Interleukin-1 Gene Regulation in Uterine Smooth Muscle

Wilcox, Brian D.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 5R01HD032585-02
• Application #: 2205750
• Study Section: Human Embryology and Development Subcommittee 1 (HED)
• Project Start: 1995-08-01
• Project End: 1998-07-31
• Budget Start: 1996-08-01
• Budget End: 1997-07-31
• Support Year: 2
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: Albany Medical College
• Department: Internal Medicine/Medicine
• Type: Schools of Medicine
• City: Albany
• State: NY
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 12208

Publications

Melendez, J A; Vinci, J M; Jeffrey, J J et al. (2001) Localization and regulation of IL-1alpha in rat myometrium during late pregnancy and the postpartum period. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 280:R879-88

Lan, L; Vinci, J M; Melendez, J A et al. (1999) Progesterone mediates decreases in uterine smooth muscle cell interleukin-1alpha by a mechanism involving decreased stability of IL-1alpha mRNA. Mol Cell Endocrinol 155:123-33

Huang, T T; Vinci, J M; Lan, L et al. (1999) Serotonin-inducible transcription of interleukin-1alpha in uterine smooth muscle cells requires an AP-1 site: cloning and partial characterization of the rat IL-1alpha promoter. Mol Cell Endocrinol 152:21-35

Dumin, J; Wilcox, B D; Otterness, I et al. (1998) Serotonin-mediated production of interstitial collagenase by uterine smooth muscle cells requires interleukin-1alpha, but not interleukin-1beta. J Biol Chem 273:25488-94