title: Antiproliferative effects of adiponectin on human trophoblastic cell lines JEG-3 and BeWo.
abstract: During embryo implantation, a complex dialog exists between the mother and the fetus. However, little is known about the molecules that participate in this process. Among various factors secreted at the maternal-fetal interface, the adipose tissue-derived leptin is now considered a placental growth factor. Adiponectin is another adipocyte-derived signaling molecule known to exert antiproliferative effects in various cell types. In this work, we studied adiponectin sensitivity and effects on JEG-3 and BeWo choriocarcinoma cell lines. First, we showed that JEG-3 and BeWo cells express the specific adiponectin receptors ADIPOR1 and ADIPOR2 and respond to human recombinant adiponectin by AMP-activated protein kinase (PRKA, also known as AMPK) activation. Second, we demonstrated that adiponectin induces a reduction in cell number and in [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation, demonstrating that adiponectin has antiproliferative effects on trophoblastic cells. Furthermore, these effects of adiponectin seem to be, at least in part, mediated by the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) and phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) signaling pathways. We describe herein the direct effects of adiponectin in the control of trophoblastic cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: Service de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire, UPRES-EA 2493, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Ile de France Ouest, PRES Universud Paris, Centre Hospitalier de Poissy-Saint Germain, Université de Versailles-St-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Poissy, France.
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benaitreau
authors.forename: Marie-Noëllé
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Dieudonné
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dos Santos
authors.forename: Marie-Christine
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Leneveu
authors.forename: Philippe de
authors.initials: Pd
authors.lastname: Mazancourt
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pecquery
mesh_terms: D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D052242:Adiponectin / Q000378:metabolism*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020935:MAP Kinase Signaling System; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism; D011247:Pregnancy; D054419:Receptors, Adiponectin / Q000378:metabolism; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C475418:ADIPOR1 protein, human; C475420:ADIPOR2 protein, human; D052242:Adiponectin; D054419:Receptors, Adiponectin; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; D055372:AMP-Activated Protein Kinases