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Overexpression of glycolysis markers in placental tissue of pregnant women with chronic venous disease: a histological study

Miguel A Ortega1,2,3✉, Miguel A Sáez1,2,4, Oscar Fraile-Martínez1, Miguel A Álvarez-Mon1,2, Cielo García-Montero1, Luis G Guijarro2,6, Ángel Asúnsolo2,7, Melchor Álvarez-Mon1,2,8, Julia Bujan1,2, Natalio García-Honduvilla1,2†, Juan A De León-Luis9,10,11✉†, Coral Bravo9,10,11†

1. Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
2. Ramón y Cajal Institute of Healthcare Research (IRYCIS), Madrid, Spain
3. Cancer Registry and Pathology Department, Hospital Universitario Principe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
4. Pathological Anatomy Service, Central University Hospital of Defence-UAH Madrid, Spain
5. Service of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Section of Fetal Maternal Medicine, Central University Hospital of Defence-UAH Madrid, Spain
6. Unit of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (CIBEREHD), Department of System Biology, University of Alcalá, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain
7. Department of Surgery, Medical and Social Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
8. Immune System Diseases-Rheumatology and Oncology Service, University Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, CIBEREHD, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
9. Department of Public and Maternal and Child Health, School of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
10. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid 28009, Spain
11. Health Research Institute Gregorio Marañón, 28009 Madrid, Spain
+ These authors contributed equally to this work.
† These authors shared senior authorship in this work.

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Ortega MA, Sáez MA, Fraile-Martínez O, Álvarez-Mon MA, García-Montero C, Guijarro LG, Asúnsolo Á, Álvarez-Mon M, Bujan J, García-Honduvilla N, De León-Luis JA, Bravo C. Overexpression of glycolysis markers in placental tissue of pregnant women with chronic venous disease: a histological study. Int J Med Sci 2022; 19(1):186-194. doi:10.7150/ijms.65419. https://www.medsci.org/v19p0186.htm
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Chronic Venous Disease (CVD) refers to a wide variety of venous disorders being the varicose veins its most common manifestation. It is well-established the link between pregnancy and the risk of suffering CVD, due to hormonal or haematological factors, especially during the third trimester. In the same manner, previous studies have demonstrated the detrimental effect of this condition in the placental tissue of pregnant women, including in the normal physiology and the metabolomic profile of this organ. In this context, the aim of this study was to evaluate the glucose homeostasis in the placental tissue of women presenting CVD. Through immunohistochemistry, we studied the protein expression of the glucose transporter 1 (GLUT-1), Phosphoglycerate kinase 1 (PGK1), aldolase (ALD), Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GA3PDH) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Our results have reported a significative increase in the expression of GLUT-1, PGK1, ALD, GA3PDH and the isoenzyme LDHA in placentas of women with CVD. This work has proven for the first-time an altered glucose metabolism in the placental tissue of women affected by CVD, what may aid to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms of this condition in more distant organs such as placenta. Furthermore, our research also supports the basis for further studies in the metabolic phenotyping of the human placenta due to CVD, which may be considered during the late pregnancy in these women.

Keywords: Chronic venous disease (CVD), Placenta, Glucose Homeostasis, Metabolomic profiling, Glycolytic phenotype


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Ortega, M.A., Sáez, M.A., Fraile-Martínez, O., Álvarez-Mon, M.A., García-Montero, C., Guijarro, L.G., Asúnsolo, Á., Álvarez-Mon, M., Bujan, J., García-Honduvilla, N., De León-Luis, J.A., Bravo, C. (2022). Overexpression of glycolysis markers in placental tissue of pregnant women with chronic venous disease: a histological study. International Journal of Medical Sciences, 19(1), 186-194. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijms.65419.

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Ortega, M.A.; Sáez, M.A.; Fraile-Martínez, O.; Álvarez-Mon, M.A.; García-Montero, C.; Guijarro, L.G.; Asúnsolo, Á.; Álvarez-Mon, M.; Bujan, J.; García-Honduvilla, N.; De León-Luis, J.A.; Bravo, C. Overexpression of glycolysis markers in placental tissue of pregnant women with chronic venous disease: a histological study. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2022, 19 (1), 186-194. DOI: 10.7150/ijms.65419.

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Ortega MA, Sáez MA, Fraile-Martínez O, Álvarez-Mon MA, García-Montero C, Guijarro LG, Asúnsolo Á, Álvarez-Mon M, Bujan J, García-Honduvilla N, De León-Luis JA, Bravo C. Overexpression of glycolysis markers in placental tissue of pregnant women with chronic venous disease: a histological study. Int J Med Sci 2022; 19(1):186-194. doi:10.7150/ijms.65419. https://www.medsci.org/v19p0186.htm

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Ortega MA, Sáez MA, Fraile-Martínez O, Álvarez-Mon MA, García-Montero C, Guijarro LG, Asúnsolo Á, Álvarez-Mon M, Bujan J, García-Honduvilla N, De León-Luis JA, Bravo C. 2022. Overexpression of glycolysis markers in placental tissue of pregnant women with chronic venous disease: a histological study. Int J Med Sci. 19(1):186-194.

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