Fomin, Victor P., Blair E. Cox, and R. Ann Word. Effect of progesterone on intracellular Ca21 homeostasis in human myometrial smooth muscle cells. Am. J. Physiol. 276 (Cell Physiol. 45): C379-C385, 1999.-Although it is well known that progesterone alters uterine contractility and plays an important role in maintenance of pregnancy, the biochemical mechanisms by which progesterone alters uterine contractility in human gestation are less clear. In this investigation we sought to identify progesterone-induced adaptations in human myometrial smooth muscle cells that may alter Ca21 signaling in response to contractile agents. Cells were treated with vehicle or the progesterone analog medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) for 5 days, and intracellular free Ca21 concentration ([Ca]i) was quantified after treatment with oxytocin (OX) or endothelin (ET)-1. OXand ET-1-induced increases in [Ca]i were significantly attenuated in cells pretreated with MPA in a dose-dependent manner. Progesterone receptor antagonists
Lipids havepreviously been considered primarily as building blocks of the cell membrane, but are now also recognized as important cell signaling molecules. Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a glycerophospholipid consisting of a phosphate head group, a linker region, and a lipophilic tail. LPA has earlier been shown to exert a diversity of cellular effects such as aggregation, apoptosis, contraction, migration, and proliferation. The effects of LPA are elicited by activation of its cognate G protein-coupled receptors LPA1, LPA2, and LPA3. In the present study we have used cultures of human smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and erythroleukemia cells (HEL), and isolated human platelets to characterize physiological effects of LPA compared with adrenaline and noradrenaline as well as structure-activity relationships of LPA. SMCs were isolated from biopsies of human myometrium obtained at cesarean sections. We show that cultured myometrial SMCs express multiple LPA and α2-adrenergic receptor subtypes. ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Regulation of catechol-O-methyltransferase expression in human myometrial cells. AU - Wentz, Melissa J.. AU - Jamaluddin, Mohammad. AU - Garfield, Robert E.. AU - Al-Hendy, Ayman. N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.. PY - 2006/12. Y1 - 2006/12. N2 - OBJECTIVE: The catechol-O-methyltransferase enzyme catalyzes the methylation of the catechol estrogens, 2- or 4-hydroxyestrogen, to 2- or 4-methoxyestrogen. Both the hydroxy estrogens and methoxy estrogens were shown to modulate the effects of estrogen. Because catechol-O-methyltransferase activity controls levels of these metabolites, it may help regulate the cellular estrogenic milieu. In this study, we examined the regulation of catechol-O-methyltransferase expression in human myometrial cells. METHODS: Catechol-O-methyltransferase expression was assessed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, Western blot, and luciferase assays in human myometrial cells after treatment with estrogen or ...
Recent studies show that EET and 20-HETE have important biological effects, particularly in the vascular system. The investigators studied the effect of eicosanoids on the gravid rat uterus. The results suggest that 20-HETE had an tocolytics effect on gravid uterus. In the previous study, we demonstrated that the enzymes of the pathway of EET were present in human uterine tissues. Moreover, the addition of an inhibitor of degradation of EET had an tocolytic effect on the human myometrium, as the exogenous addition of 8.9, 14,15-EET and 20-HETE.. Objectives:. Primary objective: To compare the balance of different metabolic pathways of arachidonic acid (AA) of the pregnant human myometrium in pathological situations (preterm labor, uterine atony, prolonged pregnancy).. Specific objectives: i) To study the effect of derived from the AA on in vitro contractile activity of normal and pathological uterine tissues, and ii) detect and quantify the different sub-products of metabolism of AA in the ...
The myometrium is the middle layer of the uterine wall, consisting mainly of uterine smooth muscle cells (also called uterine myocytes), but also of supporting stromal and vascular tissue. Its main function is to induce uterine contractions. The myometrium is located between the endometrium (the inner layer of the uterine wall), and the serosa or perimetrium (the outer uterine layer). Myometrium has 3 layers: outer longitudinal smooth muscles, middle crisscrossing (figure of eight) muscle fibres, and inner circular fibres. Middle crisscross fibres act as living ligature during involution of the uterus and prevent blood loss. The inner one-third of the myometrium (termed the junctional or sub-endometrial layer) appears to be derived from the Müllerian duct, while the outer, more predominant layer of the myometrium appears to originate from non-Müllerian tissue, and is the major contractile tissue during parturition and abortion. The junctional layer appears to function like a circular muscle ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Up-regulation of the progesterone receptor (PR)-C isoform in laboring myometrium by activation of nuclear factor-κB may contribute to the onset of labor through inhibition of PR function. AU - Condon, Jennifer C.. AU - Hardy, Daniel B.. AU - Kovaric, Kelly. AU - Mendelson, Carole R.. PY - 2006/4. Y1 - 2006/4. N2 - Progesterone acting via the progesterone receptor (PR) plays a critical role in maintaining uterine quiescence during pregnancy. In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that the transactivating capability of the PR is down-regulated in the myometrium at term by a change in uterine PR isoform ratio resulting from local activation of the nuclear factor (NF)-κB pathway. Overexpression of the truncated PR-C isoform in human myometrial cells inhibited PR-B transactivation. Expression of PR isoforms, PR-A, PR-B, and PR-C, was characterized by immunoblotting and quantitative PCR (Q-PCR) in fundal and lower uterine segment myometrium from pregnant women in labor and ...
