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Gene Expression Patterns in the Hypoxic Murine Placenta: A Role in Epigenesis?

Center for Perinatal Biology, Departments of Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California

Subburaman Mohan, PhD

Musculoskeletal Disease Center, Jerry L. Pettis VA Medical Center, Loma Linda, California

Kerby C. Oberg, MD, PhD

Departments of Pathology and Anatomy, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California

Lawrence D. Longo, MD

Center for Perinatal Biology, Departments of Physiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Loma Linda University, School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California, llongo{at}llu.edu

Hypoxia has been identified as a major stress or in placental and fetal development. To test the hypothesis that hypoxic stress responses are associated with gene expression changes, the authors measured gene expression in the mouse placenta in response to 48 hours of hypoxia. Embryonic day 15.5 pregnant mice were exposed to 48 hours of hypoxia (10.5% O₂), after which the Affymetrix Mouse 430A_2.0 array was used to measure gene expression changes in the placenta. The authors observed 171 probe sets, corresponding to 163 genes, that were regulated by hypoxia (P < .01). Ninety genes were upregulated, and 73 were downregulated. The authors functionally annotated the regulated genes and examined overrepresented functional categories. Among the upregulated and downregulated genes, several overrepresented functional categories were observed. Upregulated genes included those involved in metabolism, oxygen transport, proteolysis, cell death, metabolism of reactive oxygen species, and DNA methylation. Genes involved in transcription, cell cycle regulation, and cell structure were downregulated. Microarray analysis has allowed the description of the genetic responses to hypoxia in the mouse placenta. The observation that hypoxia upregulates reactive oxygen species metabolism, in conjunction with DNA methylation enzymes, suggests that hypoxia may contribute to long-term epigenetic changes in stressed fetal tissues and organs.

Key Words: Placenta • hypoxia • DNA methylation • proteolysis • granzymes.

Reproductive Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 3, 223-233 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1933719107302860


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