The 'communicatome' of pregnancy: spotlight on cellular and extravesicular chimerism.

Extracellular Vesicles Feto-maternal Communication Microchimerism Pregnancy

Journal

EMBO molecular medicine
ISSN: 1757-4684
Titre abrégé: EMBO Mol Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101487380

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
11 Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 13 12 2023
accepted: 14 02 2024
revised: 12 02 2024
medline: 12 3 2024
pubmed: 12 3 2024
entrez: 12 3 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Communication via biological mediators between mother and fetus are key to reproductive success and offspring's future health. The repertoire of mediators coding signals between mother and fetus is broad and includes soluble factors, membrane-bound particles and immune as well as non-immune cells. Based on the emergence of technological advancements over the last years, considerable progress has been made toward deciphering the "communicatome" between fetus and mother during pregnancy and even after birth. In this context, pregnancy-associated chimerism has sparked the attention among immunologists, since chimeric cells-although low in number-are maintained in the allogeneic host (mother or fetus) for years after birth. Other non-cellular structures of chimerism, e.g. extracellular vesicles (EVs), are increasingly recognized as modulators of pregnancy outcome and offspring's health. We here discuss the origin, distribution and function of pregnancy-acquired microchimerism and chimeric EVs in mother and offspring. We also highlight the pioneering concept of maternal microchimeric cell-derived EVs in offspring. Such insights expand the understanding of pregnancy-associated health or disease risks in mother and offspring.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38467841
doi: 10.1038/s44321-024-00045-x
pii: 10.1038/s44321-024-00045-x
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

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Subventions

Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
ID : Clinical Research Unit 296: AR232/25-2
Organisme : Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
ID : Research Unit FOR5068: AR232/29-2
Organisme : Authority for Science, Research and Equality, Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany
ID : LFF-FV73

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Isabel Graf (I)

Division of Experimental Feto-Maternal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Hamburg Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

Christopher Urbschat (C)

Division of Experimental Feto-Maternal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Hamburg Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.

Petra C Arck (PC)

Division of Experimental Feto-Maternal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Fetal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. p.arck@uke.de.
Hamburg Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. p.arck@uke.de.

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