Advanced maternal age of first time pregnant mothers is associated with prolonged and dysfunctional labor and significant risk of emergency cesarean section. We investigated the influence of maternal age on myometrial contractility, expression of contractile associated proteins (CAPs), and global gene expression in the parturient uterus. Female Wistar rats either 8 (YOUNG n = 10) or 24 (OLDER n = 10) weeks old were fed laboratory chow, mated, and killed during parturition. Myometrial strips were dissected to determine contractile activity, cholesterol (CHOL) and triglycerides (TAG) content, protein expression of connexin-43 (GJA1), prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2), and caveolin 1 (CAV-1). Maternal plasma concentrations of prostaglandins PGE2, PGF2a, and progesterone were determined by RIA. Global gene expression in uterine samples was compared using Affymetrix Genechip Gene 2.0 ST arrays and Ingenuity Pathway analysis (IPA). Spontaneous contractility in myometrium exhibited by YOUNG ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Importance of calcium for the stimulant action of norepinephrine and acetylcholine on the guinea pig myometrium. AU - Szurszewski, J. H.. AU - Lambert, E. H.. PY - 1973. Y1 - 1973. N2 - The results to be described were obtained from the myometrium of immature guinea pigs which had been treated by daily injections of 5 μg estradiol for 8 days. The double sucrose gap was used to record changes in membrane potential, membrane resistance and isometric tension. In Krebs solution after the initial α stimulatory effect of norepinephrine (NE), there was an increase in the force of the phasic contraction which was unaccompanied by depolarization or increase in spike frequency. This positive inotropic response to NE was observed in K free solution, Na free solution, and Cl deficient solution. Since Ca 2+ carries the current for the evoked spike, these results suggest that NE increases the inward Ca 2+ current carried by the voltage dependent channels. In K depolarizing solution, Cl ...
Progestin withdrawal is a crucial event for the onset of labor in many mammalian species. However, in humans the mechanism of a functional progestin withdrawal is unclear, because progestin concentrations do not drop in maternal plasma preceding labor. We report the presence of two novel functional membrane progestin receptors (mPRs), mPRalpha and mPRbeta, in human myometrium that are differentially modulated during labor and by steroids in vitro. The mPRs are coupled to inhibitory G proteins, resulting in a decline in cAMP levels and increased phosphorylation of myosin light chain, both of which facilitate myometrial contraction. Activation of mPRs leads to transactivation of PR-B, the first evidence for cross-talk between membrane and nuclear PRs. Progesterone activation of the mPRs leads also to a decrease of the steroid receptor coactivator 2. Our data indicate the presence of a novel signaling pathway mediated by mPRs that may result in a functional progestin withdrawal, shifting the balance from a
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The present study provided the first evidence that exogenous S1P and SphK contribute to myometrial contraction in rat myometrium. The sphingolipid mediator S1P stimulates contraction via a mechanism insensitive to PTX treatment. This observation led us to rule out the involvement of S1P 1, 4, and 5 receptors coupled only to the Gi family (55). It has been reported that S1P3 receptors are preferentially coupled to PLC activation compared with S1P2 receptors (55). In rat myometrium, S1P failed to activate PLC, suggesting that the contractile effect of S1P may be mediated via S1P2 receptors. Consistent with this interpretation, phosphorylated FTY720, which interacts with all S1P receptors except S1P2 (31, 50), failed to affect the uterine contraction. Additionally, our data demonstrated that S1P2 receptors are expressed in rat myometrial membrane and their downregulation was associated with a marked reduction in the contractile effect of S1P. The regulation of smooth muscle contraction by S1P2 ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Plasminogen activator in human uterine tissue. Relationship to location of sampling and time in ovarian cycle. AU - Shaw, S. T.. AU - Macaulay, L. K.. AU - Tanaka, Michael. AU - Hohman, W. R.. AU - Moyer, D. L.. AU - Sun, N. C.. PY - 1980. Y1 - 1980. N2 - This study reports on the measurement of potassium thiocyanate-extractable plasminogen activator in human uterine tissue. Specifically, the activator content of the endometrial functionalis and subjacent myometrium were separately analyzed. No significant variation in this fibrinolytic activator among various geographical locations within the uterus (cornua, fundus, corpus, isthmus) were found. Superficial myometrium demonstrated consistently higher amounts of activator than the endometrial functionalis, but myometrial and endometrial values paralleled one another throughout the intermenstrual ovarian cycle. Highest levels of activator occurred in the late follicular phase and were next highest prior to menses. The apparent lack ...
