Function of cyclo-oxygenase-1 and cyclo-oxygenase-2 in the ductus arteriosus from foetal lamb: differential development and change by oxygen and endotoxin

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作者
Coceani, F
Ackerley, C
Seidlitz, E
Kelsey, L
机构
[1] Hosp Sick Children, Integrat Biol Programme, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
[2] Hosp Sick Children, Dept Pathol, Toronto, ON M5G 1X8, Canada
关键词
ductus arteriosus; cyclo-oxygenase; prostaglandin E-2; L-745,337; indomethacin; oxygen; endotoxin; foetal development;
D O I
10.1038/sj.bjp.0703779
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R9 [药学];
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1007 ;
摘要
1 Prenatal patency of the ductus arteriosus is maintained mainly by prostaglandin(PG) E-2. Here we have examined the relative importance of cyclo-oxygenase-1 (COX1) and cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX2) for PGE(2) formation in the foetal lamb ductus (0.65 gestation onwards). 2 Using fluorescence microscopy and immunogold staining, COX1 appeared more abundant than COX2 in endothelial and smooth muscle cells, and this difference was greater before-term. Inside muscle cells, COX1 and COX2 immunoreactivity was located primarily in the perinuclear region. Endotoxin, given to the lamb in utero (similar to 0.1 mug kg(-1)), caused COX2 upregulation, while an opposite effect with disappearance of the enzyme followed endotoxin treatment in vitro (100 ng ml(-1)). COX1 immunoreactivity remained virtually unchanged with either treatment; however, this isoform as well as any induced COX2 migrated towards the outer cytoplasm. 3 The COX2 inhibitor L-745,337 (1-10 muM) contracted the isolated ductus at term, the response being almost as high as that to indomethacin (dual COX1/COX2 inhibitor) over the same dose-range. Conversely, L-745,337 was relatively less effective in the premature. 4 Pretreatment of the premature in vivo with endotoxin enhanced the contraction of the ductus to L-745,337, while in vitro endotoxin had a variable effect. 5 The premature ductus exhibited a stronger contraction to L-745,337 following exposure to oxygen. On the other hand, the oxygen contraction, which is modest before-term, was enhanced by L-745,337. 6 We conclude that COX1 and COX2 develop unevenly in the ductus. While both enzymes contribute to PGE2 formation at term, COX1 is the major isoform in the premature. COX2, however, may acquire greater importance before-term following physiological and pathophysiological stimuli.
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