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FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1119756
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low-density granulocytes; normal-density granulocytes; peripheral blood mononuclear cells; maternal-fetal immunity; neutrophil extracellular traps; early-pregnancy; spontaneous abortion
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This study aimed to investigate the characteristics and possible contribution of low-density granulocytes (LDGs) and their subpopulations in early pregnancy, especially in early spontaneous abortion (SA). The results showed that LDG participates in the maintenance of early pregnancy, while dysregulated LDG is responsible for early SA, providing novel potential targets for further exploration of SA pathogenesis and therapeutics.
Spontaneous abortion (SA) is a common adverse pregnancy event with unclarified pathogenesis and limited therapeutic efficiency. Although most SA cases with the euploid embryo(s) are associated with immunological factors, the contribution of low-density granulocyte (LDG) in SA pathogenesis is rarely reported. This study aimed to investigate the serial characteristics and possible contribution of LDG and their subpopulations in early pregnancy, especially in early SA. Unpregnant (UP), normally pregnant (NP), and SA women were recruited, and the peripheral blood and endometrium/decidua were collected for LDG isolation and histological observation. The percentage, phenotype, and subpopulations of LDG were analyzed via flow cytometric analysis, and the ability of Nets formation was assessed by immunofluorescent and immunohistochemical assays. As a result, 43 participants were enrolled, including 10 UP, 15 NP, and 18 SA women. Compared with the UP group, the LDG percentage in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and decidual immune cells (DICs) increased in the NP group, while the loss of this increase was observed in the SA group. Meanwhile, CD16(int/-) cell percentage in peripheral blood LDG (PB-LDG) increased in the NP and SA groups, and insufficient activation of CD16(hi) PB-LDG characterized by reduced CD11b expression was discovered in the SA group. Moreover, the LDG percentage in DICs was higher than that in PBMCs, and the decidual LDG (D-LDG) showed a surface marker expression profile that is easier to be activated in the pregnant cohort (NP + SA women). Finally, increased decidual Nets formation was observed in the SA group compared with the NP group, and more Nets formation was detected in D-LDG of NP and SA women following PMA stimulation. Overall, LDG participates in the maintenance of early pregnancy, while dysregulated LDG is responsible for early SA, providing novel potential targets for further exploration of SA pathogenesis and therapeutics.
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