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Placental vascularization in middle and late gestation in the pig.
Fiorimanti, Mariana Rita; Cristofolini, Andrea Lorena; Moreira-Espinoza, María José; Rabaglino, María Belén; Barbeito, Claudio Gustavo; Merkis, Cecilia Inés.
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  • Fiorimanti MR; Area of Electron Microscopy, Department of Animal Pathology, School of Agronomy and Veterinary, National University of Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Argentina.
  • Cristofolini AL; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina.
  • Moreira-Espinoza MJ; Area of Electron Microscopy, Department of Animal Pathology, School of Agronomy and Veterinary, National University of Río Cuarto, Río Cuarto, Argentina.
  • Rabaglino MB; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina.
  • Barbeito CG; Institute of Cell Biology, Chair of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, School of Medical Science, National University of Córdoba, Ciudad Universitaria, Córdoba, Argentina.
  • Merkis CI; National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Argentina.
Reprod Fertil ; 3(1): 57-66, 2022 01 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35441149
The aims of this study were to determine the changes in the capillary area density in relation to fetal development, to determine immunoexpression of angiogenic factors and to compare their mRNA expression throughout pig gestation. Samples were collected from the maternal-chorioallantoic interface at days 40, 77, 85 and 114 of pregnancy for immunohistochemistry analysis and the measurement of mRNA expression of VEGFA, ANGPT1, ANGPT2, FGF2 and its receptors KDR, TEK, FGFR1, FGFR2respectively. Morphometric measurement of blood vessels was performed. We found a significant increase in capillary area density throughout gestation (P< 0.05). On the maternal side, at day 77, we observed a significant increase in the number of vessels from small vascular areas (P < 0.05) and the vascular area was significantly higher on day 85 (P < 0.05). On the fetal side, the number of vessels and the vascular area increased between days 40 and 77 (P < 0.05) and between days 77 and 114 (P < 0.05), respectively. Immunohistochemical findings revealed intense VEGFA staining and a trend for increased expression towards the end of gestation (P < 0.05). We also demonstrated a high VEGFA, FGF2, FGFR1, ANGPT1 and ANGPT2mRNA expression at day 77 (P < 0.05). In conclusion, our findings suggest that an active angiogenesis would be present even until late-middle gestation at day 77 of pregnancy with the predominance of angiogenic stimulation by VEGFA/KDR, FGF2/FGFR1 and a balance between ANGPT1 and ANGPT2/TEK. Lay summary: Critical moments occur at different stages of placental formation in pigs, where the expression of angiogenic factors, that is, molecules that stimulate the formation of blood vessels must be adequate to promote their development. This exchange is necessary to cover the increasing nutritional demands of fetuses in continuous development. Determining the changes in the area of capillary density in relation to fetal development and the expression of angiogenic factors throughout pregnancy in pigs could contribute to understanding the causes of fetal loss. Placental samples were obtained at gestational days 40, 77, 85 and 114 (n = 7, 10, 7 and 5, respectively). We found that the capillary area density increases accompanying fetal growth with advancing gestation and an increase in capillary area density in late-middle gestation, around day 77, is due to the expansion in the number of small blood vessels on the maternal side. The present findings suggest that an intense angiogenesis would be present even until late-middle gestation at day 77 of pregnancy, with the predominance of angiogenic stimulation by specific molecules that promote this process.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Placenta / Factor 2 de Crecimiento de Fibroblastos Límite: Animals / Pregnancy Idioma: En Revista: Reprod Fertil Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Argentina Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Placenta / Factor 2 de Crecimiento de Fibroblastos Límite: Animals / Pregnancy Idioma: En Revista: Reprod Fertil Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Argentina Pais de publicación: Reino Unido