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(American Journal of Pathology. 2002;161:1371-1381.)
© 2002 American Society for Investigative Pathology

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Human Cytomegalovirus-Caused Damage to Placental Trophoblasts Mediated by Immediate-Early Gene-Induced Tumor Necrosis Factor-{alpha}

Gary Chan*, Denise G. Hemmings{dagger}, Andrew D. Yurochko{ddagger} and Larry J. Guilbert*

From the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology,* Perinatal Research Centre, and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,{dagger} University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology,{ddagger} Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana

Infection of the fetal epithelium (trophoblast) lining the villous placenta by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) accompanies placental inflammations and fetal intrauterine growth restriction. However, the consequences of infection on the villous trophoblast have not been explored. We show that HCMV infection of primary immature (cytotrophoblast-like) or mature (syncytiotrophoblast-like) cultures results in loss of half of the cells within 24 hours of virus challenge. Two-color immunofluorescence of HCMV immediate early (IE) gene expression and apoptosis (terminal dUTP nick-end labeling) revealed apoptosis only in uninfected cells. Antibody to tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-{alpha} completely inhibited infection-induced trophoblast apoptosis and cell loss, as did co-incubation with epidermal growth factor, known to inhibit trophoblast apoptosis. Transfection with HCMV immediate early- (IE)1-72 and IE2-86, but not IE2-55, expression plasmids induced paracrine trophoblast apoptosis inhibitable by epidermal growth factor or antibody to TNF-{alpha}. These results show that HCMV infection of villous trophoblasts leads to rapid loss of neighboring cells mediated by viral IE protein-induced TNF-{alpha} secretion. We propose that HCMV infection damages the placental trophoblast barrier by accelerating trophoblast turnover and decreasing its capacity for renewal.




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