title: Heat shock protein 70 expression is spatially distributed in human placenta and selectively upregulated during labor and preeclampsia.
abstract: Placental oxidative stress is a feature of both human labor and the pregnancy syndrome preeclampsia. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) can be induced in cells as a protective mechanism to cope with cellular stress. We hypothesized that HSP 70 would increase during labor and preeclampsia and that expression would vary in different placental zones. Samples were obtained from 12 sites within each placenta: 4 equally spaced apart pieces were sampled from the inner, middle and outer placental regions. Non-labor, labor and preeclampsia were studied. HSP 70 expression was investigated by Western blot analysis. HSP 70 protein expression was increased in the middle compared with the outer area (p = 0.03) in non-labor and in both the inner and middle areas compared with the outer area (p = 0.01 and p = 0.02 respectively) in labor. HSP 70 was increased in the preeclampsia non-labor group compared to the control non-labor group in the inner region (p = 0.003) and in the control labor group compared with the preeclampsia labor group at the middle area (p = 0.001). In conclusion HSP 70 is expressed in a spatial manner in the placenta. Changes in HSP 70 expression occur during labor and preeclampsia but at different zones within the placenta. The physiological and pathological significance of these remains to be elucidated but the results have important implications for how data obtained from studies in placental disease (and other organs) can be influenced by sampling methods.
authors: University of Glasgow, Institute of Medical Genetics, Yorkhill Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
authors: Akrem
authors: A
authors: Abdulsid
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Hanretty
authors: Fiona
authors: F
authors: Lyall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015854:Up-Regulation; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins
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