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The distribution of mRNAs for endothelinA and B (ET(A) and ET(B)) receptors and their binding properties was studied in human nonpregnant and pregnant term myometrium and in uterine leiomyomas. ET(A)- and ET(B)-receptors functionally coupled to phospholipase C (PLC) coexisted in myometrial tissues, but only the functional ET(A)-receptor subtype was detected in leiomyomas. ET(A)-receptor mRNA and three other spliced variants were distributed in all tissue studied. We reported an increase in the proportion of ET(A)-receptors coupled to PLC in term pregnant myometrium when compared to nonpregnant tissue. These results suggest that upregulation of the myometrial ET(A)-receptors may account for or contribute to the control of normal development and growth of human myometrium during pregnancy. They also support a pathological role for the endothelin-1 (ET-1)/ET(A)-receptor system in leiomyoma development.
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