The aim of this study was to investigate the localization of endothelin-like immunoreactivity (ET-IR) in human placenta, chorion and amnion and to compare the endogenous concentration of immunoreactive endothelin (ET) in these tissues before and after the onset of labour. ET-IR was detected in the endothelium of stem vessels in placental villi, as well as in decidual stromal cells in the basal maternal plate, by immunocytochemistry using primary polyclonal rabbit antibody. A specific radioimmunoassay was used to detect endogenous concentration of ET in homogenized placental tissues. The endogenous concentration of ET-IR was significantly greater in amnion than in chorion and placenta (amnion 249 +/- 13 fmol/g; chorion 190 +/- 11 fmol/g; placenta 169 +/- 14 fmol/g; means +/- S.E.M.; n = 12; P less than 0.01). No significant difference was seen before or after the onset of labour. The detection of ET-IR in placenta, chorion and amnion suggests that the ETs may play a role in the paracrine control of human uterine function.
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