Quantitative reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction analysis of oxytocin and vasopressin receptor mRNAs in the rat uterus near parturition.

Abstract:

:Oxytocin receptors (OT-R) are known to be involved in the course of labor since a massive increase in OT-binding sites is observed in the uterus just before parturition. Vasopressin (AVP)-binding sites have also been observed and have been shown to mediate uterotonic responses. To determine exactly which subtypes of OT/AVP receptors are expressed in the rat uterus near parturition, we carried out absolute quantitations of the neurohypophysial hormone receptor (OT-R and the vasopressin receptors V1a-R, V1b-R and V2-R) mRNAs with an assay based on reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using in vitro transcribed mutated cRNAs as internal standards. The number of mRNA molecules/ng of total RNA was 35 +/- 6, 220 +/- 33 and 39 +/- 9 for OT-R (P < 0.01) and 16 +/- 1, 25 +/- 8 and 31 +/- 5 for V1a-R (P > 0.05) on day (D) 21, 22 and 23 of gestation (post-parturient), respectively. We did not detect V1b-R and V2-R mRNAs in the pregnant uterus. Therefore, the heterogeneity of OT and AVP receptors in the rat uterus can only be assigned to the presence of OT-R and V1a-R neurohypophysial hormone receptor subtypes, whereas V1b-R and V2-R can not be invoked. Only OT-R mRNA levels change in the uterus near parturition.

journal_name

Mol Cell Endocrinol

authors

Clerget MS,Elalouf JM,Germain G

doi

10.1016/s0303-7207(97)00218-9

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1997-12-31 00:00:00

pages

79-89

issue

1

eissn

0303-7207

issn

1872-8057

pii

S0303720797002189

journal_volume

136

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