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1 1 the Cytotrophoblastic Shell and Complications of Pregnancy 2 3 1 2 The cytotrophoblastic shell and complications of pregnancy 3 4 1Graham J Burton and 2Eric Jauniaux 5 6 1Centre for Trophoblast Research, Department of Physiology, Development and 7 Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK 8 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University College London Hospitals and 9 Institute for Women’s Health, University College London, London, UK. 10 11 Short title: Cytotrophoblastic shell 12 Key words: cytotrophoblast, pre-eclampsia, pre-term birth 13 14 15 Address for correspondence: 16 Professor G.J. Burton, 17 Physiological Laboratory, 18 Downing Street, 19 Cambridge, CB2 3EG 20 UK 21 Email: [email protected] 22 Tel: +44 1223333856 1 23 24 Abstract 25 Many complications of pregnancy have their pathophysiological roots in the early stages 26 of placentation. Impaired trophoblast invasion and deficient remodelling of the maternal 27 spiral arteries are a common feature. While malperfusion of the placenta may underpin 28 cases of fetal growth restriction and early-onset pre-eclampsia, the mechanistic links to 29 spontaneous miscarriage, pre-term labour and premature rupture of the membranes are 30 less obvious. Here, we speculate that formation of a well-developed cytotrophoblastic 31 shell at the maternal-fetal interface is crucial for pregnancy success. Initially, 32 extravillous trophoblast cells differentiate from the outer layer of the shell in contact 33 with the endometrium. Impaired development may thus contribute to reduced invasion 34 and deficient remodelling. In addition, the extent of the shell influences the timing and 35 spatial configuration of onset of the maternal arterial circulation. A thin and 36 fragmentary shell results in premature and disorganised onset, leading to spontaneous 37 miscarriage. In less severe cases it may predispose to haemorrhage at the interface and 38 formation of intrauterine haematomas. If pregnancy continues, these haematomas may 39 act as a source of oxidative stress, promoting senescence and weakening of the 40 membranes, and stimulating inflammation in the uterine wall and premature 41 contractions. Formation of the shell is dependent on proliferation of cytotrophoblast 42 progenitor cells during the first weeks after implantation, when the developing placenta 43 is supported by histotrophic nutrition from endometrial glands. Hence, we propose the 44 fitness of the endometrium prior to conception, and the peri-conceptional dialogue 45 between the endometrium and the trophoblast is critical for avoidance of later 46 complications of pregnancy. 47 2 48 49 Introduction 50 The placenta is key to a successful pregnancy and the life-long health of the offspring 51 (1). In the human, placentation is a highly invasive process and more complex than in 52 most other mammalian species. At the time of implantation the conceptus embeds into 53 the superficial endometrium, and during the first and early second trimesters a sub- 54 population of trophoblast cells, the extravillous trophoblast, migrate in large numbers 55 into the Wall of the uterus. Under normal conditions these cells reach as far as the inner 56 third of the myometrium, a phenomenon referred to as ‘deep placentation’ (2). The 57 invasion is associated with remodelling of the maternal spiral arteries, a process in 58 which the smooth muscle and elastic material in the Walls of the vessels is replaced by 59 inert fibrinoid material (3). As a result, the vessels dilate, and remodelling ensures a 60 constant high volume, low velocity maternal blood flow to the placenta (4). Deficiencies 61 in deep placentation and arterial remodelling have been linked to a spectrum of 62 complications of pregnancy (2, 5). Whilst it can be appreciated how some 63 complications, such as growth restriction, early-onset pre-eclampsia and late 64 spontaneous miscarriage, may arise through differing degrees of malperfusion of the 65 placenta, it is more difficult to envisage a mechanistic link with pre-term rupture of the 66 membranes and pre-term labour. Uteroplacental ischaemia has been invoked in the 67 causation of the latter, with the suggestion of activation of the renin-angiotensin system 68 in the fetal membranes (6). 69 70 Here, We propose an alternative hypothesis to link the pathophysiology of this spectrum 71 of placentally-related complications of pregnancy. Central to the hypothesis is the 3 72 correct formation of the cytotrophoblastic shell, the layer that represents the interface 73 between the maternal and placental tissues during early pregnancy. 74 75 The cytotrophoblastic shell 76 Initial growth of the placenta is prolific, and considerably in advance of that of the 77 embryo. Shortly after implantation the chorionic sac is covered over its entire surface by 78 a mass of developing villi, each consisting of a core of mesodermal cells and a bilaminar 79 trophoblastic epithelium composed of an outer layer of syncytiotrophoblast and an 80 underlying layer of progenitor cytotrophoblast cells. The syncytiotrophoblast is absent 81 at the distal ends of the villi where they make contact with the decidua, and instead the 82 cytotrophoblast cells form an elongated mass of cells referred to as a cytotrophoblast 83 cell column. At their furthest extent these columns make contact with the decidua 84 basalis, and in doing so spread laterally and merge with neighbours to form the 85 cytotrophoblastic shell. 