External alkalinization decreases intracellular Ca++ and spontaneous contractions in pregnant rat myometrium - 11/09/11
Abstract |
OBJECTIVES: As plasma pH rises during pregnancy, the effect of raising external pH on spontaneous contractions in pregnant rat myometrium was investigated to test the hypothesis that elevated external pH depresses contraction.
STUDY DESIGN: Strips of longitudinal myometrium were loaded with SNARF (seminaphthorhodafluor) or Indo-1 for simultaneous intracellular pH or Ca++ and force measurements. Results were obtained from a minimum of five animals in each group, and significant differences were tested for by paired Student t tests.
RESULTS: Raising the external pH significantly reduced spontaneous force and calcium transient in the pregnant uterus. Raising the external pH led to a slow rise in intracellular pH, but this could not account for the functional effect. K- rubidium 86-labeled efflux rates were unaffected by external pH, suggesting no hyperpolarization. The Ca++ channel agonist Bay K8644 (5 μmol/L) restored contractions abolished by raised external pH.
CONCLUSIONS: Raised external pH reduces spontaneous contractions in the pregnant rat uterus, probably by an external effect on Ca++ entry. This effect may contribute to uterine quiescence before term. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997;177:959-63.)
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Uterus, contractions, calcium, pH, K+ efflux, rat
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 | From the Physiological Laboratory, University of Liverpool,a and the School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester.b |
| Supported by the Wellcome Trust, Royal Society, and Medical Research Council, United Kingdom. |
 | Reprint requests: Susan Wray, PhD, Physiological Laboratory, Crown Street, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3BX, United Kingdom. |
| 0002-9378/97 $5.00 + 0 6/1/83752 |
Vol 177 - N° 4
P. 959-963 - octobre 1997 Retour au numéro
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