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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8-9
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-3
pubmed:abstractText
We and others have previously observed an imbalance in cytotrophoblast secretion of the vasoactive prostanoids prostacyclin and thromboxane A(2) in pre-eclampsia. To examine the effects of potential modulators of this imbalance, cytotrophoblasts isolated from normal and pre-eclamptic pregnancies were incubated in the presence of lipopolysaccharide, the calcium ionophore A23187, tumour necrosis factor alpha, or interleukin 1beta, with or without the cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor, indomethacin. Further incubations included the drugs tranylcypromine, a prostacyclin synthetase inhibitor (0.1, 10 microM ), or the thromboxane synthetase inhibitor, pirmagrel (0.001, 1 microM ). Results showed that cytotrophoblasts from pre-eclamptic pregnancies had increased thromboxane production and significant stimulation of prostacyclin production by lipopolysaccharide and calcium ionophore. Lipopolysaccharide stimulated thromboxane production in normal cytotrophoblasts, while indomethacin almost completely inhibited production of both prostanoids. Tranylcypromine mildly inhibited prostacyclin production in normal cytotrophoblasts only, whereas pirmagrel strongly inhibited thromboxane production in a dose-related manner, with reciprocal increase in prostacyclin production occurring in cytotrophoblasts from pre-eclamptic pregnancies. This study confirmed that cytotrophoblasts from pre-eclamptic women had increased thromboxane production and showed that pirmagrel, at the relatively low dose of 0.001 microM, was able to normalize the imbalance of thromboxane and prostacylin production and may therefore warrant further investigation as a treatment for pre-eclampsia.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcimycin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Drug Combinations, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Epoprostenol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Imidazoles, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Indomethacin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Lipopolysaccharides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pyridines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Thromboxane A2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tranylcypromine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/pirmagrel
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0143-4004
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
594-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Calcimycin, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Drug Combinations, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Epoprostenol, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Imidazoles, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Indomethacin, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Interleukin-1, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Lipopolysaccharides, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Pre-Eclampsia, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Pregnancy, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Pyridines, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Thromboxane A2, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Tranylcypromine, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Trophoblasts, pubmed-meshheading:12361679-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:articleTitle
Modulation of prostacyclin and thromboxane secretion by cytotrophoblasts from normal and pre-eclamptic human pregnancies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Renal Medicine, Sydney University at Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't