title: Modulation of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 expression during lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm delivery in the pregnant mouse.
abstract: Preterm delivery is often associated with increased cytokine and chemokine production. These studies characterize the expression of the chemokine monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) in mice during lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced preterm delivery. Uterine and other tissues were harvested from CD-1 mice on gestational day 15 after intrauterine LPS injection. Quantitative real-time reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reactions determined MCP-1 and toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) mRNA expression during the 24 hours after LPS. MCP-1 protein expression was determined using a cytokine/chemokine protein array, enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay, and immunohistochemistry. Intrauterine LPS injection caused preterm delivery in CD-1 mice between 12 and 24 hours. Expression of MCP-1 mRNA significantly increased at 2 and 6 hours, while TLR4 expression did not significantly change over 24 hours. The MCP-1 protein levels peaked by 2 to 6 hours in maternal serum, liver, lung, kidney, and uterus. Immunohistochemistry confirmed MCP-1 in the myometrium and endometrium. These studies provide evidence suggesting that MCP-1 potentially plays an important role during the proinflammatory immune response, leading to preterm labor in the mouse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405, USA.
authors.forename: Allaire K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Diamond
authors.forename: Leigh M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sweet
authors.forename: Karen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Oppenheimer
authors.forename: Diana F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Phillippe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018932:Chemokine CCL2 / Q000097:blood / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008168:Lung / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D011247:Pregnancy; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D040081:Protein Array Analysis; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013997:Time Factors; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4 / Q000378:metabolism; D015854:Up-Regulation; D014599:Uterus / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C491768:Ccl2 protein, mouse; D018932:Chemokine CCL2; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C493487:Tlr4 protein, mouse; D051197:Toll-Like Receptor 4