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Title: | Placental Mitochondrial DNA Content and Particulate Air Pollution During in Utero Life | Other Titles: | Mitochondrial DNA6content and air pollution in utero | Authors: | JANSSEN, Bram MUNTERS, Elke PIETERS, Nicky SMEETS, Karen COX, Bianca CUYPERS, Ann Fierens, Frans PENDERS, Joris VANGRONSVELD, Jaco GYSELAERS, Wilfried NAWROT, Tim |
Issue Date: | 2012 | Source: | ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES, 120(9), p. 1346-1352 | Abstract: | BACKGROUND: Studies emphasize the importance of particulate matter (PM) in the formation of reactive oxygen species and inflammation. We hypothesized that these processes can influence mitochondrial function of the placenta and fetus. OBJECTIVES: We investigated the influence of PM10 exposure during pregnancy on the mitochondrial DNA6content (mtDNA content) of the placenta and umbilical cord blood. METHODS: DNA was extracted from placental tissue (n = 174) and umbilical cord leukocytes (n = 176). Relative mtDNA copy numbers (i.e. mtDNA content) were determined by real6time PCR. Multiple regression models were used to link mtDNA content and in utero exposure to PM10 over various time windows during pregnancy. RESULTS: In multivariate6adjusted analysis, a 106Cg/m³ increase in PM10 exposure during the last month of pregnancy was associated with a 16.1% decrease (95% CI: 625.2, 66.0%, p = 0.003) in placental mtDNA content. The corresponding effect6size for average PM10 exposure during the third trimester was 17.4% (95% CI: 631.8, 60.1%, p = 0.05). Furthermore, we found that each doubling in residential distance to major roads was associated with an increase in placental mtDNA content of 4.0% (95% CI: 0.4, 7.8%, p = 0.03). No association was found between cord blood mtDNA content and PM10 exposure. CONCLUSIONS: Prenatal PM10 exposure was associated with placental mitochondrial alterations, which may both reflect and intensify oxidative stress production. The potential health consequences of decreased placental mtDNA content in early life must be further elucidated. | Keywords: | fetal development; mitochondrial DNA6content; mitochondrial function; particulate matter | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/13762 | ISSN: | 0091-6765 | e-ISSN: | 1552-9924 | DOI: | 10.1289/ehp.1104458 | ISI #: | 000308786900036 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2013 |
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