Principal Investigator:KAWARABAYASHI Tatsuhiko, Project Period (FY):1994 - 1996, Research Category:Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Section:一般, Research Field:Obstetrics and gynecology
TY - JOUR. T1 - Stretch and inflammatory cytokines drive myometrial chemokine expression via NF-κB activation. AU - Hua, Renyi. AU - Pease, James E.. AU - Sooranna, Suren R.. AU - Viney, Jonathan M.. AU - Nelson, Scott M.. AU - Myatt, Les. AU - Bennett, Philip R.. AU - Johnson, Mark R.. PY - 2012/1. Y1 - 2012/1. N2 - Both human preterm labor (PTL) and term labor are consistently associated with a chemokine-induced inflammatory infiltration of the myometrium. However, what regulates myometrial chemokine expression and whether the increase in expression precedes the onset of labor, and so may have a role in its causation, or occurs after, and is simply a consequence of labor, is uncertain. Therefore, we assessed 1) chemokine expression in nonlaboring and laboring myometrial samples obtained at and before term and 2) the factors that regulate myometrial chemokine expression. We found that term labor was characterized by an increase in CXCL8 and CCL2 in both upper and lower segments, whereas PTL ...
Background: The prevalence of obesity substantially increases in pregnant women. Maternal obesity is associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. The increased risk for cesarean section present in obese women has been related to potential impaired uterine contractility. The mechanism that underlies this theory is not clear. In vitro studies have shown that leptin, produced by adipose tissue and the placenta, exerts an inhibitory effect on myometrial contractility. The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the labor process in relation to maternal body mass index (BMI) and the clinical role of leptin in this process.. Material and Methods: Studies I-IV are cohort studies. The first two studies analyze the association between labor duration and maternal BMI based on data from the Perinatal Revision South register and the Swedish Pregnancy Register. Study I included 63,829 nulliparous women with a spontaneous onset of labor between 1995 and 2009. Study II included 15,259 nulliparous women ...
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Nearly one in eight deliveries in the United States is preterm. Preterm birth has been correlated with oxidative stress, damage caused to cells by free radicals, in the uterine myometrium. Oxidative stress is counteracted by the donation of electrons by antioxidants, among which the most potent is reduced glutathione (GSH). This experiment tests the effect either the maqui berry (0.0125 g/L, 0.1875 g/L, and 0.375 g/L) or cysteine (0.0025 g/L, 0.02 g/L, 0.0375 g/L) on the level of intracellular GSH in uterine myometrial cells. Cells were cultured in RPMI with 15% FBS by volume, stressed through subculture into media containing 10% ethanol, and treated with maqui and cysteine. Two control groups were tested: untreated/unstressed cells and untreated/stressed cells. The presence of GSH was measured via violet fluorescence assay. Kruskal-Wallis and ANOVA tests showed that the highest concentration of cysteine raised GSH levels significantly, as did the lowest concentration of maqui berry. To help ...
OBJECTIVE: The role of diacylglycerol in the phosphatidylinositol-signaling pathway is to activate protein kinase C. In the myometrium, protein kinase C activation leads to inhibition of phasic contractions. These studies are designed to determine wh
The transition of the human uterus from a quiescent to a contractile state takes place over a number of weeks. On such biological time scales, cellular phenotype is modified by changes in the transcriptome, which in turn is under the control of the underlying endocrine, paracrine, and biophysical processes resulting from the ongoing pregnancy. In this study, we characterize the transition of the human myometrial transcriptome at term from not in labour (NIL) to in labour (LAB) using high throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq). RNA was isolated from the myometrium of uterine biopsies from patients at term who were not in labour (n = 5) and at term in spontaneous labour (n = 5) without augmentation. A total of 143.6 million separate reads were sequenced, achieving, on average, ∼13 times coverage of the expressed human transcriptome per sample. Principal component analysis indicated that the NIL and LAB transcriptomes could be distinguished as two distinct clusters. A comparison of the NIL and LAB ...
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Binding isotherms of oxytocin to sheep myometrial cells in a short-term cell culture were investigated in the presence of Mg2+ in the concentration range 0-10 mM. The occurrence of at least three binding sites had been demonstrated earlier. Mg2+ influences individual sites and individual features of the binding isotherm differently. Dissociation constants (Kd) of the high- and medium-affinity sites attain a minimum of 6.8 x 10(-10) and 4.2 x 10(-8) mol/l respectively at 2.75 mM-Mg2+. The two sites display the highest binding capacity (B) at 1 mM-Mg2+ (ratio of high affinity/medium affinity is 1:16). The B/Kd quotients reflecting relative binding (bound-to-free concentration) at the half-saturation of binding sites also have their maxima at 1 mM-Mg2+. The high-affinity site displays a strong positive co-operativity (Hill coefficient at 4 mM-Mg2+ of 2.4), which is amplified in the presence of Mg2+. Positive co-operativity of the medium-affinity site is markedly lower (Hill coefficient at 4 mM-Mg2+ ...
