The human uterine smooth muscle S-nitrosoproteome fingerprint in pregnancy, labor, and preterm labor.

ABSTRACT: Molecular mechanisms involved in uterine quiescence during gestation and those responsible for induction of labor at term are incompletely known. More than 10% of babies born worldwide are premature and 1,000,000 die annually. Preterm labor results in preterm delivery in 50% of cases in the United States explaining 75% of fetal morbidity and mortality. There is no Food and Drug Administration-approved treatment to prevent preterm delivery. Nitric oxide-mediated relaxation of human uterine smooth muscle is independent of global elevation of cGMP following activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase. S-nitrosation is a likely mechanism to explain cGMP-independent relaxation to nitric oxide and may reveal S-nitrosated proteins as new therapeutic targets for the treatment of preterm labor. Employin

SUBMITTER: Ulrich C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3798678 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature