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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-2-12
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of pomegranate (Punica granatum L., Punicaceae) seed extract on uterine contractility. Pomegranate seeds were methanolic extracted and their constituents analyzed using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. Isometric force was measured in strips of longitudinal rat myometrium and the effects of pomegranate seed extract studied. We found beta-sitosterol to be the main constituent of the extract (16%) and its effects were also investigated. Pomegranate seed extract and beta-sitosterol increased spontaneous contractions in a concentration-dependent manner with a maximum effect at 250 mg/100 mL and 1 mg/100 mL, respectively. The amplitude and frequency of the phasic contraction were significantly increased along with basal tension. The effects of pomegranate seed extract were very similar to those of beta-sitosterol. Force produced in the presence of pomegranate seed extract was abolished by the inhibition of L-type calcium channels or myosin light chain kinase (MLCK). Contractions were not potentiated by pomegranate extract following the inhibition of K channels or inhibition of the sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase (SERCA). The actions of beta-sitosterol and the extract were not blocked by the estrogen receptor blocker, fulvestrant. We conclude that pomegranate seed extract is a potent stimulator of phasic activity in rat uterus. Our data suggest that the uterotonic effect is due to nonestrogenic effects of beta-sitosterol acting to inhibit K channels and SERCA and thereby increasing contraction via calcium entry on L-type calcium channels and MLCK. We suggest that pomegranate extract and beta-sitosterol may be a useful uterine stimulant.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium Channel Blockers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Enzyme Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Estradiol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Estrogen Antagonists, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Plant Extracts, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Potassium Channel Blockers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Potassium Channels, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sarcoplasmic Reticulum..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sitosterols, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/fulvestrant, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/sitosterol
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1933-7205
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
288-96
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Calcium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Enzyme Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Estradiol, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Estrogen Antagonists, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Plant Extracts, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Potassium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Potassium Channels, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Punicaceae, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Sarcoplasmic Reticulum, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Calcium-Transporting ATPases, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Seeds, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Sitosterols, pubmed-meshheading:19966214-Uterine Contraction
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
The effects of pomegranate seed extract and beta-sitosterol on rat uterine contractions.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Science, Suranaree University of Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't