Article ; Online: Photoacoustic imaging provides an in vivo assessment of the preeclamptic placenta remodeling and function in response to therapy.
2022 Volume 126, Page(s) 46–53
Abstract: Introduction: There is a lack of effective therapeutic interventions for preeclampsia. A central factor in the etiology of the disease is the development of placental hypoxia due to abnormal vascular remodeling. However, methods to assess the impact of ... ...
| Abstract | Introduction: There is a lack of effective therapeutic interventions for preeclampsia. A central factor in the etiology of the disease is the development of placental hypoxia due to abnormal vascular remodeling. However, methods to assess the impact of potential therapies on placental growth and remodeling are currently lacking. Here, we develop and validate ultrasound-guided photoacoustic imaging methods to monitor the placental response to therapeutic intervention. Establishing non-invasive tools to image placental function opens up previously unachievable understandings of placental therapeutic response. Methods: Studies were performed in the reduced uterine perfusion pressure (RUPP) rat model of preeclampsia. Preclinical research has identified tempol, a superoxide dismutase mimetic, and the phosphodiesterase inhibitor sildenafil as potential therapeutics for preeclampsia, as both improve in vivo maternal outcomes. PA images of the placental environment were acquired in RUPP rats receiving tempol (n = 8) or sildenafil (n = 8) to assess the longitudinal effects of treatment on placental oxygenation and vascular remodeling. Imaging measurements were validated with ex vivo histological analysis. Results: Spectral photoacoustic imaging non-invasively measured placental hypoxia and impaired vascular growth two days after the RUPP procedure was implemented. Sildenafil significantly improved (p < 0.05) placental oxygenation and promoted vascular remodeling in RUPP animals, while RUPP animals treated with tempol had a diminished placental therapeutic response. Discussion: We demonstrate that photoacoustic imaging provides in vivo measures of placental oxygenation and vascular remodeling, a previously unobtainable assessment of preeclamptic therapeutic response. These imaging tools have tremendous potential to accelerate the search for effective therapies for preeclampsia. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Disease Models, Animal ; Female ; Humans ; Hypoxia ; Ischemia ; Photoacoustic Techniques/adverse effects ; Placenta/blood supply ; Pre-Eclampsia/diagnostic imaging ; Pre-Eclampsia/drug therapy ; Pre-Eclampsia/etiology ; Pregnancy ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Sildenafil Citrate/pharmacology ; Vascular Remodeling |
| Chemical Substances | Sildenafil Citrate (BW9B0ZE037) |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2022-06-21 |
| Publishing country | Netherlands |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
| ZDB-ID | 603951-0 |
| ISSN | 1532-3102 ; 0143-4004 |
| ISSN (online) | 1532-3102 |
| ISSN | 0143-4004 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.placenta.2022.06.006 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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