Heather D Major1, Robert A Campbell2, Robert M Silver1, D Ware Branch1, Andrew S Weyrich3. 1. Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Molecular Medicine Program, University of Utah Health Sciences Center and Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT. 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center and Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT. 3. Department of Internal Medicine, Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center and Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT. Electronic address: andy.weyrich@u2m2.utah.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase (sFlt-1) is an important mediator in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. We sought to determine whether platelet-monocyte aggregates (PMAs) produced sFlt-1 and whether PMAs contributed to sFlt-1 production in preeclampsia. STUDY DESIGN: This was a case-control study of sFlt-1 release from PMAs using blood samples from women with preeclampsia matched by gestational age to pregnant controls. A third group of nonpregnant, reproductive-age women comprised an additional control group. Experiments were also performed using blood from nonpregnant women to elucidate whether inducing PMAs could stimulate sFlt-1 production and, if so, to determine the necessary receptors and pathways. RESULTS: Women with preeclampsia had increased total Flt-1 concentrations in platelets and monocytes at baseline compared with pregnant controls (25 vs 10 pg/mL, P = .0003). sFlt-1 production was elicited from monocytes incubated with thrombin-activated platelets from nonpregnant women. sFlt-1 production was regulated at the transcriptional level by p38 and nuclear factor-κB-dependent pathways. CONCLUSION: Activated platelets in preeclampsia bind monocytes to generate sFlt-1. PMAs are a previously unrecognized source of sFlt-1 that may contribute to endothelial dysfunction and systemic inflammation commonly observed in preeclampsia.
OBJECTIVE: Soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase (sFlt-1) is an important mediator in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. We sought to determine whether platelet-monocyte aggregates (PMAs) produced sFlt-1 and whether PMAs contributed to sFlt-1 production in preeclampsia. STUDY DESIGN: This was a case-control study of sFlt-1 release from PMAs using blood samples from women with preeclampsia matched by gestational age to pregnant controls. A third group of nonpregnant, reproductive-age women comprised an additional control group. Experiments were also performed using blood from nonpregnant women to elucidate whether inducing PMAs could stimulate sFlt-1 production and, if so, to determine the necessary receptors and pathways. RESULTS:Women with preeclampsia had increased total Flt-1 concentrations in platelets and monocytes at baseline compared with pregnant controls (25 vs 10 pg/mL, P = .0003). sFlt-1 production was elicited from monocytes incubated with thrombin-activated platelets from nonpregnant women. sFlt-1 production was regulated at the transcriptional level by p38 and nuclear factor-κB-dependent pathways. CONCLUSION: Activated platelets in preeclampsia bind monocytes to generate sFlt-1. PMAs are a previously unrecognized source of sFlt-1 that may contribute to endothelial dysfunction and systemic inflammation commonly observed in preeclampsia.
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