Lüscher, Benjamin P.; Albrecht, Christiane; Stieger, Bruno; Surbek, Daniel V.; Baumann, Marc U. (2022). Glucose Transporter 9 (GLUT9) Plays an Important Role in the Placental Uric Acid Transport System. Cells, 11(4) MDPI 10.3390/cells11040633
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BACKGROUND
Hyperuricemia is a common laboratory finding in pregnant women compromised by preeclampsia. A growing body of evidence suggests that uric acid is involved in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Glucose transporter 9 (GLUT9) is a high-capacity uric acid transporter. The aim of this study was to investigate the placental uric acid transport system, and to identify the (sub-) cellular localization of GLUT9.
METHODS
Specific antibodies against GLUT9a and GLUT9b isoforms were raised, and human villous (placental) tissue was immunohistochemically stained. A systemic GLUT9 knockout (G9KO) mouse model was used to assess the placental uric acid transport capacity by measurements of uric acid serum levels in the fetal and maternal circulation.
RESULTS
GLUT9a and GLUT9b co-localized with the villous (apical) membrane, but not with the basal membrane, of the syncytiotrophoblast. Fetal and maternal uric acid serum levels were closely correlated. G9KO fetuses showed substantially higher uric acid serum concentrations than their mothers.
CONCLUSIONS
These findings demonstrate that the placenta efficiently maintains uric acid homeostasis, and that GLUT9 plays a key role in the placental uric acid transport system, at least in this murine model. Further studies investigating the role of the placental uric acid transport system in preeclampsia are eagerly needed.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Gynaecology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > BioMedical Research (DBMR) > Unit Childrens Hospital > Forschungsgruppe Pränatale Medizin 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine |
UniBE Contributor: |
Lüscher, Benjamin P., Albrecht, Christiane, Surbek, Daniel, Baumann, Marc |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology |
ISSN: |
2073-4409 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
01 Mar 2022 14:24 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 16:11 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/cells11040633 |
PubMed ID: |
35203284 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
GLUT9 glucose transporter 9 preeclampsia uric acid |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/166114 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/166114 |
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