Myo-inositol alters 13C-labeled fatty acid metabolism in human placental explants

Oliver C. Watkins, Mohammed Omedul Islam, Preben Selvam, Reshma Appukuttan Pillai, Amaury Cazenave-Gassiot, Anne K. Bendt, Neerja Karnani, Keith M. Godfrey, Rohan M. Lewis, Markus R. Wenk, Shiao Yng Chan*

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Abstract

We postulate that myo-inositol, a proposed intervention for gestational diabetes, affects transplacental lipid supply to the fetus. We investigated the effect of myoinositol on fatty acid processing in human placental explants from uncomplicated pregnancies. Explants were incubated with 13C-labeled palmitic acid, 13C-oleic acid and 13C-docosahexaenoic acid across a range of myo-inositol concentrations for 24 h and 48 h. The incorporation of labeled fatty acids into individual lipids was quantified by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry. At 24 h, myo-inositol increased the amount of 13C-palmitic acid and 13C-oleic-acid labeled lipids (median fold change relative to control = 1). Significant effects were seen with 30 µM myo-inositol (physiological) for 13C-palmitic acid-lysophosphatidylcholines (1.26) and 13C-palmitic acid-phosphatidylethanolamines (1.17). At 48 h, myo-inositol addition increased 13C-oleic-acid-lipids but decreased 13C-palmitic acid and 13C-docosahexaenoic-acid lipids. Significant effects were seen with 30 µM myo-inositol for 13C-oleic-acid-phosphatidylcholines (1.25), 13C-oleic-acid-phosphatidylethanolamines (1.37) and 13C-oleic-acid-triacylglycerols (1.32) and with 100 µM myo-inositol for 13C-docosahexaenoic-acid-triacylglycerols (0.78). Lipids labeled with the same 13C-fatty acid showed similar responses when tested at the same time point, suggesting myo-inositol alters upstream processes such as fatty acid uptake or activation. Myo-inositol supplementation may alter placental lipid physiology with unknown clinical consequences.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)73-84
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Endocrinology
Volume243
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Fatty acids
  • Metabolism
  • Phospholipids
  • Placenta
  • Pregnancy

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