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Fas regulates the apoptosis and migration of trophoblast cells by targeting NF‑κB

  • Authors:
    • Ruihong Lan
    • Yang Yang
    • Jie Song
    • Ling Wang
    • Humin Gong
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  • Published online on: July 23, 2021     https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2021.10489
  • Article Number: 1055
  • Copyright: © Lan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Placental trophoblast apoptosis is a major pathological feature of preeclampsia. Fas has been reported to be highly expressed in the placentas of patients with preeclampsia. However, the role and underlying mechanisms of Fas in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia have not been elucidated. In the present study, the expression of Fas in JAR human choriocarcinoma cells was overexpressed and knocked down to determine the function and possible mechanism of Fas in trophoblast cells in the progression of preeclampsia. The results of flow cytometry, Cell Counting Kit‑8 and Transwell assays indicated that the overexpression of Fas promoted apoptosis, suppressed viability and impaired the migration of the human trophoblast cells. In addition, western blotting revealed that the overexpression of Fas increased the expression of nuclear factor kB (NF‑kB), Bax, tumor necrosis factor α (TNF‑α) and interleukin‑2 (IL‑2), and decreased the expression of Bcl‑2 at the protein level in trophoblast cells. By contrast, the knockdown of Fas decreased the apoptosis of trophoblast cells and increased their viability and migration. In addition, the knockdown of Fas suppressed the expression of NF‑κB, Bax, TNF‑α and IL‑2, and increased the expression of Bcl‑2. Notably, the overexpression of NF‑κB p65 attenuated the Fas knockdown‑induced inhibition of apoptosis and acceleration of migration of the trophoblast cells. The overexpression of NF‑κB in trophoblast cells also reversed the reduction in Bax expression and increase in Bcl‑2 expression induced by Fas knockdown in trophoblast cells. These results indicate that Fas regulates the apoptosis and migration of trophoblast cells by targeting NF‑κB, which suggests that the silencing of Fas is a promising therapeutic strategy for preeclampsia.

Introduction

Preeclampsia is a hypertensive disorder affecting 3-5% of pregnant women and one of the three most frequent causes of maternal mortality (1) A total of ~16% of maternal deaths can be attributed to hypertensive disorders (2). Immune disorders, shallow placental implantation, vascular endothelial damage, genetic factors and nutritional deficiencies have been considered as causative factors for preeclampsia (3). Several studies have shown that the reduced ability of trophoblasts to invade the spiral artery of the uterus decreases placental blood supply (4,5) and increases the apoptosis of migratory trophoblasts in the placental tissue during the early stage of preeclampsia (6). At present, the pathogenesis of various preeclampsia phenotypes has not been fully elucidated. A deep understanding of trophoblast cell apoptosis and migration may reveal the pathogenesis of preeclampsia (7). Therefore, it is important to identify key regulatory molecules involved in the preeclampsia-associated apoptosis and migration of trophoblasts (8).

A number of molecules have been demonstrated to be associated with the apoptosis and migration of trophoblast cells in preeclampsia. For instance, let-7a has been reported to increase the apoptosis of trophoblast cells in preeclampsia by inhibiting the expression of Yes-associated protein 1 and Bcl-xl (9). In addition, exosome-secreted microRNA-133b has been demonstrated to suppress apoptosis and boost the proliferation and invasion of trophoblasts in preeclampsia by restricting the expression of serum/glucocorticoid regulated kinase 1(10). Also, protein disulfide isomerase 3 has been shown to regulate trophoblast apoptosis and proliferation in preeclampsia via the E3 ubiquitin-protein ligase Mdm2/p53 pathway (11). The Fas/Fas ligand (FasL) system, which belongs to the tumor necrosis factor family of receptors and ligands, is one of the most common apoptotic pathways (12). Fas and FasL are widely distributed in various tissues where they regulate apoptosis in pregnancy during mammalian development (13). There is evidence to indicate that Fas and FasL genes contribute to the development of preeclampsia (14). Previous studies have shown that Fas is highly expressed in placental tissues during preeclampsia (15,16). However, the specific role of Fas in preeclampsia is unclear.

Nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) is a transcription factor that regulates the expression of various genes associated with tumorigenesis, apoptosis, inflammation and immune diseases (17). NF-κB can be activated through classical or alternative pathways (17). NF-κB in the placental tissue promotes the expression of cytokines, which induces immune and inflammatory reactions and placental cell damage, thereby accelerating the pathogenesis of preeclampsia (18,19). The DNA-binding activity and nuclear localization of p65, a NF-κB subunit, in the fetal membrane and myometrium influences the pathogenesis of preeclampsia (20). Therefore, the mechanism through which NF-κB regulates preeclampsia merits further exploration.

The present study aimed to investigate the underlying role of Fas and NF-κB in preeclampsia with the overarching goal of identifying suitable biomarkers for the screening and treatment of preeclampsia.

Materials and methods

JAR cell culture

JAR choriocarcinoma cells, a neoplastic trophoblast cell line, were obtained from the Cell Bank of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shanghai, China). The cells were cultured in DMEM (cat no. A4192101) supplemented with 10% FBS (cat. no. 16140071) and 1% penicillin/streptomycin (cat. no. 15140122; all Gibco; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) under a humidified environment with 5% CO2 at 37˚C.

Vector construction and lentiviral infection

A lentiviral overexpression vector was designed and constructed based on the human full-length coding protein sequence of Fas (GenBank accession no.: NM_000043) by GeneChem, Inc. A knockdown lentiviral vector was constructed to express small interfering RNAs targeting the human Fas sequence, and a negative control (NC) lentivirus with a non-targeting sequence was also designed. The short hairpin RNA (shRNA) sequence used for the knockdown of Fas was 5'-GCGTATGACACATTGATTAAA-3' and the non-targeting sequence was 5'-TTCTCCGAACGTGTCACGT-3'. The shRNA sequences were cloned into a GV248 vector (GeneChem, Inc.) to produce lentiviral vectors. All vectors carried green fluorescent protein. The vectors (100 nM) and packaging plasmids [psPaX2; third generation lentivirus packaging system (vector: Packaging vector: Envelope ratio, 10:3:1) Promega Corporation] were co-transfected into 1x106 293T cells (Cell Bank of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) with Lipofectamine® 3000 (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). Following cell culture of the 293T cells for 4 days, cell supernatant was collected and centrifuged at 251.55 x g for 5 min at 37˚C. The supernatant was subsequently filtered using a 0.22 µM membrane to collect the Fas overexpression lentivirus (OE-Fas), empty lentivirus (OE-NC), Fas knockdown lentivirus (sh-Fas) and knockdown NC lentivirus (KD-NC) vectors. JAR cells (~1x106) were then infected with the lentiviral vectors at 37˚C, at a multiplicity of infection value=25. The transfected cells were collected 96 h after infection to determine the infection efficiency. The following experiment was conducted 96 h after transfection.

NF-κB p65 overexpression

An NF-κB p65 sequence (GenBank ID: NM_021975) was cloned into an LV003 vector (Invitrogen; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) to prepare a NF-κB p65 overexpression vector. Empty LV003 vector was used as a control. The JAR cells were cultured to ~80% confluence, and then transfected with the Fas knockdown lentiviral vector (sh-Fas) and/or the LV003 vector harboring the NF-κB p65 sequence or empty LV003 control using Lipofectamine 3000 reagent. After continuous culture for 12 h, the conventional medium without virus was replaced and cells were cultured at 37˚C. Subsequent experiments were conducted following 48 h of transfection.

Reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR)

RNAiso Plus (Takara Bio, Inc.) was used to isolate total RNA from the transfected trophoblast cells. Complementary DNA (cDNA) was produced from the RNA using a PrimeScript RT Reagent kit with gDNA Eraser, according to the manufacturer's instructions (Takara Bio, Inc.). The cDNA was subjected to qPCR using SYBRGreen Realtime PCR kit (Takara Bio, Inc.). qPCR was performed using 30 cycles at 42˚C for 30 min and 95˚C for 5 min. The following components were used in a total reaction volume of 25 µl: cDNA (2 µl), SYBR Premix Ex Taq (2X; 10 µl), reverse primer (10 µM; 1 µl), forward primer (10 µΜ; 1 µl), double-distilled water (10 µl) and ROX Reference dye II (1:50 in PBS; 1 µl). Relative expression of the target mRNA was normalized to the expression of GAPDH mRNA and calculated using the 2-ΔΔCq method (21). The sequences of the primers used were as follows: GAPDH (gene accession no. CH471116) forward, 5'-TGACTTCAACAGCGACACCCA-3' and reverse, 5'-CACCCTGTTGCTGTAGCCAAA-3'; Fas (gene accession no. AH006106) forward, 5'-CTTCTTTTGCCAATTCCAC-3' and reverse, 5'-CAGATAAATTTATTGCCACTG-3'; and RELA (also known as p65; gene accession no. AY455868) forward, 5'-GACTACGACCTGAATGCTGTG-3' and reverse, 5'-ACCTCAATGTCCTCTTTCTGC-3'.

Cell viability assay

Transfected trophoblast cells were seeded in 96-well cell culture plates at a density of 2x103 cells/well and cultured in an incubator for 48 h. Next, Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) reagent (10 µl/well; MedChemExpress) was added to the cells and incubated for 2 h at 37˚C. A spectrometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) was used to measure the absorbance at 450 nm. The cell viability was calculated from the absorbance values each day for 5 consecutive days.

Apoptosis analysis

An Annexin V-FITC/7AAD kit (BioLegend, Inc.) was used to detect cell apoptosis following the manufacturer's instructions. The trophoblast cells in the logarithmic growth phase after transfection were harvested and digested with 0.25% trypsin for 2 min at 37˚C The cells were centrifuged at 400 x g for 3 min at 37˚C, and subsequently washed twice with cold PBS. The cells were re-suspended in 500 µl binding buffer to a final concentration of 1x106 cells/ml. A 100-µl portion of the cell suspension was transferred to a 5-ml flow tube into which 5 µl 7-AAD and 5 µl Annexin V-PE were added. The contents in the flow tube were mixed and incubated for 15 min in the dark. A flow cytometer (CytoFLEX; Beckman Coulter, Inc.) was used to examine the cells and FlowJo software (Version 10; Tree Star, Inc.) was used to analyze the data.

Cell migration assay

A Transwell assay was conducted to measure the changes in trophoblast cell migration after transfection. The transfected cells were washed three times using serum-free DMEM (cat no. A4192101; Gibco; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) medium and counted. The cells were suspended in the medium at a concentration of 7,000 cells/well in a 12-well plate (3,500 cells/ml). Then, 150 µl serum-free cell suspension and 600 µl DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS (cat. no. 16140071; Gibco; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) were added to the lower and upper chambers of the Transwell apparatus, respectively, and the Transwell was incubated for 48 h at 37˚C in an incubator. The cells on the basolateral chamber were washed twice using PBS, and stained with 1% crystal violet for 30 min at 37˚C. The cells were then washed twice using PBS and images captured under a microscope (magnification, x200; Olympus cX2; Olympus Corporation).

Tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-a) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) measurement

The levels of TNF-α and IL-2 in the supernatant of the trophoblast cells were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits (cat. nos. RAB0480 and RAB0286, respectively; Merck KGaA). The calibration curves were plotted on semi-log papers, and the concentrations of TNF-α and IL-2 were determined based on a comparison of the optical density values of the samples with the standard curve.

