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a Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101
ABSTRACT
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) inhibits myometrial contractile activity. However, the responsiveness of the mouse myometrium to CGRP is dependent on the hormonal and gestational stage. The inhibitory effect of CGRP in the myometrium is prominent during gestation and declines at parturition. The present study was undertaken to examine if nitric oxide (NO) production by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms mediates the inhibitory action of CGRP on uterine contractions as has been suggested earlier. Transgenic mice deficient in either of the three major NOS isoforms: endothelial NOS (eNOS), inducible NOS (iNOS), and neuronal NOS (nNOS) were used. Isometric force measurements on myometrial strips obtained from NOS-deficient mice were carried out and the inhibitory capacity of CGRP was monitored. CGRP inhibited KCl-induced contractions of the myometrial strips obtained from eNOS(-/-), iNOS(-/-), and nNOS(-/-) mice with equal efficiency as in wild-type animals. Additionally, NOS protein expression in the mouse uterus during gestation and during the estrous cycle was examined by means of Western immunoblot analysis. No correlation between NOS expression and inhibitory activity of CGRP was evident. The results suggest that the inhibitory action of CGRP in the mouse uterus is independent of the activity of these NOS isoforms.
First decision: 12 April 2000.
1 Supported by National Institute of Health grant GM48610.
2 Correspondence: G. Dahl, Department of Physiology & Biophysics (R-430), University of Miami School of Medicine, 1600 NW 10th Ave., Miami, FL 33136. FAX: 305 243 5931; gdahl{at}miami.edu
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