Harden, S., Zhou, J., Gharanei, S., Diniz-da-Costa, M., Lucas, E., Cui, L., Murakami, K., Fang, J., Chen, Q., Brosens, J. and Lee, Y., 2021. Exometabolomic Analysis of Decidualizing Human Endometrial Stromal and Perivascular Cells. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 9.
Abstract:
Differentiation of endometrial fibroblasts into specialized decidual cells controls embryo implantation and transforms the cycling endometrium into a semi-permanent, immune-protective matrix that accommodates the placenta throughout pregnancy. This process starts during the midluteal phase of the menstrual cycle with decidual transformation of perivascular cells (PVC) surrounding the terminal spiral arterioles and endometrial stromal cells (EnSC) underlying the luminal epithelium. Decidualization involves extensive cellular reprogramming and acquisition of a secretory phenotype, essential for coordinated placental trophoblast invasion. Secreted metabolites are an emerging class of signaling molecules, collectively known as the exometabolome. Here, we used liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to characterize and analyze time-resolved changes in metabolite secretion (exometabolome) of primary PVC and EnSC decidualized over 8 days. PVC were isolated using positive selection of the cell surface marker SUSD2. We identified 79 annotated metabolites differentially secreted upon decidualization, including prostaglandin, sphingolipid, and hyaluronic acid metabolites. Secreted metabolites encompassed 21 metabolic pathways, most prominently glycerolipid and pyrimidine metabolism. Although temporal exometabolome changes were comparable between decidualizing PVC and EnSC, 32 metabolites were differentially secreted across the decidualization time-course. Further, targeted metabolomics demonstrated significant differences in secretion of purine pathway metabolites between decidualized PVC and EnSC. Taken together, our findings indicate that the metabolic footprints generated by different decidual subpopulations encode spatiotemporal information that may be important for optimal embryo implantation.
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This study was supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore under its NMRC Centre Grant Program (NMRC/CG/M003/2017), National Research Foundation Singapore Fellowship (NRF-NRFF2017-03) to QC, and Wellcome Trust Investigator Award to JB (212233/Z/18/Z). SH was funded by the University of Warwick Medical School and A∗STAR, Singapore as part of the A∗STAR Research Attachment Program.
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We are happy to share that the publication is open access and may be found at :https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcell.2021.626619/full