High iNOS mRNA and protein localization during late pregnancy suggest a role for nitric oxide in mouse pubic symphysis relaxation.

Abstract:

:Remodeling and relaxation of the mouse pubic symphysis (PS) are central events in parturition. The mouse PS remodels in a hormone-controlled process that involves the modification of the fibrocartilage into an interpubic ligament (IpL), followed by its relaxation prior to parturition. It is recognized that nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and consequently nitric oxide (NO) generation play important roles in extracellular matrix modification, and may promote cytoskeleton changes that contribute to the remodeling of connective tissue, which precedes the onset of labor. To our knowledge, no studies thus far have investigated inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression, protein localization, and NO generation in the mouse PS during pregnancy. In this work, we used a combination of the immunolocalization of iNOS, its relative mRNA expression, and NO production to examine the possible involvement of iNOS in remodeling and relaxation of the mouse IpL during late pregnancy. The presence of iNOS was observed in chondrocytes and fibroblast-like cells in the interpubic tissues. In addition, iNOS mRNA and NO production were higher during preterm labor on Day 19 of pregnancy (D19) than NO production on D18 or in virgin groups. The significant increase in iNOS mRNA expression and NO generation from the partially relaxed IpL at D18 to the completely relaxed IpL at D19 may indicate that NO plays an important role in late pregnancy during relaxation of the mouse IpL.

journal_name

Mol Reprod Dev

authors

Moro CF,Consonni SR,Rosa RG,Nascimento MA,Joazeiro PP

doi

10.1002/mrd.22020

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-04-01 00:00:00

pages

272-82

issue

4

eissn

1040-452X

issn

1098-2795

journal_volume

79

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