Unknown

Dataset Information

0

The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress in placental cells.


ABSTRACT: Proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of trophoblast cells are required for normal placental development. Impairment of those processes may lead to pregnancy-related diseases. Disruption of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis has been associated with several reproductive pathologies including recurrent pregnancy loss and preeclampsia. In the unfolded protein response (UPR), specific ER-stress signalling pathways are activated to restore ER homeostasis, but if the adaptive response fails, apoptosis is triggered. Protein kinase RNA-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK), inositol-requiring enzyme 1 (IRE1) and Activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6) are central players in UPR and in ER-stress-induced apoptosis, as well as downstream transcription factors, as C/EBP homologous protein (CHOP). Our previous studies have shown that the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) modulates trophoblast cell turnover. Nevertheless, the role of ER-stress on 2-AG induced apoptosis and cannabinoid signalling in trophoblast has never been addressed. In this work, we used BeWo cells and human primary cytotrophoblasts isolated from term-placenta. The expression of ER-stress markers was analysed by qRT-PCR and Western blotting. ROS generation was assessed by fluorometric methods, while apoptosis was detected by the evaluation of caspase -3/-7 activities and Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) cleavage. Our findings indicate that 2-AG is able to induce ER-stress and apoptosis. Moreover, the eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2?)/CHOP pathway involved in ER-stress-induced apoptosis is triggered through a mechanism dependent on cannabinoid receptor CB2 activation. The results bring novel insights on the importance of ER-stress and cannabinoid signalling on 2-AG mechanisms of action in placenta.

SUBMITTER: Almada M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7354702 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

altmetric image

Publications

The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol promotes endoplasmic reticulum stress in placental cells.

Almada Marta M   Costa Lia L   Fonseca Bruno B   Alves Patrícia P   Braga Jorge J   Gonçalves Daniela D   Teixeira Natércia N   Correia-da-Silva Georgina G  

Reproduction (Cambridge, England) 20200801 2


Proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of trophoblast cells are required for normal placental development. Impairment of those processes may lead to pregnancy-related diseases. Disruption of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) homeostasis has been associated with several reproductive pathologies including recurrent pregnancy loss and preeclampsia. In the unfolded protein response (UPR), specific ER-stress signalling pathways are activated to restore ER homeostasis, but if the adaptive response fail  ...[more]

Similar Datasets

| S-EPMC4914791 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7896365 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6728727 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC3532660 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC7838309 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6370866 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6382572 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5620248 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC5736318 | biostudies-literature
| S-EPMC6821228 | biostudies-literature