Multiparity upregulates placental plasminogen and urokinase-type plasminogen activator

Problem: Multiparity increased the number of trophoblast cells in decidua of both low and high fetal loss mouse models. However, they differ in fetal survival rate and maternal thymocyte subpopulations, suggesting that trophoblast invasiveness is not equivalent. Our aim was to explore the involved m...

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Autores: Cortina, María Eugenia, Litwin, Silvana, Rial Hawila, María Rocío, Miranda, Silvia Esther
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/41642
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/41642
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Parity
Placenta
Plasminogen
Upa/Plau
Mouse
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Sumario:Problem: Multiparity increased the number of trophoblast cells in decidua of both low and high fetal loss mouse models. However, they differ in fetal survival rate and maternal thymocyte subpopulations, suggesting that trophoblast invasiveness is not equivalent. Our aim was to explore the involved mechanism. Method of study: We studied placentae from primiparous and multiparous females of low and high fetal loss models. We investigated invasiveness in vitro, expression of plasminogen, and its activators: tissue type (tPA)‐urokinase type (uPA), and activity and expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)‐2 and MMP‐9. Results: Placental invasiveness is upregulated by multiparity, but lesser in the high fetal loss model. Multiparous animals showed elevated expression of plasminogen and uPA. However, the high fetal loss combination showed higher expression of a short and less active fragment of uPA (LMW‐uPA). MMP‐2, MMP‐9, and tPA were unaffected. Conclusion: uPA would participate in the increased multiparity‐associated placental invasiveness.