title: The expression of retinoic acid receptors in cultured human endometrial stromal cells and effects of retinoic acid.
abstract: Patterns of expression of retinoic acid receptors (RAR) in cultures of human endometrial stromal cells are described. Transcripts for all three classes of RAR were expressed in these cells but RAR-beta was expressed at a low level by comparison with RAR-alpha and RAR-gamma. The abundance of RAR-beta transcripts was elevated by treating the cells with retinoic acid, but there was no effect on the level of expression of RAR-alpha and RAR-gamma. The induction of RAR-beta by retinoic acid was detectable within 4 h and at low concentrations of retinoic acid (10(-10) M). Adenosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) analogues and forskolin, an adenylate cyclase activator, had no effect on the retinoic acid-mediated induction of RAR-beta, contrary to recent observations on embryonal carcinoma cells. However, the phosphodiesterase inhibitor, 3-isobutyl-1-methyl-xanthine (IBMX), forskolin and 8-bromo-cAMP depressed basal levels of RAR-beta expression. These data suggest that endometrial stromal cells may be a target tissue of retinoic acid in vivo, and imply a role for retinoic acid in the cyclical differentiation of human endometrium.
authors.affiliation: Medical Molecular Biology Group, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prentice
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Redfern
mesh_terms: D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000032:analysis; D015342:DNA Probes; D004717:Endometrium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012313:RNA / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D014212:Tretinoin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D015342:DNA Probes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018168:Receptors, Retinoic Acid; D014212:Tretinoin; D012313:RNA; D000242:Cyclic AMP