Placental leukocyte infiltration accompanies gestational changes induced by hyperthyroidism. 2023

María Belén Sánchez, and Flavia Judith Neira, and Tamara Moreno-Sosa, and María Cecilia Michel Lara, and Luciana Belén Viruel, and María José Germanó, and Elisa Olivia Pietrobon, and Mariana Troncoso, and Marta Soaje, and Graciela Alma Jahn, and Susana Ruth Valdez, and Juan Pablo Mackern-Oberti
Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.

The endocrine and immunological disruption induced by hyperthyroidism could alter gestation, placenta, and fetal development. This study suggests an immunological role of thyroid hormones in gestation. Thyroid dysfunctions lead to metabolic, angiogenic, and developmental alterations at the maternal-fetal interface that cause reproductive complications. Thyroid hormones (THs) act through their nuclear receptors that interact with other steroid hormone receptors. Currently, immunological regulation by thyroid status has been characterized to a far less extent. It is well known that THs exert regulatory function on immune cells and modulate cytokine expression, but how hyperthyroidism (hyper) modulates placental immunological aspects leading to placental alterations is unknown. This work aims to throw light on how hyper modulates immunological and morphological placental aspects. Control and hyper (induced by a daily s.c. injection of T4 0.25 mg/kg) Wistar rats were mated 8 days after starting T4 treatment and euthanized on days 19 (G19) and 20 (G20) of pregnancy. We removed the placenta to perform qPCR, flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, Western blot and histological analysis, and amniotic fluid and serum to evaluate hormone levels. We observed that hyper increases the fetal number, fetal weight, and placental weight on G19. Moreover, hyper induced an endocrine imbalance with higher serum corticosterone and changed placental morphology, specifically the basal zone and decidua. These changes were accompanied by an increased mRNA expression of glucocorticoid receptor and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, an increased mRNA and protein expression of prolactin receptor, and an increase in CD45+ infiltration. Finally, by in vitro assays, we evidenced that TH induced immune cell activation. In summary, we demonstrated that hyper modulates immunological and morphological placental aspects and induces fetal phenotypic changes, which could be related to preterm labor observed in hyper.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006980 Hyperthyroidism Hypersecretion of THYROID HORMONES from the THYROID GLAND. Elevated levels of thyroid hormones increase BASAL METABOLIC RATE. Hyperthyroid,Primary Hyperthyroidism,Hyperthyroidism, Primary,Hyperthyroids
D007962 Leukocytes White blood cells. These include granular leukocytes (BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and NEUTROPHILS) as well as non-granular leukocytes (LYMPHOCYTES and MONOCYTES). Blood Cells, White,Blood Corpuscles, White,White Blood Cells,White Blood Corpuscles,Blood Cell, White,Blood Corpuscle, White,Corpuscle, White Blood,Corpuscles, White Blood,Leukocyte,White Blood Cell,White Blood Corpuscle
D010920 Placenta A highly vascularized mammalian fetal-maternal organ and major site of transport of oxygen, nutrients, and fetal waste products. It includes a fetal portion (CHORIONIC VILLI) derived from TROPHOBLASTS and a maternal portion (DECIDUA) derived from the uterine ENDOMETRIUM. The placenta produces an array of steroid, protein and peptide hormones (PLACENTAL HORMONES). Placentoma, Normal,Placentome,Placentas,Placentomes
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012333 RNA, Messenger RNA sequences that serve as templates for protein synthesis. Bacterial mRNAs are generally primary transcripts in that they do not require post-transcriptional processing. Eukaryotic mRNA is synthesized in the nucleus and must be exported to the cytoplasm for translation. Most eukaryotic mRNAs have a sequence of polyadenylic acid at the 3' end, referred to as the poly(A) tail. The function of this tail is not known for certain, but it may play a role in the export of mature mRNA from the nucleus as well as in helping stabilize some mRNA molecules by retarding their degradation in the cytoplasm. Messenger RNA,Messenger RNA, Polyadenylated,Poly(A) Tail,Poly(A)+ RNA,Poly(A)+ mRNA,RNA, Messenger, Polyadenylated,RNA, Polyadenylated,mRNA,mRNA, Non-Polyadenylated,mRNA, Polyadenylated,Non-Polyadenylated mRNA,Poly(A) RNA,Polyadenylated mRNA,Non Polyadenylated mRNA,Polyadenylated Messenger RNA,Polyadenylated RNA,RNA, Polyadenylated Messenger,mRNA, Non Polyadenylated
D013963 Thyroid Hormones Natural hormones secreted by the THYROID GLAND, such as THYROXINE, and their synthetic analogs. Thyroid Hormone,Hormone, Thyroid,Hormones, Thyroid
D017208 Rats, Wistar A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain. Wistar Rat,Rat, Wistar,Wistar Rats
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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