Human trophoblast-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions in vitro: ECM thickness modulates morphology and proteolytic activity.
AUTOR(ES)
Kliman, H J
RESUMO
Trophoblast invasion of the uterine extracellular matrix, a critical process for human implantation and uteroplacental vascular development, is a striking example of controlled invasiveness. To examine cellular behavior relevant to this process, human trophoblasts were cultured on (i) Millicell filters prelayered with Matrigel and (ii) coverslips precoated with a gentle slope of Matrigel (Matribeach). Histologic sections of the Millicell system demonstrated significant invasion. However, on Matribeach the cells exhibited markedly different characteristics depending on the thickness of the Matrigel. On zone 1 (1-4 microns thick), flat aggregates and syncytia were seen. In contrast, cells on zone 2 (4-14 microns) formed rounded aggregates with intercellular processes. In this zone, prominent degradation of pericellular Matrigel proteins was assessed by both light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Treatment with 8-bromo-cAMP inhibited this proteolytic process. On zone 3 (14-60 microns), unicellular trophoblasts or small aggregates caused minimal matrix degradation. JEG-3 human choriocarcinoma cells exhibited similar morphologic and degradative properties on Matribeach, but zone 2 proteolysis was not affected by 8-bromo-cAMP. Our results suggest that extracellular matrix thickness has profound effects on cellular morphology and proteolytic activity. Furthermore, while both normal and malignant human trophoblasts can degrade extracellular matrix proteins, only normal trophoblast extracellular matrix degradation is inhibited by 8-bromo-cAMP.
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