Article ; Online: Pre-B cell colony enhancing factor (PBEF/NAMPT/Visfatin) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) cooperate to increase the permeability of the human placental amnion.
2012 Volume 34, Issue 1, Page(s) 42–49
Abstract: Fluid efflux across the region of the amnion overlying the placenta is an essential component of the intramembranous absorption pathway that maintains amniotic fluid volume homeostasis. Dysregulation of this pathway may result in adverse pregnancy ... ...
| Abstract | Fluid efflux across the region of the amnion overlying the placenta is an essential component of the intramembranous absorption pathway that maintains amniotic fluid volume homeostasis. Dysregulation of this pathway may result in adverse pregnancy outcomes, however the factors controlling amnion permeability are unknown. Here, we report a novel mechanism that increases placental amnion permeability. Pre-B Cell Colony Enhancing Factor (PBEF) is a stress-responsive cytokine expressed by the human amnion, and is known to induce Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) production by other cell types. Interestingly, VEGF is up-regulated in the ovine amnion when intramembranous absorption is augmented. In this study, we show that PBEF induced VEGF secretion by primary human amniotic epithelial cells (AEC) derived from the placental amnion, as well as from the reflected amnion that lines the remainder of the gestational sac. Further, PBEF treatment led to the increased expression of VEGFR2 in placental AEC, but not reflected AEC. To test the hypothesis that PBEF and VEGF increase placental amnion permeability, we monitored the transfer of 2',7'-dichlorofluorescein (DCF) from the fetal to the maternal side of human amnion explants. A treatment regimen including both PBEF and VEGF increased the rate of DCF transfer across the placental amnion, but not the reflected amnion. In summary, our results suggest that by augmenting VEGFR2 expression in the placental amnion, PBEF primes the tissue for a VEGF-mediated increase in permeability. This mechanism may have important implications in amniotic fluid volume control throughout gestation. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Amnion/cytology ; Amnion/drug effects ; Amnion/metabolism ; Cell Membrane Permeability/drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Cytokines/pharmacology ; Cytokines/physiology ; Drug Synergism ; Female ; Humans ; Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase/pharmacology ; Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase/physiology ; Placenta/cytology ; Placenta/drug effects ; Placenta/metabolism ; Pregnancy ; Primary Cell Culture ; Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology ; Up-Regulation/drug effects ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/pharmacology ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/physiology ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2/metabolism ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2/physiology |
| Chemical Substances | Cytokines ; Recombinant Proteins ; VEGFA protein, human ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ; Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase (EC 2.4.2.12) ; nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase, human (EC 2.4.2.12) ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 (EC 2.7.10.1) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2012-11-12 |
| Publishing country | Netherlands |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ZDB-ID | 603951-0 |
| ISSN | 1532-3102 ; 0143-4004 |
| ISSN (online) | 1532-3102 |
| ISSN | 0143-4004 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.placenta.2012.10.008 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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