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Absence of the oxytocin-induced prostaglandin F2 alpha secretory response in uterus from ovariectomized ewes and activation of the response in vitro.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7616163     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Oxytocin-induced prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) responses were measured in explants of uterus from ovariectomized ewes on the day of tissue collection or after culture for 72 h in the presence or absence of oestradiol-17 beta (100 nmol/l). Oxytocin receptor binding activity was 210 +/- 47 fmol [3H]oxytocin bound per mg protein in fresh tissue and 89 +/- 24 and 90 +/- 17 fmol/mg in tissue cultured with control medium or with oestradiol respectively (means +/- S.E.M.). PGF2 alpha production during the hour following oxytocin administration to freshly collected tissue was 272 +/- 77 ng/g/h compared with 193 +/- 35 ng/g/h in the absence of oxytocin. These rates were 2789 +/- 1085 and 353 +/- 135 ng/g/h after culture for 72 h in control medium and 2022 +/- 496 and 342 +/- 134 ng/g/h after culture with oestradiol. Thus oestradiol had no effect on the culture-induced maturation of the PGF2 alpha response. Short-term exposure to arachidonic acid (66 mumol/l) did not increase PGF2 alpha production in fresh tissue but significantly increased basal but not oxytocin-induced PGF2 alpha production after 72 h in culture (P < 0.05). There was an absence of oxytocin-induced inositol phosphate turnover in fresh tissue but after culture concentrations of inositol mono-, bis- and trisphosphates were all significantly increased by oxytocin (P < 0.005). Antisera directed against G-protein alpha sub-units alpha i3, alpha o, alpha q, alpha 11 and the common beta subunit, and prostaglandin H-synthase-1 detected proteins that were present before and after culture.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
E L Sheldrick; H C Flick-Smith; D E Bendall; A P Flint
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of endocrinology     Volume:  145     ISSN:  0022-0795     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Endocrinol.     Publication Date:  1995 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-08-18     Completed Date:  1995-08-18     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0375363     Medline TA:  J Endocrinol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  299-305     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cellular Physiology, Babraham Institute, Cambridge, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Arachidonic Acid / pharmacology
Culture Techniques
Dinoprost / secretion*
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Female
GTP-Binding Proteins / metabolism
Immunoblotting
Inositol Phosphates / metabolism
Ovariectomy
Oxytocin / pharmacology*
Phosphatidylinositols / metabolism
Receptors, Oxytocin / metabolism
Sheep / physiology*
Uterus / drug effects,  metabolism,  secretion*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Inositol Phosphates; 0/Phosphatidylinositols; 0/Receptors, Oxytocin; 50-56-6/Oxytocin; 506-32-1/Arachidonic Acid; 551-11-1/Dinoprost; EC 3.6.1.-/GTP-Binding Proteins

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