Importance of STAT3 signaling in preeclampsia (Review)
Daniela Marzioni, Federica Piani, Nicoletta Di Simone, Stefano Raffaele Giannubilo, Andrea Ciavattini, Giovanni Tossetta
Abstract
Placentation is a key process that is tightly regulated that ensures the normal placenta and fetal development.Preeclampsia (PE) is a hypertensive pregnancy-associated disorder characterized by increased oxidative stress and inflammation.STAT3 signaling plays a key role in modulating important processes such as cell proliferation, differentiation, invasion and apoptosis.The present review aimed to analyse the role of STAT3 signaling in PE pregnancies, discuss the main natural and synthetic compounds involved in modulation of this signaling both in vivo and in vitro and summarize the main cellular modulators of this signaling to identify possible therapeutic targets and treatments to improve the outcome of PE pregnancies. Contents1. Introduction 2. STAT3 signaling 3. STAT3 signaling in PE 4. STAT3 modulation in PE by natural and synthetic compounds 5. STAT3 modulation in PE by non-coding (nc)RNAs 6. Cellular STAT3 modulation in PE 7. Others STAT3 modulators in PE 8. Conclusion