title: Immature myeloid cells derived from mouse placentas and malignant tumors demonstrate similar proangiogenic transcriptional signatures.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine whether CD11b(+)Gr1(+) immature myeloid cells (IMCs), initially identified to infiltrate tumors and support angiogenesis and recently identified also in mouse and human placentas, are similar in that they share common gene expression.
  
  
  METHODS
  Animal experiment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Reproductive immunology laboratory.
  
  
  METHODS
  All 6- to 8-week-old C57Bl/6 female mice.
  
  
  METHODS
  We analyzed gene expression of IMCs isolated from placentas of pregnant mice (n = 3) and Lewis lung carcinoma tumors (n = 3), using flow cytometry. Expression patterns were compared to primary muscle cells (n = 4), using Affymetrix microarrays. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to validate microarray data. Similarity of gene expression was evaluated with the mass-distance algorithm.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The IMCs that infiltrate mouse placentas share ∼500 expressed genes with tumor IMCs (set a). This gene set is enriched with proangiogenic and inflammatory genes. Unique gene expression sets for tumor IMCs (set b) and placenta IMCs (set c) were also detected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The IMCs derived from placentas and tumors express common molecular signatures, suggesting similar origins and functions. This observation lends further support to the notion that the placenta uses a similar angiogenic machinery as tumors for survival and growth. Unique gene-sets, differentially expressed in tumor versus placenta-derived IMCs, may be required for specific IMC-hosting tissue interactions.
authors.affiliation: IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Hadera, Israel. ofainaru@techunix.technion.ac.il
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fainaru
authors.forename: Niv
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pencovich
authors.forename: Shay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hantisteanu
authors.forename: Golan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yona
authors.forename: Mordechai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hallak
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D018827:Carcinoma, Lewis Lung / Q000098:blood supply / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D022423:Myeloid Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D023461:Myeloid Progenitor Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D010920:Placenta / Q000098:blood supply / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000502:physiology; D059467:Transcriptome