title: Comparison of effects of cyclooxygenase inhibitors on myometrial contraction and constriction of ductus arteriosus in rats.
abstract: The aim of this study was to compare the tocolytic effect of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, DFU (5,5-dimethyl-3(3-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-methylsulphonyl)phenyl-2(5H)-furanone), indomethacin and nimesulide on myometrial strips isolated from rats in both lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm labour and term labour. We also compared the constrictor effects of DFU and indomethacin on the fetal ductus arteriosus. Myometrial strips were obtained from preterm and term labour Wistar albino rats and were mounted in organ baths for the recording of isometric tension. DFU, nimesulide and indomethacin significantly inhibited KCl-, oxytocin-, prostaglandin E(2)- and prostaglandin F(2 alpha)-stimulated contractions of myometrial strips isolated from rats in preterm and term labour. The E(max) value of indomethacin was significantly lower than those for DFU and nimesulide (P<0.05), with no change-log (10) EC(50) values. There was no significant difference between in -log (10) EC(50) and E(max) values of DFU and nimesulide for any of the tissues (P>0.05). In addition, there was no significant difference between -log (10) EC(50) and E(max) values for each of these three agents in myometrial tissues isolated from rats in preterm and term labour (P>0.05). Fetal ductus arteriosus was significantly constricted by DFU (10 or 100 mg/kg) in preterm and term rats, although DFU (10 or 100 mg/kg)-induced constriction ratios were significantly lower than those for indomethacin (P<0.05). These data demonstrate that DFU, a specific cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, could be considered as a new therapeutic agent for preterm labour. However, careful attention should be given to constriction of the fetal ductus arteriosus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Cumhuriyet University School of Medicine, 58140, Sivas, Turkey
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karadas
authors.forename: Tijen
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bagcivan
authors.forename: Celal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kaloglu
authors.forename: Tevfik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Guvenal
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cetin
authors.forename: Ahmet Serdar
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Soydan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004373:Ductus Arteriosus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000196:embryology / Q000201:enzymology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009215:Myometrium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D011247:Pregnancy; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D014590:Uterine Contraction / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D014661:Vasoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D016861:Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents