Potential role for oxidative stress in 2,2′-dichlorobiphenyl-induced inhibition of uterine contractions but not myometrial gap junctions

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 172-179

  Chung, Daesuk ^a,b   Caruso, Rita Loch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

2,2 dichlorobiphenyl; Gap junctions; Oxidative stress; Polychlorinated biphenyl; Uterine contraction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOCHROME C; DEFEROXAMINE MESYLATE; DICHLOROBIPHENYL; DICHLOROFLUORESCEIN; FORMAZAN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SUPEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MUSCLE CELL; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CONNEXIN 43; CYTOCHROMES C; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MYOMETRIUM; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHORYLATION; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 33747881403     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfl031     Document Type: Article

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