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HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS
卷 30, 期 22, 页码 2053-2067出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddab169
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- Czech Health Research Council [NU20-01-00264]
- Grant Agency of Charles University [SVV 2020/260414]
- EFSA-CDN project - ERDF [CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000841]
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada [RGPIN/06778-2019]
The study reveals significant changes in placental tryptophan metabolism associated with preterm birth, suggesting a possible link between abnormal tryptophan metabolism and preterm delivery, with intra-amniotic and maternal inflammatory markers potentially influencing the pathways of tryptophan catabolism.
Spontaneous preterm birth is a serious medical condition responsible for substantial perinatal morbidity and mortality. Its phenotypic characteristics, preterm labor with intact membranes (PTL) and preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM), are associated with significantly increased risks of neurological and behavioral alterations in childhood and later life. Recognizing the inflammatory milieu associated with PTL and PPROM, here, we examined expression signatures of placental tryptophan metabolism, an important pathway in prenatal brain development and immunotolerance. The study was performed in a well-characterized clinical cohort of healthy term pregnancies (n = 39) and 167 preterm deliveries (PTL, n = 38 and PPROM, n = 129). Within the preterm group, we then investigated potential mechanistic links between differential placental tryptophan pathway expression, preterm birth and both intra-amniotic markers (such as amniotic fluid interleukin-6) and maternal inflammatory markers (such as maternal serum C-reactive protein and white blood cell count). We show that preterm birth is associated with significant changes in placental tryptophan metabolism. Multifactorial analysis revealed similarities in expression patterns associated with multiple phenotypes of preterm delivery. Subsequent correlation computations and mediation analyses identified links between intra-amniotic and maternal inflammatory markers and placental serotonin and kynurenine pathways of tryptophan catabolism. Collectively, the findings suggest that a hostile inflammatory environment associated with preterm delivery underlies the mechanisms affecting placental endocrine/transport functions and may contribute to disruption of developmental programming of the fetal brain.
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