Western blot analysis

Transfected cells were washed three times with cold PBS and proteins were extracted from the cells using RIPA lysis buffer (cat. no. HY-K1001; MedChemExpress). The protein concentration was quantified using a BCA Protein assay kit (cat. no. 23225; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.). The protein samples (30 µg/lane) were resolved using 20% Precise Protein Gels (Pierce; Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) and transferred to polypropylene fluoride membranes (Amersham; Cytiva). The membranes were blocked for 1 h at room temperature with 3% skimmed milk in Tris-buffered saline (TBS) containing 0.1% Tween 20. The membranes were then probed using primary antibodies against Fas (cat. no. 8023), Bax (cat. no. 14796), NF-κB p65 (cat. no. 8242), Bcl-2 (cat. no. 15071) and b-actin (cat. no. 3700). All antibodies were bought from Cell Signaling Technology, Inc. The blots were then washed in TBS containing 0.1% Tween-20 prior to labelling with horseradish peroxidase-conjugated secondary anti-rabbit antibody for 2 h at room temperature (cat. no. 4414S; Cell Signaling Technology, Inc.). The primary antibodies were used at a dilution of 1:1,000 and the secondary antibody was used at a dilution of 1:5,000 according to the manufacturer's instructions. The blots were visualized using an ECL plus Western Blotting Detection System (Amersham; Cytiva). Relative protein expression levels were normalized to the expression of b-actin. Image J (version 1.48, National Institutes of Health) was used for densitometric analysis.

Statistical analysis

Statistical analysis was performed using GraphPad Prism software (8.0; GraphPad Software, Inc.). Each experiment was repeated three times, Data are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. Differences between groups were compared using one-way ANOVA analysis followed by Tukey's post hoc test. P<0.05 was considered to indicate a statistically significant difference.

Results

Transfection effectively modulates Fas mRNA and protein expression

Fluorescence imaging indicated that the transfection efficiency in each group of trophoblast cells was >80% (Fig. 1A). The RT-qPCR analysis revealed that the Fas mRNA level of the trophoblast cells in the OE-Fas group was 251% that of the OE-NC group, whereas the Fas mRNA level in the sh-Fas group was 26.04% that of the KD-NC group (Fig. 1B). Western blotting results indicated that the protein expression of Fas in trophoblast cells in the OE-Fas group was significantly higher compared with that in the OE-NC group, while the protein expression of Fas in the sh-Fas group was significantly lower compared with that in the KD-NC group (Fig. 1C and D).

Fas regulates the apoptosis and migration of trophoblast cells

Flow cytometry results indicated that the apoptosis of the trophoblast cells was significantly promoted by the overexpression of Fas and suppressed by the knockdown of Fas (Fig. 2A and B). In addition, the results of the Transwell assay indicated that the overexpression of Fas inhibited trophoblast cell migration, while the knockdown of Fas significantly promoted trophoblast cell migration (Fig. 2C and D). Moreover, the CCK-8 assay results revealed that the viability of the trophoblast cells was reduced by the overexpression of Fas and increased by the knockdown of Fas (Fig. 2E). Furthermore, the overexpression of Fas in trophoblast cells upregulated the secretion of TNF-α and IL-2 while the knockdown of Fas decreased this secretion (Fig. 2F and G).

Fas may function via NF-κB

Western blot analysis indicated that the overexpression of Fas in trophoblast cells significantly upregulated the expression of NF-κB and Bax and significantly decreased the expression of Bcl-2 (Fig. 3A-D). By contrast, the knockdown of Fas in trophoblast cells significantly decreased the expression of NF-κB and Bax and significantly upregulated the expression of Bcl-2 (Fig. 3A-D). To further investigate the involvement of NF-κB in the Fas-mediated apoptosis and migration of trophoblast cells, NF-κB p65 was overexpressed in the JAR cells (Fig. 3E). Notably, the overexpression of NF-κB reversed the Fas knockdown-induced inhibitory effects on apoptosis and stimulatory effects on migration in trophoblast cells (Fig. 3F and G). In addition, the overexpression of NF-κB in trophoblast cells attenuated the reduction in Bax expression and increase in Bcl-2 expression induced by Fas knockdown (Fig. 3H-K). These results indicate that Fas regulates the apoptosis and migration of trophoblast cells via NF-κB.

