Abstract
During pregnancy, the placental villous cytotrophoblasts differentiate via cell fusion and multinucleation to create syncytiotrophoblasts, a cell type at the maternal-fetal interface. Apoptosis of syncytiotrophoblasts is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The human trophoblast BeWo cell line has been used as an in vitro model for this differentiation process, also known as syncytialization. In the current study, we exposed unsyncytialized BeWo cells, BeWo cells undergoing syncytialization, and syncytialized BeWo cells to S-(1,2-dichlorovinyl)-L-cysteine (DCVC), a metabolite of the industrial chemical trichloroethylene (TCE). DCVC exposure at 50 μM for 48 h decreased cell viability, increased cytotoxicity, increased caspase 3/7 activity, and increased nuclear condensation or fragmentation in BeWo cells regardless of their differentiation status. Investigating mechanisms of apoptosis, DCVC increased H2O2 abundance and decreased PRDX2 mRNA in all three BeWo cell models. DCVC decreased tumor necrosis factor-receptor 1 (TNF-R1) concentration in media and decreased NFKB1 and PRDX1 mRNA expression in syncytialized BeWo cells only. DCVC decreased BCL2 mRNA expression in syncytializing BeWo cells and in syncytialized BeWo cells only. Decreased LGALS3 mRNA was seen in unsyncytialized BeWo cells only. Together, these data suggest roles for oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory mechanisms underlying apoptosis in BeWo cells with differences depending on differentiation state.
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