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Because of their myorelaxant properties, we first examined their expression in human myometrium and uncover an increased expression of one specific isoform, PDE4B2, in the near-term myometrium as compared to myometrium in the nonpregnant state ...
Nitric oxide induced polarization of myometrium cells plasmalemma revealed by application of fluorescent dye 3,3′-dihexyloxacarbocyanine
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The results show that human uterine myometrial tissue is resistant towards cold ischaemia for at least 6 h if stored in UW and PER solutions.
The resting membrane potential (Vrest) of uterine smooth muscle has been recorded to be between -35 and -80 mV.[1] As with the resting membrane potential of other cell types, it is maintained by a Na+/K+ pump that causes a higher concentration of Na+ ions in the extracellular space than in the intracellular space, and a higher concentration of K+ ions in the intracellular space than in the extracellular space. Subsequently, having K+ channels open to a higher degree than Na+ channels results in an overall efflux of positive ions, resulting in a negative potential.. This resting potential undergoes rhythmic oscillations, which have been termed slow waves, and reflect intrinsic activity of slow wave potentials.[1] These slow waves are caused by changes in the distribution of Ca2+, Na+, K+ and Cl− ions between the intracellular and extracellular spaces, which, in turn, reflects the permeability of the plasma membrane to each of those ions.[1] K+ is the major ion responsible for such changes in ...
Because the body experiences considerable environmental diversity (eg, normal and pathological conditions), the same cell type can exhibit different characteristics and behaviors in different regions and circumstances. Thus, macrophages and neutrophils (both of which are phagocytic defense cells) will shift from oxidative metabolism to glycolysis in an anoxic, inflammatory environment. Cells that appear to be structurally similar may react in different ways because they have different families of receptors for signaling molecules (such as hormones and extracellular matrix macromolecules). For example, because of their diverse library of receptors, breast fibroblasts and uterine smooth muscle cells are exceptionally sensitive to female sex hormones. ...
Muscular middle layer of uterine wall composed of smooth muscle fibres arranged in three layers: the outer which continues through the fallopian tubes,
γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) mediates its physiological effects through the GABAA and GABAB receptors. In this study the putative expression of GABAAR and GABABR subunits in human myometrium tissue was investigated.The expression levels of the 19 GABAAR subunits (α₁-α₆, β₁-β₃, γ₁-γ₃, δ, ε, π, θ, ρ₁-ρ₃) and the three GABABR subunits (GABAB₁ₐ, GABAB₁b, GABAB₂) were characterized by RT-qPCR analysis on ...
In the being available work the effect of the Steroid-hormones on the formation of the became uterus-Leiomyom and on that growth investigates. It was valid, morphologic, histologic, clinical and therapeutic aspects of the uterus-Leiomyome on Correlation with the concentration of the Estrogen-Receptors and Gestagen- Receptors in the Leiomyom and in the corresponding Myometrium to compare. If it succeeded in, to prove a sensitivity into the senses an elevated concentration of the Estrogen- Receptors in the Leiomyom into the comparison to the corresponding Myometrium, was thereby an aimed medication-eyelet therapy in the fertile-phase the patient-interior possible. It became with it material of the Pathological institute and records the patient-interior of the clinic for gynecology and obstetrics of the Martin- Luther- university Halle-Wittenberg, in a time period of the 1994 until 1997 with the diagnosis uteruses myomatosus investigates. For the determination the concentration of the Receptor ...
KEY POINTS: Obesity during pregnancy and childbirth is associated with labour dystocia leading to instrumental or operative delivery, but the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms remain unclear and insufficient uterine contractility has been suggested. This study examined whether reduced myometrial mitochondrial capacity or quantity could contribute as a pathophysiological mechanism to labour dystocia. Data did not support reduced myometrial mitochondrial capacity or quantity in the myometrium at term in obese women, but a reduced myocyte density with increased triglyceride content was demonstrated, which could lead to poorer uterine contractility. These results add to the understanding of systemic effects of obesity, placing also the myometrium at term as an affected non-adipose tissue.. ABSTRACT: Obesity is known to increase the risk of labour dystocia and insufficient energy supply, due to reduced mitochondrial capacity or quantity, could be a possible mechanism leading to reduced ...
Development of myometrium in young female rats was stimulated by administration of diethylstilboestrol. Plasma membrane and sarcoplasmic reticulum from rat myometrium were separated by a new and rapid method using a Percoll gradient. Calcium uptake was inhibited in plasma membrane vesicles isolated from oxytocin-treated myometrium, while no consistent effect of oxytocin was found on the Ca2+ uptake in the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Oxytocin regulated the plasma membrane Ca2+ pump by decreasing its apparent affinity for Ca2+ without affecting its maximal velocity. The K1/2 for Ca2+ in the absence of calmodulin was 0.41 +/- 0.04 microM in normal membranes; this was increased to 0.93 +/- 0.12 microM in oxytocin-treated membranes. Calmodulin decreased the K1/2 for Ca2+ to 0.27 +/- 0.027 microM and oxytocin also increased this, to 0.46 +/- 0.061 microM. The effect of oxytocin on the plasma membrane Ca2+ pump was highly dependent on the hormonal status of the animals. When the diethylstilboestrol was ...
