Lanoix, Dave; Ouellette, Rodney et Vaillancourt, Cathy 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0543-6244
(2006).
Expression of melatoninergic receptors in human placental choriocarcinoma cell lines
Human Reproduction
, vol. 21
, nº 8.
pp. 1981-1989.
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del120.
Résumé
Background: Melatonin crosses the placenta and enters the fetal circulation. Moreover, experimental data suggest a possible influence of melatonin on placental function and fetal development in humans. To date, the expression and role of melatonin receptors in human placenta choriocarcinoma cell lines and in human term placental tissues remain to be elucidated. Methods and Results: Results from RT-PCR, western blotting and confocal microscopy demonstrated that the MT1, MT2 and RORα1 melatonin receptors are expressed in the human term placental tissues and in choriocarcinoma cell lines JEG-3 and BeWo. Furthermore, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay showed that 6-chloromelatonin (a melatonin agonist) inhibits, in a dose-dependent manner, forskolin-stimulated hCG-β secretion in JEG-3 (P < 0.001) and BeWo (P < 0.05) cells but had no effect on basal human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG-β) levels. This effect of 6-chloromelatonin on forskolin-stimulated HCG-β secretion was abolished by pertussis toxin (PTX), suggesting that melatonin regulates hCG-β production by an action involving an inhibitory Gi/o protein. In PTX-treated BeWo cells, 6-chloromelatonin stimulated basal hCG-β secretion (P < 0.001). Conclusion: These results demonstrate, for the first time, the expression of melatonin receptors in human term placental tissues and in choriocarcinoma cells and suggest a possible paracrine/autocrine function for melatonin in human placenta.
| Type de document: | Article |
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| Mots-clés libres: | Human choriocarcinoma cell lines; Human chorionic gonadotrophin; Human term placental tissue; Melatonin; Melatonin receptors |
| Centre: | Centre INRS-Institut Armand Frappier |
| Date de dépôt: | 04 nov. 2024 17:22 |
| Dernière modification: | 04 nov. 2024 17:22 |
| URI: | https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/14851 |
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