title: Effect of adrenergic agonists on human chorionic gonadotropin release by human trophoblast cells obtained from first trimester placenta.
abstract: The cultured syncytiotrophoblast cells from human first trimester placenta were used to determine the effect of adrenergic agonists on human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) production in vitro. Beta-adrenergic agonists isoproterenol, ritodrine and isoxsuprine increased the hCG release during the 2 h incubation period, however, alpha-agonists norepinephrine and phenylephrine and a beta 1-agonist dobutamine had no effect. The effect of isoproterenol was blocked by propranolol and butoxamine, but less efficiently by phentolamine and atenolol. These results indicate that placental hCG production can be modulated by stimulation of beta-, possibly beta 2-adrenoceptors but not by alpha-adrenoceptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oike
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwashita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Muraki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nomoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
mesh_terms: D000322:Adrenergic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010920:Placenta / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D000322:Adrenergic Agonists; D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin