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Review: Transport of maternal cholesterol to the fetal circulation

Woollett, L.A.·2011·Placenta

Abstract

Data obtained from recent studies in humans, rodents, and cell culture demonstrate that circulating maternal cholesterol can be transported to the fetus. The two major cell types responsible for the transport are trophoblasts and endothelial cells of the fetoplacental vasculature. Maternal lipoprotein-cholesterol is initially taken up by trophoblasts via receptor-mediated and receptor-independent processes, is transported by any number of the sterol transport proteins expressed by cells, and is effluxed or secreted out of the basal side via protein-mediated processes or by aqueous diffusion. This cholesterol is then taken up by the endothelium and effluxed to acceptors within the fetal circulation. The ability to manipulate the mass of maternal cholesterol that is taken up by the placenta and crosses to the fetus could positively impact development of fetuses affected with the Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS) that have reduced ability to synthesize cholesterol and possibly impact growth of fetuses unaffected by SLOS but with low birthweights.

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Crossref · 10.1016/j.placenta.2011.01.011

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  • Placental lipoprotein uptake represents an important step in the maternal-fetal transfer of cholesterol.

    “However, placental lipoprotein uptake represents an important step in the maternal-fetal transfer of cholesterol (584).”

    From Placental Origins of Chronic Disease (2016) · cites this paper as [584]

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Authors
Woollett, L. A.
Affiliations
University of Cincinnati (US)
Corresponding author
Woollett, L.A.
Venue
Placenta
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-03
Volume
32
Pages
S218-S221
ISSN
0143-4004 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2052324612
Cited by
173
References
50
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FWCI
1.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Placenta (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD-34089, R56HD034089, R01HD034089)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
Keywords
maternal cholesterol, trophoblast, endothelial cells, cholesterol efflux, Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome, low birth weight, fetal development
MeSH terms
Animals, Biological Transport, Cholesterol, Female, Fetus, Humans, Maternal-Fetal Exchange, Pregnancy, Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome

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