Light and electron microscopic radioautographic studies on the RNA synthesis of peri-implanting pregnant mouse uterus during activation of receptivity for blastocyst implantation. 1993

A T Yamada, and T Nagata
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.

The uterine receptivity for blastocyst implantation in the rodents is activated by nidatory estradiol and is maintained for a restricted period. To establish the variation of the RNA synthesis related to the activation of the uterine receptivity for blastocyst implantation, 1 hr. pulse 3H-uridine incorporation in the mouse uterus at time 0, 3, 6, 12 and 18 hrs. after nidatory estradiol treatment was analyzed by light (LM-RAG) and electron microscopic (EM-RAG) radioautography. The qualitative and quantitative differences of 3H-uridine incorporation in the luminal epithelium and endometrial stroma of three regions of the uterus were evaluated. In the LM-RAM, both the luminal epithelium and stromal cells around the conceptus showed a high incorporation 6 hrs. after estrogen treatment. After the peak of incorporation, the RNA synthesis both of the epithelial and stromal cells of antimesometrial side of the implantation site (AI) decreased abruptly and the grain count values become lower than seen in the other two sites. Both the epithelial and stromal cells of the IN sites showed a gradual but low increase of 3H-uridine incorporation through the time analyzed. The cells of the MI sites also showed a peak of incorporation 6 hrs. after estradiol treatment, but less intense than the AI sites. The EM-RAM showed the silver grains distributed over the cell structures related to the mRNA and rRNA metabolism both on the epithelial and stromal cells. The labeling were also seen on the trophoblastic cells, endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells of the myometrium and mesothelial cells. These results proved the strong influences of the estrogen on the pregnant uterus and showed the topological differences on the responses of the endometrium according to their relation to the implanting blastocyst, and suggest a time restricted responses of the endometrium for activation of uterine receptivity for blastocyst implantation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008807 Mice, Inbred BALB C An inbred strain of mouse that is widely used in IMMUNOLOGY studies and cancer research. BALB C Mice, Inbred,BALB C Mouse, Inbred,Inbred BALB C Mice,Inbred BALB C Mouse,Mice, BALB C,Mouse, BALB C,Mouse, Inbred BALB C,BALB C Mice,BALB C Mouse
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D009215 Myometrium The smooth muscle coat of the uterus, which forms the main mass of the organ. Uterine Muscle,Muscle, Uterine,Muscles, Uterine,Uterine Muscles
D010064 Embryo Implantation Endometrial implantation of EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN at the BLASTOCYST stage. Blastocyst Implantation,Decidual Cell Reaction,Implantation, Blastocyst,Nidation,Ovum Implantation,Blastocyst Implantations,Decidual Cell Reactions,Embryo Implantations,Implantation, Embryo,Implantation, Ovum,Implantations, Blastocyst,Implantations, Embryo,Implantations, Ovum,Nidations,Ovum Implantations
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D004717 Endometrium The mucous membrane lining of the uterine cavity that is hormonally responsive during the MENSTRUAL CYCLE and PREGNANCY. The endometrium undergoes cyclic changes that characterize MENSTRUATION. After successful FERTILIZATION, it serves to sustain the developing embryo. Endometria
D004727 Endothelium A layer of epithelium that lines the heart, blood vessels (ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR), lymph vessels (ENDOTHELIUM, LYMPHATIC), and the serous cavities of the body. Endotheliums
D004958 Estradiol The 17-beta-isomer of estradiol, an aromatized C18 steroid with hydroxyl group at 3-beta- and 17-beta-position. Estradiol-17-beta is the most potent form of mammalian estrogenic steroids. 17 beta-Estradiol,Estradiol-17 beta,Oestradiol,17 beta-Oestradiol,Aerodiol,Delestrogen,Estrace,Estraderm TTS,Estradiol Anhydrous,Estradiol Hemihydrate,Estradiol Hemihydrate, (17 alpha)-Isomer,Estradiol Monohydrate,Estradiol Valerate,Estradiol Valeriante,Estradiol, (+-)-Isomer,Estradiol, (-)-Isomer,Estradiol, (16 alpha,17 alpha)-Isomer,Estradiol, (16 alpha,17 beta)-Isomer,Estradiol, (17-alpha)-Isomer,Estradiol, (8 alpha,17 beta)-(+-)-Isomer,Estradiol, (8 alpha,17 beta)-Isomer,Estradiol, (9 beta,17 alpha)-Isomer,Estradiol, (9 beta,17 beta)-Isomer,Estradiol, Monosodium Salt,Estradiol, Sodium Salt,Estradiol-17 alpha,Estradiol-17beta,Ovocyclin,Progynon-Depot,Progynova,Vivelle,17 beta Estradiol,17 beta Oestradiol,Estradiol 17 alpha,Estradiol 17 beta,Estradiol 17beta,Progynon Depot
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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