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8337416

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-8-26
pubmed:abstractText
Prostanoid production by intrauterine tissues from pregnant and non-pregnant women has been studied intensively over the last decade. Little is known about the lipoxygenase metabolites of arachidonic acid (AA). The production of prostaglandins and HETEs by pregnancy specific human tissues was investigated in a short-term culture system. Tissue samples were obtained after uncomplicated pregnancies from placenta, fetal membranes and decidua of deliveries before (n = 6) and after the onset of labor (n = 8) and incubated for 1 hour in oxygenated HBSS. In the supernatant, PGE2, PGF2 alpha, 6-keto-PGF1 alpha and TXB2 were measured with RIA and 15-, 12- and 5-HETE with HPLC and UV-detection. The main AA-metabolite in all tissue incubations was 12-HETE. Decidua produced 12 to 28 times more prostaglandins than placenta and fetal membranes with 6-keto-PGF1 alpha as the main metabolite. The main cyclooxygenase derivative measured from placenta and fetal membrane incubations was TXB2. After labor, fetal membranes showed an increase in total prostaglandin (significant for PGE2) and a decrease in HETE synthesis. The physiologic significance of 12-HETE in reproduction is still poorly understood, but a shift in AA metabolism from HETEs to prostaglandins may be involved in the initiation of labor. Furthermore, these results point to different roles of the tissue compartments within the pregnant uterus for the parturition process.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0090-6980
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
571-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Eicosanoid production by intrauterine tissues before and after labor in short-term tissue culture.
pubmed:affiliation
Universitatsfrauenklinik Endokrinologie und Reproduktionsmedizin, Freiburg, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't