Prokineticin 1 induces a pro-inflammatory response in murine fetal membranes but does not induce preterm delivery
| Autor: | Jane E. Norman, Tamsin R M Lannagan, Rob D. Catalano, Henry N. Jabbour, Martin Wilson, Fiona C. Denison |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Lipopolysaccharides
Male Embryology medicine.medical_specialty Uterus Extraembryonic Membranes Inflammation Biology Injections Receptors G-Protein-Coupled Mice Endocrinology Downregulation and upregulation Fetal membrane Pregnancy Internal medicine Placenta medicine Animals Receptor Fetus Research Obstetrics and Gynecology Cell Biology Prokineticin Up-Regulation medicine.anatomical_structure Reproductive Medicine Premature Birth Female Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Endocrine-Gland-Derived medicine.symptom Inflammation Mediators |
| Zdroj: | Reproduction (Cambridge, England) Lannagan, T R M, Wilson, M R, Denison, F, Norman, J E, Catalano, R D & Jabbour, H N 2013, ' Prokineticin 1 induces a pro-inflammatory response in murine fetal membranes but does not induce preterm delivery ', Reproduction, vol. 146, no. 6, pp. 581-591 . https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-13-0295 |
| ISSN: | 1741-7899 1470-1626 |
| Popis: | The mechanisms that regulate the induction of term or preterm delivery (PTD) are not fully understood. Infection is known to play a role in the induction of pro-inflammatory cascades in uteroplacental tissues associated with preterm pathological parturition. Similar but not identical cascades are evident in term labour. In the current study, we used a mouse model to evaluate the role of prokineticins in term and preterm parturition. Prokineticins are multi-functioning secreted proteins that signal through G-protein-coupled receptors to induce gene expression, including genes important in inflammatory responses. Expression of prokineticins (Prok1andProk2) was quantified in murine uteroplacental tissues by QPCR in the days preceding labour (days 16–19).Prok1mRNA expression increased significantly on D18 in fetal membranes (compared with D16) but not in uterus or placenta. Intrauterine injection of PROK1 on D17 induced fetal membrane mRNA expression of the pro-inflammatory mediatorsIl6,Il1b,Tnf,Cxcl2andCxcl5, which are not normally up-regulated until D19 of pregnancy. However, intrauterine injection of PROK1 did not result in PTD. As expected, injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced PTD, but this was not associated with changes in expression ofProk1or its receptor (Prokr1) in fetal membranes. These results suggest that althoughProk1exhibits dynamic mRNA regulation in fetal membranes preceding labour and induces a pro-inflammatory response when injected into the uterus on D17, it is insufficient to induce PTD. Additionally, prokineticin up-regulation appears not to be part of the LPS-induced inflammatory response in mouse fetal membranes. |
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