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ArticleReproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)2012

Phospholipid scramblase expression in the pregnant mouse uterus in LPS-induced preterm delivery.

Kelley C McLean, Karen H Oppenheimer, Leigh M Sweet, Mark Phillippe

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Article in Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kelley C McLeanDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, USA. kelley.mclean@vtmednet.org
Karen H Oppenheimer
Leigh M Sweet
Mark Phillippe
University of Vermont · US

Funding

Thrombin-Stimulated Intrauterine Signaling PathwayR01HD044747 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT &ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI PHILLIPPE, MARK · 2003 to 2007
$1.3M
NICHD NIH HHS HD 044747NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD044747
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phospholipid scramblases (PLSCR), stimulated by proinflammatory cytokines, are thought to mediate the loss of lipid asymmetry in cell membranes, allowing for specific reactions in the coagulation cascade. The PLSCR may therefore provide a link between inflammation, coagulation, and, because thrombin is a uterotonic, preterm birth (PTB). To explore the relationship between PLSCR expression and inflammation-related PTB, we utilized reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and Western blot studies to quantify messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein expression for the 4 PLSCR homologues (PLSCR 1-4). Uteri from day 15 pregnant mice were harvested at several time points after intrauterine lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection (or normal saline, for controls). Expression of mRNA in all 4 Plscr isoforms was demonstrated. Lipopolysaccharide treatment resulted in increased expression of PLSCR-1 and a decrease in Plscr4 mRNA, thereby demonstrating modulation of PLSCR-1 and PLSCR-4 in LPS-induced PTB. Additionally, protein expression was confirmed for all except PLSCR-4, with increased expression of PLSCR-1 after LPS treatment.

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AnimalsBlotting, WesternFemaleGene ExpressionInflammationIsoenzymesLipopolysaccharidesMicePhospholipid Transfer ProteinsPregnancyPremature BirthReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, MessengerUterusIsoenzymesLipopolysaccharidesPhospholipid Transfer ProteinsRNA, Messenger

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PMID22598484
PMCPMC4051404
OpenAlexW2076141635

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