Contribution of Prostaglandin Transporter OATP2A1/SLCO2A1 to Placenta-to-Maternal Hormone Signaling and Labor Induction
Mai Inagaki, Tomohiro Nishimura, Takeo Nakanishi, Hiroaki Shimada, Saki Noguchi, Shin‐ichi Akanuma, Masanori Tachikawa, Ken‐ichi Hosoya, Ikumi Tamai, Emi Nakashima, Masatoshi Tomi
Abstract
reduction by OATP2A1 at mid-pregnancy would be associated with progesterone withdrawal by suppressing PL-II production, triggering parturition onset.
Topics & Concepts
PlacentaLabor inductionProstaglandin fHormoneChemistryTransporterEndocrinologyOxytocinPregnancyAndrologyProstaglandinCell biologyMedicineBiologyFetusBiochemistryGeneGeneticsReproductive System and PregnancyPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesPregnancy and Medication Impact