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  • Title: Arachidonic acid metabolism by rabbit fetal membranes of various gestational ages.
    Author: Elliott WJ, McLaughlin LL, Bloch MH, Needleman P.
    Journal: Prostaglandins; 1984 Jan; 27(1):27-36. PubMed ID: 6424180.
    Abstract:
    The ability of rabbit fetal membranes to convert arachidonic acid to both lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase products was studied by separation and identification of products derived from incubations of 1-14C-arachidonate with subcellular fractions obtained by differential centrifugation of tissue homogenates. Both amnion and splanchnopleure (the chorion-equivalent of the rabbit) produced a mixture of 11-, 12-, and 15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids when stimulated by calcium ions; these products were produced in greater quantity in middle pregnancy (20-22d) than later (28-30d). Cyclooxygenase products included PGD2, PGE2, TxB2 and PGF2 alpha, all of which were made more actively in late pregnancy than the middle in both amnion (which was more active) and chorion-equivalent. These data suggest that arachidonate metabolism by rabbit fetal membranes in middle pregnancy is directed primarily toward production of monohydroxy fatty acids, but that as pregnancy nears term, the PG-producing enzymes are induced, preparing the uterine smooth muscle for parturition.
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