期刊
CELLS
卷 10, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/cells10071724
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SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; ACE2; chorioamnionitis; preterm birth; M1; M2 macrophages; monocyte; neutrophil; lipopolysaccharide (LPS); placenta
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资金
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research Foundation grants [FDN-143262, FDN-148368]
- Higher Education Personnel Improvement Coordination (Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento Pessoal de Nivel Superior [CAPES]) [001]
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [10578/2020-5]
The study found that in pregnancies complicated by chorioamnionitis, the mRNA expression of ACE2 and CCL2 increased, while treatment with lipopolysaccharide led to an increase in cytokines and ACE2 mRNA in placental explants. The research also revealed that some immune cells from pregnant women's peripheral blood express ACE2 mRNA and protein, indicating a potential pathway for SARS-CoV-2 virus to access the placenta in cases of chorioamnionitis.
COVID-19 is associated with increased incidence of preterm birth (PTB). We assessed pathways by which SARS-CoV-2 could access the placenta. Placentae, from PTB with or without chorioamnionitis (ChA), or from term pregnancies (n = 12/13/group) were collected. Peripheral blood was collected from healthy pregnant women (n = 6). Second trimester placental explants (16-20 weeks, n = 5/group) were treated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS, to mimic bacterial infection) and ACE2, CCL2, IL-6/8 and TNF alpha mRNA was assessed. ChA-placentae exhibited increased ACE2 and CCL2 mRNA expression (p < 0.05). LPS increased cytokine and ACE2 mRNA in placental explants. Placental ACE2 protein localized to syncytiotrophoblast, fetal endothelium, extravillous trophoblast and in immune cells-subsets (M1/M2 macrophage and neutrophils) within the villous stroma. Significantly increased numbers of M1 macrophage and neutrophils were present in the ChA-placenta (p < 0.001). Subsets of peripheral immune cells from pregnant women express the ACE2 mRNA and protein. A greater fraction of granulocytes was positive for ACE2 protein expression compared to lymphocytes or monocytes. These data suggest that in pregnancies complicated by ChA, ACE2 positive immune cells in the maternal circulation have the potential to traffic SARS-CoV-2 virus to the placenta and increase the risk of vertical transmission to the placenta/fetus.
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