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Chronic intra-uterine Ureaplasma parvum infection induces injury of the enteric nervous system in ovine fetuses

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Heymans, C.
de Lange, I.H.
Hütten, M.C.
Lenaerts, K.
de Ruijter, N.J.E.
Kessels, L.
Rademakers, G.
Melotte, V.
Boesmans, W.
Saito, Masatoshi
Usuda, Haruo
Stock, S.J.
Spiller, O.B
Beeton, Michael L.
Date
2020-03-17
Acceptance date
2020-01-24
Type
Article
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Frontiers Media
ISSN
1664-3224
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Background: Chorioamnionitis, inflammation of the fetal membranes during pregnancy, is often caused by intra-amniotic (IA) infection with single or multiple microbes. Chorioamnionitis can be either acute or chronic, and is associated with adverse postnatal outcomes of the intestine, including necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Neonates with NEC have structural and functional damage to the intestinal mucosa and the enteric nervous system (ENS), with loss of enteric neurons and glial cells. Yet, the impact of acute, chronic or repetitive antenatal inflammatory stimuli on the development of the intestinal mucosa and ENS has not been studied. The aim of this study is therefore to investigate the effect of acute, chronic and repetitive microbial exposure on the intestinal mucosa, submucosa and ENS in premature lambs. Materials and Methods: A sheep model of pregnancy was used in which the ileal mucosa, submucosa and ENS were assessed following IA exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for 2 or 7 days (acute), Ureaplasma parvum (UP) for 42 days (chronic) or repetitive microbial exposure (42 days UP with 2 or 7 days LPS). Results: IA LPS exposure for 7 days or IA UP exposure for 42 days caused intestinal injury and inflammation in the mucosal and submucosal layer of the gut. Repetitive microbial exposure did not further aggravate injury of the terminal ileum. Chronic IA UP exposure caused significant structural ENS alterations characterized by loss of PGP9.5 and S100β immunoreactivity whereas these changes were not found after re-exposure of chronic UP-exposed fetuses to LPS for 2 or 7 days. Conclusion: The in utero loss of PGP9.5 and S100β immunoreactivity following chronic UP exposure corresponds with intestinal changes in neonates with NEC, and may therefore form a novel mechanistic explanation for the association of chorioamnionitis and NEC.
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Frontiers in Immunology;
Citation
Heymans, C. et al. (2020) 'Chronic Intra-Uterine Ureaplasma parvum Infection Induces Injury of the Enteric Nervous System in Ovine Fetuses', Frontiers in Immunology. DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00189.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10369/10973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00189
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Article published in Frontiers in Immunology on 17 March 2020, available open access at: https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00189.
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD, USA) grant (HD 57869) and the Kinderonderzoekfonds Limburg (TW).
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