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ABSTRACT: Introduction
Placental viral infections are associated with fetal inflammation and adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, there have been limited studies on how placental macrophages in the villous and adjacent fetal umbilical endothelial cells respond to a viral insult. This study aimed to evaluate the communication between Hofbauer cells (HBCs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) during a viral infection.Methods
HBCs were either uninfected or infected with the ?-herpesvirus, MHV-68, and the conditioned medium (CM) collected. HUVECs were exposed to HBC CM and the levels of the pro-neutrophilic response markers: IL-8; E-selectin; intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1); and vascular adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) measured by ELISA and qPCR. The role of HBC-derived IL-1? was investigated using an IL-1? blocking antibody (Ab) or IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra).Results
MHV-68 infection of HBCs induced a significant increase in IL-1? secretion. CM from infected HBCs induced HUVEC expression of IL-8, E-selectin, VCAM-1, ICAM-1 mRNA, and secretion of IL-8. The HUVEC response to the CM of MHV-infected HBCs was inhibited by a neutralizing IL-1? Ab and by IL-1Ra.Discussion
Virally-induced HBC IL-1? activates HUVECs to generate a pro-neutrophilic response. This novel cell-cell communication pathway may play an important role in the genesis of fetal inflammation associated with placental viral infection.
SUBMITTER: Hendrix P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7078070 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hendrix Paul P Tang Zhonghua Z Silasi Michelle M Racicot Karen E KE Mor Gil G Abrahams Vikki M VM Guller Seth S
Placenta 20200125
<h4>Introduction</h4>Placental viral infections are associated with fetal inflammation and adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, there have been limited studies on how placental macrophages in the villous and adjacent fetal umbilical endothelial cells respond to a viral insult. This study aimed to evaluate the communication between Hofbauer cells (HBCs) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) during a viral infection.<h4>Methods</h4>HBCs were either uninfected or infected with the γ-h ...[more]