PMID- 28226203 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200930 IS - 2383-7837 (Print) IS - 2383-7845 (Electronic) IS - 2383-7837 (Linking) VI - 51 IP - 3 DP - 2017 May TI - Characteristic Changes in Decidual Gene Expression Signature in Spontaneous Term Parturition. PG - 264-283 LID - 10.4132/jptm.2016.12.20 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: The decidua has been implicated in the "terminal pathway" of human term parturition, which is characterized by the activation of pro-inflammatory pathways in gestational tissues. However, the transcriptomic changes in the decidua leading to terminal pathway activation have not been systematically explored. This study aimed to compare the decidual expression of developmental signaling and inflammation-related genes before and after spontaneous term labor in order to reveal their involvement in this process. METHODS: Chorioamniotic membranes were obtained from normal pregnant women who delivered at term with spontaneous labor (TIL, n = 14) or without labor (TNL, n = 15). Decidual cells were isolated from snap-frozen chorioamniotic membranes with laser microdissection. The expression of 46 genes involved in decidual development, sex steroid and prostaglandin signaling, as well as pro- and anti-inflammatory pathways, was analyzed using high-throughput quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Chorioamniotic membrane sections were immunostained and then semi-quantified for five proteins, and immunoassays for three chemokines were performed on maternal plasma samples. RESULTS: The genes with the highest expression in the decidua at term gestation included insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 1 (IGFBP1), galectin-1 (LGALS1), and progestogen-associated endometrial protein (PAEP); the expression of estrogen receptor 1 (ESR1), homeobox A11 (HOXA11), interleukin 1beta (IL1B), IL8, progesterone receptor membrane component 2 (PGRMC2), and prostaglandin E synthase (PTGES) was higher in TIL than in TNL cases; the expression of chemokine C-C motif ligand 2 (CCL2), CCL5, LGALS1, LGALS3, and PAEP was lower in TIL than in TNL cases; immunostaining confirmed qRT-PCR data for IL-8, CCL2, galectin-1, galectin-3, and PAEP; and no correlations between the decidual gene expression and the maternal plasma protein concentrations of CCL2, CCL5, and IL-8 were found. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggests that with the initiation of parturition, the decidual expression of anti-inflammatory mediators decreases, while the expression of pro-inflammatory mediators and steroid receptors increases. This shift may affect downstream signaling pathways that can lead to parturition. FAU - El-Azzamy, Haidy AU - El-Azzamy H AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - Balogh, Andrea AU - Balogh A AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. AD - Department of Immunology, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Romero, Roberto AU - Romero R AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. AD - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. AD - Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - Xu, Yi AU - Xu Y AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - LaJeunesse, Christopher AU - LaJeunesse C AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - Plazyo, Olesya AU - Plazyo O AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - Xu, Zhonghui AU - Xu Z AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - Price, Theodore G AU - Price TG AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - Dong, Zhong AU - Dong Z AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - Tarca, Adi L AU - Tarca AL AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - Papp, Zoltan AU - Papp Z AD - Maternity Private Department, Kutvolgyi Clinical Block, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. FAU - Hassan, Sonia S AU - Hassan SS AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - Chaiworapongsa, Tinnakorn AU - Chaiworapongsa T AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - Kim, Chong Jai AU - Kim CJ AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. AD - Department of Pathology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. AD - Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. FAU - Gomez-Lopez, Nardhy AU - Gomez-Lopez N AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. FAU - Than, Nandor Gabor AU - Than NG AD - Perinatology Research Branch, NICHD/NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI, USA. AD - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA. AD - Maternity Private Department, Kutvolgyi Clinical Block, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. AD - Systems Biology of Reproduction Lendulet Research Group, Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary. AD - First Department of Pathology and Experimental Cancer Research, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. LA - eng GR - HHSN275201300006C/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170222 PL - Korea (South) TA - J Pathol Transl Med JT - Journal of pathology and translational medicine JID - 101650151 PMC - PMC5445200 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chemokines OT - Cytokines OT - Estrogens OT - Galectins OT - Leukocytes OT - Progesterone COIS- Conflicts of Interest No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. EDAT- 2017/02/23 06:00 MHDA- 2017/02/23 06:01 PMCR- 2017/05/01 CRDT- 2017/02/23 06:00 PHST- 2016/10/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/12/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/12/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/02/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/02/23 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/02/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/05/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jptm.2016.12.20 [pii] AID - jptm-2016-12-20 [pii] AID - 10.4132/jptm.2016.12.20 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Pathol Transl Med. 2017 May;51(3):264-283. doi: 10.4132/jptm.2016.12.20. Epub 2017 Feb 22.