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15339743

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
Oxytocin-induced Ca(2+) transients play an important role in myometrial contractions. Here, using a knockout model, we found that the enzyme CD38, responsible for the synthesis of the second messenger cyclic ADP-ribose (cADPR), plays an important role in the oxytocin-induced Ca(2+) transients and contraction. We also observed that CD38 is necessary for TNF-alpha-increased agonist-stimulated Ca(2+) transients in human myometrial cells. We provide experimental evidence that the TNF-alpha effect is mediated by increased expression of the enzyme CD38. First, we observed that TNF-alpha increased oxytocin-induced Ca(2+) transients and CD38 expression in human myometrial cells. Moreover, using small interference RNA technology, we observed that TNF-alpha stimulation of agonist-induced Ca(2+) transients was abolished by blocking the expression of CD38. In control experiments, we observed that activation of the component of the TNF-alpha signaling pathway, NF-kappaB, was not affected by the treatments. Finally, we observed that the effects of TNF-alpha on CD38 cyclase and oxytocin-induced Ca(2+) transients are abolished by progesterone. In conclusion, we provide the first experimental evidence that CD38 is important for myometrial Ca(2+) transients and contraction. Moreover, CD38 is necessary for the TNF-alpha-mediated augmentation of agonist-induced Ca(2+) transients in myometrial cells. We propose that the balance between cytokines and placental steroids regulates the expression of CD38 in vivo and cell responsiveness to oxytocin.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0193-1849
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
287
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
E1142-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of CD38 in myometrial Ca2+ transients: modulation by progesterone.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't