Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Marx, SG; Wentz, MJ; Mackay, LB; Schlembach, D; Maul, H; Fittkow, C; Given, R; Vedernikov, Y; Saade, GR; Garfield, RE.
Effects of progesterone on iNOS, COX-2, and collagen expression in the cervix.
J Histochem Cytochem. 2006; 54(6):623-639
Doi: 10.1369/jhc.5A6759.2006
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- This study examines the relationship between inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in the control of cervical ripening and parturition under normal (normal term pregnancy) and abnormal (preterm labor and prolongation of pregnancy) conditions by (a) measuring changes in the collagen both visually and quantitatively, (b) localizing and characterizing iNOS and COX-2 under normal conditions, and (c) characterizing the changes in iNOS and COX-2 under abnormal conditions. Cervices are obtained from estrus and timed pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats (n=4-10 per group). Preterm labor is induced with Onapristone (3 mg/rat; progesterone antagonist) and the prolongation of pregnancy with progesterone (2.5 mg, twice daily). Collagen changes are measured and visualized with the picrosirius polarization method. RT-PCR is used to characterize the mRNA expression (p<0.05), and immunohistochemistry is used to localize the protein expression for iNOS and COX-2. The organization and birefringence of the collagen during pregnancy decreased and is supported by changes in the luminosity (p<0.001). The iNOS and COX-2 enzymes were localized in cervical smooth muscle, vascular smooth muscle, and epithelium. Under normal conditions, iNOS mRNA levels decreased as COX-2 mRNA levels increased demonstrating an inverse correlation (Spearman r = -0.497; p=0.00295). Onapristone stimulated preterm labor, increasing the iNOS and COX-2 mRNA (p<0.05). The increase demonstrated a positive correlation (Spearman r = 0.456; p=0.03). Progesterone prolonged pregnancy, decreasing the iNOS and COX-2 mRNA (p=0.036). In conclusion, there may be an interaction between the nitric oxide and prostaglandin pathways in cervical ripening and parturition.
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- Animals -
- Azo Compounds -
- Cervical Ripening - drug effects
- Cervix Uteri - drug effects
- Collagen - biosynthesis
- Coloring Agents - biosynthesis
- Cyclooxygenase 2 - biosynthesis
- Female - biosynthesis
- Gonanes - pharmacology
- Immunohistochemistry - pharmacology
- Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II - biosynthesis
- Obstetric Labor, Premature - chemically induced
- Organ Specificity - chemically induced
- Parturition - drug effects
- Pregnancy - drug effects
- Pregnancy, Prolonged - chemically induced
- Progesterone - antagonists and inhibitors
- RNA, Messenger - biosynthesis
- Rats - biosynthesis
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley - biosynthesis
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction - biosynthesis
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- iNOS
- COX-2
- rat
- cervix
- progesterone
- Onapristone
- cervical ripening
- parturition
- nitric oxide
- prostaglandin