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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
The expression of the angiotensin-forming enzymes, renin and angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE), were examined in the bovine uteroplacental unit. The ACE activity was determined in cell membrane fractions, and ACE and renin were localized by autoradiography and immunohistochemistry, respectively. In the myometrium, the ACE activity was significantly higher in dioestrous than in oestrous. ACE activity correlated negatively with the day of gestation in the endometrium and myometrium but positively in the placentome and allantoamniotic membrane. Autoradiography showed, that ACE was localized in vascular endothelial cells in all compartments. ACE was also expressed in the endometrial stroma and uterine glands, most pronounced in the outer part of the basal zone. In the intercotyledonary membrane and the placentome, the mesenchymal cells located near the trophoblast cells expressed ACE. Solitary macrophage- or monocyte-like cells showing intense renin immunoreactivity were found in the uterus, while the uterine and the glandular epithelial cells displayed inconsistent reactivity. No renin was observed in the placentomes or in the fetal membranes. The findings demonstrate a regulated expression of angiotensin-forming enzymes throughout the bovine uteroplacental unit. Whether this local renin-angiotensin system contributes to the highly regulated morphological and functional changes throughout the oestrous cycle and gestation remains to be established.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0143-4004
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2001 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
852-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Autoradiography, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Captopril, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Diestrus, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Endometrium, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Endothelium, Vascular, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Estrous Cycle, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Estrus, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Myometrium, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Placenta, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Renin, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Tissue Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:11718573-Uterus
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in the bovine uteroplacental unit changes in relation to the cycle and pregnancy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy and Physiology, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Grønnegaardsvej 7, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark. ks@kvl.dk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't