EFFECTS OF GLUCOCORTICOIDS ON PROSTAGLANDIN FORMATION BY HUMAN AMNION

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作者
GIBB, W
LAVOIE, JC
机构
[1] UNIV OTTAWA, OTTAWA GEN HOSP, DEPT PHYSIOL, OTTAWA K1H 8L6, ONTARIO, CANADA
[2] UNIV MONTREAL, DEPT OBSTET & GYNECOL, MONTREAL H3C 3J7, QUEBEC, CANADA
关键词
amnion; fetal membranes; glucocorticoids; labor; pregnancy; prostaglandins;
D O I
10.1139/y90-101
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The human amnion may be an important source of prostaglandins involved in the onset of human labor and therefore it is important to define the factors that regulate their formation in this tissue. In the present study we demonstrate that glucocorticoids inhibit prostaglandin production by freshly isolated amnion cells. The inhibitory action of the glucocorticoids, however, changes to a stimulatory action when the cells are maintained in primary culture for a few days. For both inhibition and stimulation, concentrations of 10-8 M dexamethasone or greater were required to give significant effects, and estradiol and progesterone had no effect on the prostaglandin output of the cells. Epidermal growth factor (EGF), which has previously been found to stimulate prostaglandin output by confluent amnion cells, did not alter prostaglandin output of cells initially placed in culture. Furthermore, the stimulatory action of EGF and dexamethasone appeared additive. The calcium ionophore A23187 stimulated prostaglandin output in freshly isolated cells and accentuated the inhibitory effect of dexamethasone. These studies indicate that prostaglandin formation by human amnion during pregnancy could be regulated by glucocorticoids. These steroids are easily available to the amnion by way of cortisone conversion to cortisol by the maternal decidua. The results also indicate that amnion is capable of responding to glucocorticoids in both a stimulatory and inhibitory fashion and whether one or both actions are of importance in vivo is a question that is as yet unresolved.
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