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BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION
Volume 105, Issue 1, Pages 232-243Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioab063
Keywords
calcium; endometrium; ovine; placenta; vitamin D
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- DeBakey Executive Research Leadership Program
- Aggie Research Program
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The study identified that the calcium and vitamin D signaling pathways in ovine endometria and placentae are influenced by gestational day, suggesting a potential role in the establishment of pregnancy and regulation of fetal and placental growth. The expression of various genes involved in calcium binding, transport, and vitamin D metabolism were quantified, providing a platform for further mechanistic investigation in this area. The spatiotemporal profile of VDR protein expression indicates its involvement in calcium and vitamin D regulation throughout gestation.
Mineralization of the fetal mammalian skeleton requires a hypercalcemic gradient across the placenta from mother to fetus. However,the mechanisms responsible for maintaining the placental transport of calcium remain poorly understood. This study aimed to identify calcium and vitamin D regulatory pathway components in ovine endometria and placentae across gestation. Suffolk ewes were bred with fertile rams upon detection of estrus (Day 0). On Days 9, 12, 17, 30, 70, 90, 110, and 125 of pregnancy (n=3-14/Day), ewes were euthanized and hysterectomized. Calcium abundance was influenced by gestational day in uterine flushings and allantoic fluid (P<0.05). The expression of S100G, S100A9, S100Al2, ATP2B3, ATP2B4, TRPV5, TRPV6, CYP11A1, CYP2R1, CYP24, and VDR mRNAs known to be involved in calcium binding, calcium transport, and vitamin D metabolism were quantified by qPCR. Mediators of calcium and vitamin D signaling were expressed by Day 17 conceptus tissue, and endometria and placentae across gestation. Gestational day influenced the expression of S100G, S100A9, S100Al2, TRPV6, VDR, and CYP24 mRNAs in endometria and placentae (P<0.05). Gestational day influenced endometrial expression of ATP2B3, and placental expression of TRPV5, ATP2B4, and CYP11A1 (P<0.05). VDR protein localized to the endoderm and trophectoderm (Day 17 conceptus) and was expressed in endometria and placentae throughout gestation. The observed spatiotemporal profile suggests a potential role of calcium and vitamin D in the establishment of pregnancy and regulation of fetal and placental growth, providing a platform for further mechanistic investigation.
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