Contractile proteins in human fetoplacental vessels |
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Authors: | Françoise Cavailleé PhD Abdelkrim Kacémi MSc Françoise Mondon PhD Thérèse Fournier BSc Françoise Ferré PhD |
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Institution: | Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Paris, France |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to compare the protein isoform composition of the contractile apparatus at different levels of the fetoplacental vessel musculature et term.STUDY DESIGN: Umbilical, chorionic, and stem villi vessel protein extracts were run on one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis; previously characterized human myometrium proteins were used as the smooth muscle proteins of reference.RESULTS: Fetoplacental vessel musculature exhibited a high ratio. The presence, in varying quantities, of myosin heavy chain and actin isoforms of smooth muscle type in the different vessels reflected their degree of differentiation. The presence of nonmuscle protein isoforms, particularly in stem villi vessels, indicated a certain degree of immaturity.CONCLUSIONS: The presence of smooth muscle contractile protein isoforms indicates that fetoplacental vessel musculature is highly differentiated. Regional modulation of fetoplacental blood flow could be, in part, the result of local differences in contractile apparatus protein composition. |
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Keywords: | Myosin actin isoforms fetoplacental vessels smooth muscle |
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