Nicotinic acid adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAADP) has recently been shown to act as a second messenger controlling intracellular Ca responses in mammalian cells. Many questions remain regarding this signaling pathway, including the role of the ryanodine receptor (RyR) in NAADP-induced Ca transients. Furthermore, the exact metabolic pathway responsible for the synthesis of NAADP in vivo has not been determined. Here, we demonstrate that the NAADP mediated Ca release system is present in human myometrial cells. We also demonstrate that human myometrial cells use the NAADP second messenger system to generate intracellular Ca transients in response to histamine. It has been proposed in the past that the NAADP system in mammalian cells is dependent on the presence of functional RyRs. Here, we observed that the histamine-induced Ca transients are dependent on both the NAADP and inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate signaling pathways but are independent of RyRs. The enzyme CD38 has been shown to catalyze ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Increased expression of stromelysin 3 mRNA in leiomyomas (uterine fibroids) compared with myometrium. AU - Palmer, Stephen S.. AU - Haynes-Johnson, Donna. AU - Diehl, Thekla. AU - Nowak, Romana A.. PY - 1998/7/1. Y1 - 1998/7/1. N2 - OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of expression of selected matrix metalloproteinases in uterine leiomyoma compared with unaffected myometrium in an effort to explain the abnormal accumulation of extracellular matrix in the leiomyoma. METHODS: The levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) mRNA in leiomyoma and myometrium were measured in samples from 22 patients during either proliferative (n = 6) or secretory phases (n = 16) of the menstrual cycle. Relative amounts of collagenase (MMP-1) and stromelysin (MMP-3) mRNAs were measured by Northern blot analysis, and amounts of stromelysin 3 (MMP- 11) and matrilysin (MMP-7) mRNA from each sample were determined by semiquantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and normalized to ...
Dysfunctional prostanoid and oxytocin receptors have been implicated in the development of myometrial hyperactivity, causing dysmenorrhoea and infertility. The aim of the present study was to investigate the topographical differences in functional contractile PG and oxytocin receptors in mid-cycle isolated myometrium.. Longitudinal, full-thickness sections of the anterior uterus were obtained from consenting pre-menopausal donors (aged 39 48 years) undergoing hysterectomy for benign disorders. Approval for this study was obtained from the Local Regional Ethics Committees. Specimens were harvested at the follicular stage of the menstrual cycle (n=14) and myometrial strips were dissected from lower and fundus ends. For contraction recordings, individual strips were mounted in organ baths under physiological conditions and attached to isometric force transducers. Following tissue equilibration, myogenic responses to vehicle (saline), sulprostone (an EP3/1 agonist), PGF2α, U46619 (10−9 M 10−5 ...
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Saturable high and low affinity binding sites for [3H]saxitoxin were identified in myometrial membranes of pregnant rats, with dissociation constants of 0.53 and 27 nM, respectively. The maximal binding capacity of the low affinity binding sites was about 10 times higher than that of the high affinity binding sites. The dissociation constants obtained from association and dissociation kinetics of [3H]saxitoxin were similar to those obtained from equilibrium binding. Saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin specifically displaced [3H]saxitoxin binding at both types of sites. Isradipine (1-10 microM) and amiloride (50-100 microM) were without effect on the binding of [3H]saxitoxin. At high concentrations (10-100 microM), veratridine induced a partial inhibition of [3H]saxitoxin binding. In dispersed myometrial cells, [3H]saxitoxin binding revealed the presence of both high and low affinity binding sites, with KD values similar to those obtained in myometrial membranes. Sodium currents were studied in both ...
A transcriptomic analysis of cultured human uterine smooth muscle cells (hUtSMCs) was performed in order to examine gene expression profiles in smooth muscle in an environment containing the two major steroid hormones that ...
CORRIGENDUM FOR Role of Activin-A and Myostatin and Their Signaling Pathway in Human Myometrial and Leiomyoma Cell Function. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Jan 01;105(1): Authors: PMID: 31832677 [PubMed - in process]...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Patkány myometrium termoanalitikai vizsgálata terhesség alatt. AU - Gábor, Csík. AU - Balázs, Patzai. AU - Falkay, G.. AU - Zupkó, I.. PY - 2009. Y1 - 2009. N2 - The aim of our present study was the investigation of rat myometrium by means of differential scanning calorimetry as a function of gestational age. Some additional groups of animals were exposed to adjuvant arthritis as a model for generalized inflammation. In order to find a connection between calorimetrically determined parameters and motor activity isolated organ experiments were performed and spontaneous as well as KCl-stimulated contractility were recorded. Uterine rings from the 5th day of early pregnancy (days 3-6) exhibited a maximum motor activity. A close correlation was revealed between calorimetric enthalpy (ΔH value) and basal and stimulated contractility. The generalized inflammation increased the maximal contractions at all tested stages (non pregnant, days 14 and 21). As gestation progressed AH ...
