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Strutz, J; Cvitic, S; Hackl, H; Kashofer, K; Appel, HM; Thüringer, A; Desoye, G; Koolwijk, P; Hiden, U.
Gestational diabetes alters microRNA signatures in human feto-placental endothelial cells depending on fetal sex.
Clin Sci (Lond). 2018; 132(22):2437-2449 Doi: 10.1042/CS20180825
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Leading authors Med Uni Graz: Hiden Ursula; Strutz Jasmin
Co-authors Med Uni Graz: Desoye Gernot; Kashofer Karl; Tokic Silvija
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Abstract:: MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small non-coding RNAs, have emerged as important, epigenetic regulators of endothelial function. Metabolic disturbances such as diabetes alter miRNA expression. In adults, the miRNA transcriptome as well as endothelial function differ between the sexes. Here, we hypothesized that metabolic disturbances associated with gestational diabetes (GDM) alter miRNA signatures in feto-placental endothelial cells (fpEC), dependent on fetal sex. We isolated human primary fpEC after normal and GDM-complicated pregnancies with male and female neonates and screened for differential miRNA expression using next-generation miRNA sequencing. To test for miRNAs commonly regulated in fpEC of female and male progeny, data were stratified for fetal sex and maternal body mass index (BMI). Analyses were also performed separately for female and male fpEC, again accounting for maternal BMI as covariate. Potential biological pathways regulated by the altered set of miRNAs were determined using mirPath software. Maternal GDM altered 26 miRNA signatures when male and female fpEC were analyzed together. Separate analysis of male versus female fpEC revealed 22 GDM affected miRNAs in the females and only 4 in the males, without overlap. Biological functions potentially modulated by the affected miRNAs related to 'Protein Processing in Endoplasmic Reticulum' and 'Proteoglycans in Cancer'. Maternal GDM alters miRNA signatures in fpEC, and biological functions affected by these miRNAs relate to well-known adverse functional consequences of diabetes on endothelium. GDM effects were highly dependent on fetal sex with miRNA signatures in female fpEC being more susceptible to metabolic derangements of GDM than miRNAs in male fpEC. © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society.
Find related publications in this database (using NLM MeSH Indexing): Adult -; Case-Control Studies -; Cells, Cultured -; Diabetes, Gestational - genetics; Diabetes, Gestational - metabolism; Endothelial Cells - metabolism; Female -; Gene Expression Profiling -; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental -; Humans -; Male -; MicroRNAs - genetics; MicroRNAs - metabolism; Placenta - blood supply; Placental Circulation -; Pregnancy -; Risk Factors -; Sex Characteristics -; Sex Determination Analysis -; Sex Factors -; Transcriptome -; Young Adult -