Difference in expression between AQP1 and AQP5 in porcine endometrium and myometrium in response to steroid hormones oxytocin arachidonic acid forskolin and cAMP during the mid-luteal phase of the estrous cycle and luteolysis

摘要

BackgroundRecently, we demonstrated in vitro that AQP1 and AQP5 in the porcine uterus are regulated by steroid hormones (P4, E2), arachidonic acid (AA), forskolin (FSK) and cAMP during the estrous cycle. However, the potential of the porcine separated uterine tissues, the endometrium and myometrium, to express these AQPs remains unknown. Thus, in this study, the responses of AQP1 and AQP5 to P4, E2 oxytocin (OT), AA, FSK and cAMP in the porcine endometrium and myometrium were examined during the mid-luteal phase of the estrous cycle and luteolysis.