Myometrial relaxation of mouse via expression of two-pore domain acid sensitive (TASK) channels was studied. In our previous report, we suggested that two-pore domain acid-sensing K(+) channels (TASK-2) might be one of the candidates for the regulation of uterine circular smooth muscles in mice. In this study, we tried to show the mechanisms of relaxation via TASK-2 channels in marine myometrium. Isometric contraction measurements and patch clamp technique were used to verify TASK conductance in murine myometrium. Western blot and immunehistochemical study under confocal microscopy were used to investigate molecular identity of TASK channel. In this study, we showed that TEA and 4-AP insensitive non-inactivating outward K(+) current (NIOK) may be responsible for the quiescence of murine pregnant longitudinal myometrium. The characteristics of NIOK coincided with two-pore domain acid-sensing K(+) channels (TASK-2). NIOK in the presence of K(+) channel blockers was inhibited further by TASK inhibitors
Extensive tissue remodelling occurs in the human myometrium before, during and after parturition. The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of two tissue remodelling molecules, matrix metalloproteinase 3 ...
A method of characterizing pregnant female myometrial activity to distinguish between myometrial activity predictive of term or preterm labor and of contractures, which method comprises: (a) sensing discrete epochs of myometrial contractility and producing signals representing said discrete epochs; (b) storing said epoch representing signals; (c) determining characteristic repetitive frequencies of said signals and thereby determining whether the myometrial activity being characterized is predictive of term or preterm labor.
7 Key changes in the 2009 FIGO Staging System for Endometrial Cancer Imaging type Relative to endometrium T1WI T2WI T1WI+C Relative to myometrium T1WI T2WI T1WI+C Diffusion-weighted MRI FIGO 2009 Stage IA: myometrial invasion = none OR < 50 % Stage IB: myometrial invasion ≥50 % Characteristics of endometrial cancer Isointensity Intermediate signal intensity Earlier enhancement Variable intensity Hyperintensity Less and more delayed enhancementa Hyperintensity (hypointensity on ADC map) ADC apparent diffusion coefficient, T1WI T1-weighted imaging, T1WI+C T1-weighted imaging with contrast enhancement, T2WI T2-weighted imaging a Maximum contrast between hyperintense myometrium and hypointense endometrial tumor occurs 50-120 s after contrast medium administration; this is the most important phase for accurate assessment of the depth of myometrial invasion. The presence of an intact enhancing cervical mucosa excludes stromal invasion FIGO 1988 Stage IA: myometrial invasion = none Stage IB: ...
Advanced maternal age (≥35 years) is associated with increased rates of operative delivery, stillbirth, and post-term labour induction. The physiological causes remain uncertain, although impaired myometrial function has been implicated. To investigate the hypothesis that maternal age directly influences successful parturition, we assessed the timing of birth and fetal outcome in pregnant C57BL/6J mice at 3 months (young), 5 (intermediate) months vs. 8 months (older) of age using infra-red video recording. Serum progesterone profiles, myometrium and cervix function, and mitochondrial electron transport chain complex enzymatic activities were also examined. Older pregnant mice had longer mean gestation and labour duration (P , 0.001), as well as reduced litter size (P , 0.01) vs. 3 month old mice. Older mice did not exhibit the same decline in serum progesterone concentrations as younger mice. Cervical tissues from older mice were more distensible than younger mice (P , 0.05). Oxytocin receptor ...
Oxytocin (OT) is a nonapeptide synthesized by the magno-cellular neurons located in the supraoptic (SON) and paraventricular (PVN) nuclei of the hypothalamus. It exerts a wide variety of central and peripheral effects. However, its best-known and most well-established roles are stimulation of uterine contractions during parturition and milk release during lactation. Oxytocin also influences cardiovascular regulation and various social behaviors. The actions of OT are all mediated by one type of OT receptor (OTR). This is a transmembrane receptor belonging to the G-protein-coupled receptor superfamily. The main signaling pathway is the Gq/PLC/Ins3 pathway, but the MAPK and the RhoA/Rho kinase pathways are also activated, contributing to increased prostaglandin production and direct contractile effect on myometrial cells. In the cardiovascular system, OTR is associated with the ANP-cGMP and NO-cGMP pathways, which reduce the force and rate of contraction and increase vasodilatation ...