86 87 One of the most comprehensive descriptions of the shell was provided by Hamilton and 88 Boyd (7), who had the opportunity to study 37 specimens ranging from 11-12 days to 90 89 days post-fertilisation (embryonic crown-rump length of 60 mm). These authors 90 described the shell as being ‘thick’ at 14-18 days, ‘attenuated’ at 20-30 days, and 91 ‘markedly thinned’ from the 10 mm stage, 37-38 days post-fertilisation, onwards. We 92 have been able to review some of the same specimens from day 26 onwards contained 93 within the Boyd Collection. At 26 days, the shell extends across the placental bed and 94 continues beneath the decidua capsularis, forming an almost complete layer, 5-10 cell 95 thick, that constitutes the fetal-maternal interface around the implanted conceptus 96 (Figure 1). Anchoring villi attaching to the placental side of the shell by 4 97 cytotrophoblastic cell columns are numerous at this stage, and closely approximated 98 together. By day 40 post-fertilisation, the shell is variable in thickness, remaining 99 several cells thick Where cell columns are attached, but gradually reducing to a single 100 cell layer in the intervals between the columns (Figure 2). Expansion of the chorionic sac 101 means that the distance between the cell columns increases, and so in later specimens, 102 the shell becomes discontinuous, persisting only where cell columns are attached (7-9). 103 In the intervals, fibrin is laid down at the fetal-maternal interface, generating Nitabuch’s 104 stria. Later in gestation, the remnants of the shell and Nitabuch’s stria are incorporated 105 into the developing basal plate (10). 106 107 The cells of the shell are derived from the proliferative zone at the proximal end of the 108 cytotrophoblast columns (Figure 3). Many studies have shown that mitotic figures and 109 immunohistochemical markers of cell division are only seen in cytotrophoblast cells 110 either in contact With the villous basement membrane or within a few cell layers of it 111 (11, 12), leading to the concept that this represents a stem cell niche (13). Cytologically 112 the cells appear undifferentiated, and their cytoplasm contains only a small amount of 113 endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi bodies (14). As the cells move away from the basement 114 membrane they undergo differentiation involving Notch signalling pathways (15), and 115 enter a post-mitotic state (16). Glycogen progressively accumulates within the 116 cytoplasm, and consequently the cells often appear conspicuously pale in histological 117 sections as the deposits are eluted during routine fixation. Intermediate filaments 118 become abundant, and numerous desmosomes link the cells (14). The amount of 119 endoplasmic reticulum increases, and extracellular matrix material begins to be seen in 120 the interstices between the cells. The columns and the shell are continuous with one 121 another (Figures 1 and 3), and cells within the shell retain a similar rounded 5 122 morphology surrounded by matrix-type fibrinoid (17). More extensive deposits of 123 fibrinoid are seen at the interface between the shell and the maternal tissues, where 124 they form an irregular and commonly incomplete layer referred to as Nitabuch’s stria 125 (Figure 3). This marks the future plane of separation of the placenta at the time of 126 delivery. 127 128 At present, the factors regulating cytotrophoblast cell proliferation are not fully 129 understood, but two facets of the intrauterine environment during the first trimester are 130 thought to be important. First, is the histotrophic support from the endometrial glands. 131 The endometrial glands deliver carbohydrate and lipid-rich secretions into the 132 intervillous space during early pregnancy (18), and these secretions contain powerful 133 mitogenic growth factors, including epidermal and fibroblast growth factors (19). 134 Application of such growth factors to first trimester villus explants results in increased 135 proliferation of the cytotrophoblast population (20, 21). Indeed, in many species there is 136 evidence that the trophoblast is able to signal to the glands and upregulate the 137 expression of growth factors (22), and in this way stimulate its own development. 138 Experimental evidence for such a mechanism operating in the human is lacking, 139 although the key components appear to be in place (23). In addition, it is well- 140 recognised that the gland cells adopt a characteristic hypersecretory morphology during 141 early pregnancy, the Arias-Stella reaction (24). On the placental side, it is notable that 142 the proliferative cells in the putative stem cell niche at the proximal end of the column 143 immunoreact positively for the fibroblast growth factor receptor 2, and signalling from 144 this receptor enhances expression of CDX2 and ELF5 (13).
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