Project description:Miscarriage occurs in 15-20% of clinical pregnancies. While chromosomal errors are observed in over 50%, causes of karyotypically normal losses are poorly understood. DNA methylation undergoes reprogramming during development and must be appropriately set to maintain a healthy pregnancy. We hypothesize that aberrant DNA methylation may cause karyotypically normal miscarriage, particularly among women experiencing recurrent miscarriage (RM). DNA methylation in first trimester chorionic villi was assessed in chromosomally normal miscarriages from women with RM (N=33) or isolated miscarriage (M, N=21), and elective terminations (TA, N=16). Differentially methylated candidate loci were identified using the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation27 BeadChip array by comparing 10 RM to 10 TA samples. Follow up showed a significant increase in methylation in RM and M compared to TA placentae at the CYP1A2 (p=0.002) and AXL (p=0.02) promoters and decrease at the DEFB1 (p=0.008) promoter. Gene function analysis showed an enrichment of imprinted genes (p=9.53E-10) and genes previously associated with RM (p=9.51E-06). DNA methylation was evaluated at 7 imprinted loci using bisulfite pyrosequencing. An increase of outliers at these loci was observed in RM (3.9%) compared to M (0%) and TA (0.9%) (p=0.02), with increased average methylation at the H19/IGF2 ICR1 in M samples (p<0.0001). Altered DNA methylation in the placenta at specific loci, as well as global dysregulation in specific cases, may contribute to or be a consequence of placental insufficiency in karyotypically normal miscarriage. First-trimester placental villi samples from karyotypically normal miscarriages from recurrent miscarriage patients (N, N=10) and chromosomally normal elective terminations (PZET, N=10).
Project description:To investigate the role of miRNA in the placental development, we analyzed miRNA expression profiles in the first and third trimester human placentas. Total RNA was isolated from 12 placentas (6 from first trimester and 6 from third trimester). miRNA expression profiles were determined by Affymetrix GeneChip 2.0 miRNA Microarray.
Project description:To investigate the role of miRNA in the placental development, we analyzed miRNA expression profiles in the first and third trimester human placentas. Total RNA was isolated from 12 placentas (6 from first trimester and 6 from third trimester). miRNA expression profiles were determined by Affymetrix GeneChip 2.0 miRNA Microarray. Using miRNA microarray to determine miRNA expression profiles in the human placenta between first and third trimester pregnancies.
Project description:Implant failure and insufficient placental development are important causes of female infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and other pregnancy-related problems. A better understanding of gene expression profiling based on high-throughput sequencing technology is important for the study on the development of the placenta and the causes of pregnancy-related diseases. In this study, we collected 6 first-trimester chorionic villus and decidua tissues and obtained the transcriptome database on high-throughput sequencing. We performed routine principal component analysis (PCA) on these 12 samples and identified differentially expressed genes from samples with different sex background. And identified genes highly expressed in villus and decidua, respectively.
Project description:Implant failure and insufficient placental development are important causes of female infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and other pregnancy-related problems. A better understanding of gene expression profiling based on high-throughput sequencing technology is important for the study on the development of the placenta and the causes of pregnancy-related diseases. In this study, we collected 6 first-trimester chorionic villus and decidua tissues and obtained the transcriptome database on high-throughput sequencing. We performed routine principal component analysis (PCA) on these 12 samples and identified differentially expressed genes from samples with different sex background. And identified genes highly expressed in villus and decidua, respectively.
Project description:Gene expression microarrays investigating the transcriptome of matched populations of human side-population trophoblasts and cytotrophoblasts isolated from first and third trimester placentae
Project description:Aim of this study was to monitor differentially expressed gene signatures of human first trimester villous cytotrophoblasts (vCTBs) undergoing spontaneous differentiation into syncytiotrophoblasts (STB).
Project description:Single cell RNA sequencing of human first trimester placenta were generated by deep sequencing using the 10x Genomics Chromium Single Cell Gene Expression Solution (10xgenomics.com).
Project description:INTRODUCTION: Recurrent miscarriage (RM; ≥3 consecutive pregnancy losses) occurs in 1-3% of fertile couples. No biomarkers with high predictive value of threatening miscarriage have been identified. We aimed to profile whole-genome differential gene expression in RM placental tissue, and to determine the protein levels of identified loci in maternal sera in early pregnancy. METHODS: GeneChips (Affymetrix(®)) were used for discovery and Taqman RT-qPCR assays for replication of mRNA expression in placentas from RM cases (n = 13) compared to uncomplicated pregnancies matched for gestational age (n = 23). Concentrations of soluble TRAIL (sTRAIL) and calprotectin in maternal serum in normal first trimester (n = 35) and failed pregnancies (early miscarriage, n = 18, late miscarriage, n = 4; tubal pregnancy, n = 11) were determined using ELISA. RESULTS: In RM placentas 30 differentially expressed (with nominal P-value < 0.05) transcripts were identified. Significantly increased placental mRNA expression of TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL; P = 1.4 × 10(-3); fold-change 1.68) and S100A8 (P = 7.9 × 10(-4); fold-change 2.56) encoding for inflammatory marker calprotectin (S100A8/A9) was confirmed by RT-qPCR. When compared to normal first trimester pregnancy (sTRAIL 16.1 ± 1.6 pg/ml), significantly higher maternal serum concentration of sTRAIL was detected at the RM event (33.6 ± 4.3 pg/ml, P = 0.00027), and in pregnant women, who developed an unpredicted miscarriage 2-50 days after prospective serum sampling (28.5 ± 4.4 pg/ml, P = 0.039). Women with tubal pregnancy also exhibited elevated sTRAIL (30.5 ± 3.9 pg/ml, P = 0.035). Maternal serum levels of calprotectin were neither diagnostic nor prognostic to early pregnancy failures (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The study indicated of sTRAIL as a potential predictive biomarker in maternal serum for early pregnancy complications.