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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 46, Issue 3, Pages 226-231Publisher
MUNKSGAARD INT PUBL LTD
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0897.2001.d01-6.x
Keywords
human; interleukin-1 beta; interleukin-6; myometrium; oxytocin
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- NICHD NIH HHS [HD34373-03] Funding Source: Medline
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PROBLEM: Infection-mediated preterm labor results in the production of inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and interleukin-6 (IL-6). Oxytocin (OT) plays a key role in the process of labor. This study investigates the effect of IL-1 beta and IL-6 on intra-and extracellular OT in human smooth muscle cells and evaluates IL-1 beta induced changes in IL-6 production. METHOD OF STUDY: Primary cultures of human myometrium, obtained from term pregnant women (n = 7) were incubated with either IL-1 beta or IL-6 for 0-24 hr. Intra- and extracellular OT peptide concentrations were measured by radioimmunoassay and IL-6 mRNA and protein were evaluated by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: Both, IL-1 beta and IL-6 led to an increase in OT secretion, which was accompanied by a reduction of the intracellular OT peptide pool. IL-1 beta significantly induced IL-6 mRNA expression and protein secretion, which did not further enhance IL-1 beta induced OT secretion. CONCLUSIONS: The induction of OT secretion by proinflammatory cytokines in human myometrium in vitro, supports the concept of a thus regulated infection-triggered preterm labor process in vivo.
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