Densitometry data generated for Western blots are commonly used to compare protein abundance between samples. In the last decade, it has become apparent that assumptions underpinning these comparisons are often violated in studies reporting Western blot data in the literature. These violations can lead to erroneous interpretations of data and may contribute to poor reproducibility of research. We assessed the reliability of Western blot data obtained to study human myometrial tissue proteins. We ran dilution series of protein lysates to explore the linearity of densitometry data. Proteins analysed included |i|α|/i|SMA, HSP27, ERK1/2, and GAPDH. While ideal densitometry data are directly proportional to protein abundance, our data confirm that densitometry data often deviate from this ideal, in which case they can fit nonproportional linear or hyperbolic mathematical models and can reach saturation. Nonlinear densitometry data were observed when Western blots were detected using infrared
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D.R. Sekali,1 M.A. Tonta,1 J. Stevenson,2 C. Goundar,1 P.M. Sheehan,2 S.P. Brennecke,2 M. Tare,1 H.A. Coleman1 and H.C. Parkington,1 1Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia and 2Royal Womens Hospital, Flemmington Road, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia. Successful vaginal delivery requires strong forceful uterine contractions. Poor contraction, resulting in failure to progress, is associated with prolonged labour and commonly necessitates caesarean delivery (CD). Uterine contractions require calcium influx through voltage-gated calcium channels. Thus, uterine smooth muscle (myometrium) membrane potential is critical for strong labour progress. Dysfunctional labour (DL) is a significant problem in the labour ward, and is the most common indication for caesarean delivery. We recently discovered a marked excessive negative membrane potential in myometrium of both lean and obese DL women. We hypothesized that abnormally high expression and/or activity of potassium ...
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TY - JOUR. T1 - Microcirculation and intracellular free calcium changes in the pregnant uterine muscle. AU - Ruttner, Z.. AU - Ivanics, T.. AU - Kozma, F.. AU - Slaaf, D. W.. AU - Reneman, R. S.. AU - Ligeti, L.. AU - Tóth, A.. PY - 1998/3/20. Y1 - 1998/3/20. N2 - The quality of the microcirculation of the uterus is a key factor for the condition of the fetus. Presently, no model is available to study directly the in vivo microciculation of the myometrium under physiological and pathophysiological circumstances. Therefore, we present a novel model to study the microcirculation and intracellular processes in the myometrium of the close to term pregnant anesthetized rats. Pups are removed from the uterus, and a small strip of uterus is prepared free, flipped over and mounted in a superfusion chamber, leaving the radix and thereby the circulation intact. Patency of the preparation was verified with RBC velocity measurements. For fluorescence ratio measurements, Indo-1 AM was used. Fluorescence ...
Definition of uterine contraction in the Financial Dictionary - by Free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. What is uterine contraction? Meaning of uterine contraction as a finance term. What does uterine contraction mean in finance?
There are three types of muscle in the human body. Cardiac muscle is found only in the heart. Striated muscle is voluntary and attached to our skeleton so that we can skip and dance. Smooth muscle is not voluntary, we have no conscious control over it. It is found in the walls of hollow viscera, airways, blood vessels, the iris and in hair follicles. There is no fourth category of muscle. If uterine smooth muscle was so different from other smooth muscle then it would be in a section of its own. If uterine smooth muscle was designed to cause pain when contracting, as many people believe, then it would be very different from the smooth muscle in your stomach. It is not ...
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Arachidonic acid metabolites are considered important paracrine regulators in human myometrial contractions 148 . PGF2a and PGE2 are potent pharmacological
Junctional zone is a region representing the inner myometrium and is a very important imaging feature in pelvic MR imaging for interpretation of various pathologies. In its intact state, it is usually visualised as a low T2 signal layer beneath t...
Lets talk about birth. Specifically, the prevailing belief that seems to exist in the birth community that birthing individuals MUST be upright and mobile in order for labor to progress. While I dont disagree that being upright and mobile can be beneficial to the progression of labor, laboring in the bed isnt necessarily detrimental to the progression of labor or a recipe for a cesarean either.. When we look at labor as process and how it progresses, its important to remember that there are three elements that work together. The ProDoula Childbirth Education Curriculum breaks these down into what we call the Squeeze, Squat & Squirm - The GPS of Birth©. Lets examine these a bit more in-depth below.. Squeeze - the uterus controls the intensity and the pace of the labor. Some consider the uterus the most powerful muscle in the female body. There are three layers of the uterine muscle (myometrium) and as these layers contract in response to oxytocin they contract in a clockwise motion. The ...
