental Biology
T. Cindrova-Davies, M. Tissot van Patot, L. Gardner, E. Jauniaux, G. J. Burton, D. S. Charnock-Jones
MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION
(2015)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Francesca Colleoni, Nisha Padmanabhan, Hong-wa Yung, Erica D. Watson, Irene Cetin, Martha C. Tissot van Patot, Graham J. Burton, Andrew J. Murray
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Martha C. Tissot van Patot
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Wuren Tana, Tenzing Noryung, Graham J. Burton, Martha Tissot van Patot, Ge Ri-Li
Summary: The study found that high-altitude Tibetan population showed no stress response to acute hypoxia/ischemia in labor, while there were differences in gene expression between laboring and non-laboring placentas from high-altitude European descendants. This suggests adaptation to acute hypoxic ischemic insult caused by labor and vaginal birth in high-altitude native Tibetan population.
REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Physiology
Huifang Liu, Noryung Tenzing, Martha Tissot van Patot, Muge Qile, Ri-li Ge, Tana Wuren
Summary: The Tibetan population has adapted to the challenges of high-altitude living over thousands of years, with their placental mitochondria showing greater respiratory function compared to lower-altitude Tibetans and Han Chinese. This increased mitochondrial respiration in high-altitude Tibetans may represent an acute response that induces mitochondrial adaptations to protect against acute ischemic/hypoxic insult during labor.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
Meeting Abstract
Developmental Biology
Lesia O. Kurlak, Hiten D. Mistry, Tereza Cindrova-Davies, Martha C. Tissot van Patot, Graham J. Burton, Fiona Broughton Pipkin
Meeting Abstract
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Hong Wa Yung, Mathew J. Cox, Martha C. Tissot van Patot, Graham J. Burton
REPRODUCTIVE SCIENCES
(2012)
Meeting Abstract
Developmental Biology
Francesca Colleoni, Hong-wa Yung, Nisha Padmanabhan, Irene Cetin, Martha C. Tissot van Patot, Graham. Burton, Andrew J. Murray