Leukocyte Infiltration and Collagenolysis in Cervical Tissue from Intrapartum Sheep

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series A: Physiology Pathology Clinical Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 501-510

  Luque, E H ^a,b   Bassani, M M ^a,b   Ramos, J G ^a,b   Maffini, M ^a,b   Canal, A ^a,b   Kass, L ^a,b   Caldini, E G ^a,c   Ferreira Jr , J M C ^a,c   Munoz De Toro M ^a,b   Montes, G S ^a,c  

^a Fac of Biochem and Biol Sciences   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 2542597688     PISSN: 0931184X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0442.1997.tb01136.x     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. ANDERSON, J. M., 1982: Histometry. In: BANCROFT, J. D. and A. STEVENS (eds.) Theory and practice of histological techniques, 2nd edn., pp. 428-457. Churchill Livingston, London.
2. BROOME, A. W., A. J. WINTER, S. H. MCNUTT, and L, E. CASIDA, 1960: Variations in uterine response to experimental infection due to the hormonal state of the ovaries. II. The mobilization of leukocytes and their importance in uterine bactericidal activity. Amer. J. Vet. Res. 21, 675-682.
3. CHALLIS, J. R. G., and D. M. OLSON, 1988: Parturition. In: KNOBIL, E. and J. D. NEILL (eds.) The physiology of reproduction, 1 st edn., pp. 2177-2216. Raven Press, New York.
4. DUCHESNE, M. J., and E. BADIA, 1992: Immunohistochemical localization of the eosinophil major basic protein in the uterus horn and cervix of the rat at term and after parturition. Cell Tissue Res. 270, 79-86.
5. FITZPATRICK, R. J., and H. DOBSON, 1979: The cervix of the sheep and goat during parturition. Anim. Reprod. Sci. 2, 209-224.
6. FOSANG, A. J., C. J. HANDLEY, V. SANTER, D. A. LOWTHER, and G. D. THORBURN, 1984: Pregnancy-related changes in the connective tissue of the ovine cervix, Biol. Reprod. 30, 1223-1235.
7. GUNDERSEN, H. J. G., T. F. BENDTSEN, L. KORBO, N. MARCUSSEN, A. MOLLER, K. NIELSEN, J. R. NYENGAARD, B. PAKKENBERG, F. B. SORENSEN, A. VESTERBY, and M. J. WEST, 1988: Some new, simple and efficient stereological methods and their use in pathological research and diagnosis. APMIS 96, 379-394.
8. HAWK, H. W., G. D. TURNER, and J. F. SYKES, 1960: The effect of ovarian hormones on the uterine defence mechanism during the early stages of induced infection. Amer. J. Vet. Res. 21, 644-648.
9. HEGELE-HARTLUNG, C., K. CHWALISZ, H. M. BEIER, and W. ELGER, 1989: Ripening of the uterine cervix of the guinea-pig after treatment with the progesterone antagonist onapristone (ZK 98, 299): an electron microscopic study. Human Reprod. 4, 369-377.
10. HORWITZ, A. L., A. J. HANCE, and R. G. CRYSTAL, 1977: Granulocyte collagenase: selective digestion of type I relative to type III collagen. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 74, 897-901.
11. JUNQUEIRA, L. C. U., M. ZUGAIB, G. S. MONTES, O. M. S. TOLEDO, R. M. KRISZIAN, and K. M. SHIGIHARA, 1980: Morphologic and histochemical evidence for the occurrence of collagenolysis and for the role of neutrophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes during cervical dilation. Amer. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 138, 273-281.
12. KELLY, R. W., 1994: Pregnancy maintenance and parturition: the role of prostaglandin in manipulating the immune and inflammatory response. Endocr. Rev, 15, 684-706.