Discussion

Women with preeclampsia are more likely than those without preeclampsia to have pre-term births (22). Preeclampsia may lead to eclampsia-associated complications, including shaking, coma, heart problems, placental abruption and renal impedance (23). Studies have reported that trophoblast migration is associated with the onset of preeclampsia (4,24).

Trophoblast apoptosis has been confirmed to occur in the placental tissue during pregnancy (25). The excessive apoptosis of placental trophoblasts leads to shallow implantation and the failure of uterine spiral artery reconstruction. Eventually, this decreases placental blood perfusion, leading to preeclampsia. Therefore, the apoptosis and migration of placental trophoblasts are important processes contributing to the development of preeclampsia (23,26).

FasL is a natural ligand of Fas that is encoded by a gene with five exons located on chromosome 1q23 region. It belongs to the TNF family and is a type I membrane protein. The FasL cDNA contains 1,623 nucleotides that encode a peptide composed of 278 amino acids linking with a signal sequence at the N-terminus (24). Several studies have reported that Fas and FasL gene polymorphisms play important roles in the development of preeclampsia (27-29). However, the involvement of Fas in the apoptosis, viability and migration of placental trophoblasts remains unclear. The present study demonstrated that the overexpression of Fas in trophoblast cells induced apoptosis and decreased the viability and migration of the cells. Moreover, it increased the expression of TNF-α, IL-2 and Bax, and decreased the expression of Bcl-2. These results indicate that increased Fas expression stimulated an inflammatory response and cell apoptosis. By contrast, the knockdown of Fas suppressed the apoptosis of trophoblast cells, and significantly increased trophoblast viability and migration. These results are consistent with the role served by Fas in osteosarcoma (30), cervical cancer (31), lung cancer (32) and breast cancer (33). The knockdown of Fas decreased the expression of TNF-α, IL-2 and Bax, and increased the expression of Bcl-2. These results indicate that the knockdown of Fas suppressed the inflammatory response and apoptosis of the trophoblast cells.

NF-κB has been studied as an inflammatory activator in preeclampsia (34-36). However, the specific mechanism underlying the effects of NF-κB in preeclampsia has not been elucidated. The present study has demonstrated that Fas is able to regulate the expression of NF-κB. Notably, the overexpression of NF-κB reversed the Fas knockdown-mediated suppression of cell apoptosis and increase in the migration of trophoblast cells. These results suggest that NF-κB may be regulated by Fas in preeclampsia.

The present study has certain limitations. The potential interaction between Fas and NF-κB was not verified. In addition, only in vitro experiments were performed, and it is necessary to establish an animal model to validate the role of Fas in preeclampsia. Another limitation of the present study is that only one cell line, JAR, was used. Therefore, the findings of the present study require validation in other cell lines and animal models in the future.

In conclusion, the present study suggests that the Fas gene regulates the apoptosis and migration of trophoblast cells by targeting NF-κB. These findings indicate the importance of Fas in the induction of apoptosis and inhibition of migration of normal trophoblast cells. As the present study demonstrates that Fas inhibits the viability and migration of trophoblast cells by targeting NF-κB, the silencing of Fas may be a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of preeclampsia.

Acknowledgements

Not applicable.

Funding

Funding: This study was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province (grant no. 818MS123).

Availability of data and materials

All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.

Authors' contributions

RL carried out cell detection and writing, YY carried out cell detection and writing, JS completed the construction of the vector, LW analyzed the data and HG provided funding and experimental design. RL and YY confirm the authenticity of all the raw data. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Ethics approval and consent to participate

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Patient consent for publication

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Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Authors' information

ORCID for Humin Gong: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1739-5988.

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