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Reproduction (2002) 124 523-529
DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1240523
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Effect of platelet-activating factor on the electrophysiology of the human Fallopian tube: early mediation of embryo-maternal dialogue?

SJ Downing, SD Maguiness, JI Tay, A Watson, and HJ Leese

Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is produced by preimplantation embryos and may be involved in the earliest stages of embryo-maternal dialogue. This study explored the potential effects of PAF acting as a signalling agent on human Fallopian tubal epithelial cells grown as a polarized layer in primary culture. The response of the tubal epithelium was assessed in terms of the transepithelial potential difference and short-circuit current (I(scc)), which were recorded using a modified Ussing chamber. Resistance was calculated from the measurements of potential difference and I(scc). PAF (1.9 nmol to 1.9 micromol l(-1)) administered to the apical surface of the cells produced a marked, transient increase in both potential difference and I(scc) in a dose-dependent manner. The mode of action of PAF on the electrophysiological responses of human tubal epithelial cells was investigated. Blockers of Na(+), K(+) and voltage-operated Ca(2+) channels had little effect on PAF action. However, incubation of the epithelial cells in Cl(-)free medium or with a blocker of the Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl(-) cotransporter (Furosemide) reduced the effect of PAF. Blockade of chloride-bicarbonate channels with 4-acetamido-4'-iso-thiocyanostilbene-2.2'-disulphonic acid (SITS) reduced the effect of low doses of PAF only. These results indicate that PAF influences the movement of chloride ions across the tubal epithelial cell and is a candidate molecule for initial embryo-maternal dialogue.


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