Endothelin Stimulation of Rat Uterine Segment Contractility Is Estrogen-Dependent

Gittens, Lisa; Wojtczuk, Andrea; Weiss, Gerson; Goldsmith, Laura T.

doi:10.1159/000009997

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“…It is well known that sex hormones play an important role in the control of pregnant uterine contractility. A relative predominance of progesterone decreases the contractility, while a relative estrogen predominance increases it [20,21]. In a search for a physiological correlation, regression analysis was carried out between E/P and PW/PER.…”

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Characterization of late-pregnant rat uterine contraction via the contractility ratio in vitro Significance of α1-adrenoceptors

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The aim of this study was to characterize the ability of late-pregnant (days 15-22) rat uterine tissue rings to contract in response to electric field stimulation in vitro. For this purpose, maximum rhythmic contractions were elicited by optimum choice of the period time and the pulse width, the two main parameters of electric field stimulation. In parallel, the plasma 17beta-estradiol and progesterone levels were determined. It was found that the contractility ratio, i.e. the quotient of the optimum pulse width and the period time, is a good parameter with which to express the contractility. The larger the contractility ratio, the better the ability to contract. Evaluation of the area under the curve did not furnish information relating to the contractility in this method. A very close correlation was observed between the contractility ratio and the quotient of the 17beta-estradiol and progesterone levels on different days, demonstrating that the in vitro ability characterized by the contractility ratio is in keeping with the physiological regularity. There was also a very close correlation between the contractility ratio and the quotient of the alpha1- and beta-adrenergic receptors, suggesting the main role of the numbers of alpha1-receptor in pregnant uterine contractility. It is believed that this is the first in vitro model to give a numerical measure concerning the ontogeny of uterine contractility in late pregnancy.

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“…The aim of the present study was to characterize the ability of such uterine tissues to contract in response to EFS in late pregnancy (days [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] in the rat. For this purpose, we set out to describe the contractility by choosing stimulation parameters necessary to elicit rhythmic contractions.…”

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