13. KITAMURA, K., A. ITO, Y. MORI, and S. HIRAKAWA, 1979: Changes in uterine cervical collagenase with specific reference to cervical ripening. Biochem. Med. 22, 332-337.
14. LEDGER, W. L., M. A. WEBSTER, A. B. M. ANDERSON, and A. C. TURNBULL, 1985: Effect of inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis on cervical softening and uterine activity during ovine parturition resulting from progesterone withdrawal induced by epostane. J. Endocrinol. 105, 227-233.
15. LUQUE, E. H., and G. S. MONTES, 1989: Progesterone promotes a massive infiltration of the rat uterine cervix by the eosinophilic polymorphonuclear leukocytes. Anat. Record 223, 257-265.
16. LUQUE, E. H., J. G. RAMOS, H. RODRIGUEZ, and M. M. MUÑOZ DE TORO, 1996: Dissociation in the control of cervical eosinophilic infiltration and collagenolysis at the end of pregnancy or after pseudopregnancy in ovariectomized-steroid treated rats. Biol. Reprod. 55, 1206-1212.
17. MILKS, L. C., G. P. CONYERS, and E. B. CRAMER, 1986: The effect of neutrophil migration on epithelial permeability. J. Cell Biol. 103, 2729-2738.
18. MINAMOTO, T., K. ARAI, S. HIRAKAWA, and Y. NAGAI, 1987: Immunohistochemical studies on collagen types in the uterine cervix in pregnant and nonpregnant states. Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 156, 138-144.
19. MONTES, G. S., 1996: Structural biology of the fibres of the collagenous and elastic systems. Cell Biol. Int. 20, 15-27.
20. MORE, J., 1984: Anatomy and histology of the cervix uteri of the ewe: New insights. Acta Anat. 120, 156-159.
21. OSMER, R., W. RATH, B. C. ADELMANN-GRILL, C. FITTKOW, M. KULOCZIK, M. SZEVERENYI. H. TSCHESCHE, and W. KUHN, 1992: Origin of cervical collagenase during parturition. Amer. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 166, 1455-1460.
22. OWINY, J. R., R. J. FITZPATRICK; D. G. SPILLER, and J. APPLETON; 1987: Scanning electron microscopy of the wall of the ovine cervix uteri in relation to tensile strength at parturition. Res. Vet. Sci. 43, 36-43.
23. OWINY, J. R., R. J. FITZPATRICK; D. G. SPILLER, and H. DOBSON; 1991: Mechanical properties of the ovine cervix during pregnancy, labour and immediately after parturition. Br. Vet. J. 147, 432-436.
24. OWINY, J. R., R. O. GILBERT, C. H. WAHL, and P. W. Nathanielsz, 1995: Leukocytic invasion of the ovine cervix at parturition. J. Soc. Gynecol. Invest. 2, 593-596.
25. RAJABI, M. R., D. D. DEAN, S. K. BEYDOUN, and J. F. WOESSNER, 1988: Elevated tissue levels of collagenase during dilatation of uterine cervix in human parturition. Amer. J. Obstet. Gynecol. 159, 971-976.
26. ROWSON, L. E. A., G. E. LAMMING, and R. M. FRY, 1953: The influence of ovarian hormones on uterine infection. Nature 171, 749-750.
27. SHORT, R. V, 1969: Implantation and the maternal recognition of pregnancy. In: WOLSTENHOLME, G. E. W, and M. O'CONNOR (eds). Ciba Foundation Symposium on Foetal Autonomy, pp. 2-26. Churchill Livingston, London.
28. SIEGEL, S., 1956: Nonparametric statistics for the behavioral sciences. McGraw-Hill, New York.
29. STAPLES, L D., R. B. HEA, F. B. P. WOODING, and G. J. KING, 1983: Migration of leukocytes into the uterus after acute removal of ovarian progesterone during early pregnancy in the sheep. Placenta 4, 339-349.
30. WEIBEL, E. R., 1969: Stereological principles for morphometry in electron microscopic cytology. Int. Rev. Cytol. 26, 235-302.