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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The effect of zinc on human trophoblast proliferation and oxidative stress |
Author: | Jankovic-Karasoulos, T. McAninch, D. Dixon, C. Leemaqz, S.Y.-L. François, M. Leifert, W.R. McCullough, D. Ricciardelli, C. Roberts, C.T. Bianco-Miotto, T. |
Citation: | Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, 2021; 90:1-10 |
Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
ISSN: | 0955-2863 1873-4847 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Tanja Jankovic-Karasoulos, Dale McAninch, Clare Dixon, Shalem Y.-L. Leemaqz, Maxime François, Wayne R. Leifert, Dylan McCullough, Carmela Ricciardelli, Claire T. Roberts, Tina Bianco-Miotto |
Abstract: | Adequate Zinc (Zn) intake is required to prevent multiple teratogenic effects however deviations from adequate Zn intake, including high maternal Zn status, have been linked to increased incidence of pregnancy complications, including those associated with inadequate placentation. Using placental trophoblast HTR8/SVneo cells and first trimester human placental explants ( n = 12), we assessed the effects of varying Zn concentrations on trophoblast proliferation, viability, apoptosis and oxidative stress. Compared to physiologically normal Zn levels (20 μM), HTR-8/SVneo cell proliferation index was significantly lower in the presence of physiologically elevated (40 μM; P = .020) and supra-physiological (80 μM; P = .007) Zn. The latter was also associated with reduced proliferation ( P = .004) and viability ( P < .0 0 01) in cultured placental explants, but not apoptosis. Reactive oxygen species production in HTR8/SVneo cultures was significantly higher in the presence of 80 μM Zn compared to all physiologically relevant levels. Oxidative stress, induced by an oxidizing agent menadione, was further exacerbated by high (80 μM) Zn. Zn did not affect lipid peroxidation in either HTR8/SVneo cells or placental explants or antioxidant defense mechanisms that included glutathione reductase and superoxide dismutase. Further study should focus on elucidating mechanisms behind impaired trophoblast proliferation and increased oxidative stress as a result of elevated Zn levels. |
Keywords: | Zinc; placenta; trophoblasts; proliferation; oxidative stress |
Rights: | © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2020.108574 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1161079 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1174971 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2020.108574 |
Appears in Collections: | Medical Sciences publications |
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