TY - JOUR. T1 - Evidence for multiple circulating factors in preeclampsia. AU - Myers, Jenny E.. AU - Hart, Sarah. AU - Armstrong, Stuart. AU - Mires, Gary J.. AU - Beynon, Robert. AU - Gaskell, Simon J.. AU - Baker, Philip N.. N1 - dc.publisher: Elsevier PY - 2007/3. Y1 - 2007/3. N2 - OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to enrich vasoactive factors that are present in the plasma of women with preeclampsia by the application of sequential fractionation and determination of the activity of each fraction in a bioassay. STUDY DESIGN: Pooled plasma from women with preeclampsia (n = 23) and matched control subjects (n = 23) was subjected to fractionation with ultrafiltration, targeted immunodepletion, or size exclusion chromatography. Myometrial arteries that were isolated from healthy cesarean section biopsy specimens (n = 28) were incubated with plasma fractions (2%, volume/volume), and their endothelial function was assessed by wire myography. RESULTS: Incubation of arteries with preeclampsia ...
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, Human Uterus: Fundus (Normal) tissue lysate, GTX27608, Applications: ELISA, IP, WB; ELISA, Immunoprecipitation, Western Blot (WB); CrossReactivity:
This gene is a member of the WNT gene family, which consists of structurally related genes that encode secreted signaling proteins. These proteins have been implicated in oncogenesis and in several developmental processes, including regulation of cell fate and patterning during embryogenesis. This gene is involved in the development of the anterior-posterior axis in the female reproductive tract, and also plays a critical role in uterine smooth muscle pattering and maintenance of adult uterine function. Mutations in this gene are associated with Fuhrmann and Al-Awadi/Raas-Rothschild/Schinzel phocomelia syndromes. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008 ...
what is the function of dopamine released from the hypothalmus|inhibition of prolactin synthesisoxytocin function|1.stimulation of uterine smooth muscle contractions2.contraction of oviduct (gamete transport)3.contraction of myoepithelial cells (milk let down)
Now, lets take another leap of thought. Think about your choices about childbirth, what assessments, monitoring and procedures your birth professional is speaking with you about, your concerns about pain, possible pain relief options and even possibly having a non-labouring birth, or your health issues that might affect your birth choices and think about your Birth Plan. When you learn the skills in The Pink Kit, you can take those skills with you into whatever birth you find yourself having. Regardless of where or with whom you will birth or whatever is happening to you or around you, you will have another contraction. If you are having a non-labouring c/s then you can use these resources to prepare for the birth of your child anyway , thus giving you a deep sense of connection to the process of childbirth. If you are going to labour and give birth, you can learn the truly universal skills, which work. Youll still be breathing, so why not learn the Directed Breathing (the most natural way ...
Braxton Hicks contractions are physiological contractions of myometrium that occur in pregnancy. They are often sporadic and start by ~6 weeks. Radiographic features Antenatal ultrasound It may be seen as a transient change myometrial thicknes...
We did not have any significant procedural related complications at the Sydney Adventist Hospital. Women who have a breast condition frequently mention that their symptoms are fibroid risks during pregnancy by stress. Corson SL. Estrogen and progesterone, produced by the ovary, regulate the expression levels of different growth factors in the myometrium. Last I checked 6 months ago it was the size of a tennis ball, but Im sure it has grown.
A condition whereby the endometrium (the inner layer of the uterus) grows into the myometrium (the muscular outer layer); it is also called intern...
2019 Vol. 71 No. 2. ZHANG You-Yi et al.: Prostaglandin E2 receptors differentially regulate the output of proinflammatory cytokines in myometrial cells from term pregnant women. Supplement Fig. 1, 2 ...
Proventil is a drug which is designed to act on b2-adrenergic receptors, responsible for the spastic contraction of the bronchi, uterus, blood vessels. It can be used in inhalation - and then acts mainly on bronchi. Thus, the effect becomes noticeable after a few minutes and lasts up to six hours. And there can be used other pharmacological forms to exert influence on the myometrium. Accordingly, treatment with this drug is carried out in the pulmonology, obstetrics, in case of allergy, bronchial asthma, bronchospasm, when it is necessary to relax the uterus prior to surgery during pregnancy, in case of threatened hypertonicity and so on.. Proventil is produced in different pharmacological forms - from pills to solutions for inhalation and infusion. The instruction describes how to apply each of the forms in various pathologies, according to the instruction of the drug. There are different methods of application and dosages for prophylactic use, the relief of acute conditions or regular ...
The lining of the uterus is composed of two layers. The outer layer is called the myometrium, and the inner layer is the endometrium.
Over the last few months he has measured the uteruses of 5,000 women using ultrasound and drawn up a table of the average ratio of a uteruss length to its width for different age bands.. The data shows that this ratio is about 2 at birth and then it steadily decreases through a womans life to 1.46 when she is in old age.. Dr Verguts was thrilled to discover that when women are at their most fertile, between the ages of 16 and 20, the ratio of length to width of a uterus is 1.6 - a very good approximation to the golden ratio.. ...
Interactive GenMAPP HTML MAPPs. Pathway MAPPs highlighted by MAPPFinder and functional analysis are visualized with gene expression data from gestational myometrium. Coloring criteria using HOPACH based pattern groups presented in this manuscript. ...
One of the fundamental motivations behind ladies right now to give new life.In the female body, an immense number of surprising procedures happen and each other