Human Reproduction, Vol 13, 2991-2994, Copyright © 1998 by Oxford University Press
T Mahmood, E Saridogan, S Smutna, AM Habib and O Djahanbakhch
Using a method that detects variations in light intensity we have studied
the effect of ovarian steroids on human Fallopian tube epithelial ciliary
beat frequency in vitro. We have found that baseline ciliary beat frequency
averages between 5-6 Hz. Cilia from ampullary segments of the Fallopian
tube beat significantly faster (5.4 Hz+/-0.2) than those from fimbrial
segments (4.8 Hz+/-0.2). There was no significant difference in baseline
ciliary beat frequency at any other anatomical site in the Fallopian tube.
Incubation with progesterone (10 micromol/l) suppresses human Fallopian
tube epithelial ciliary beat frequency by 40-50%. This inhibition was
observed at similar magnitudes in all Fallopian tubes studied irrespective
of anatomical site. Progesterone-induced reductions in ciliary beat
frequency were concentration dependent and prevented by the progesterone
receptor antagonist mifepristone (RU486). Oestradiol alone (10 micromol/l)
had no effect on ciliary beat frequency at any anatomical site in the
Fallopian tube but did prevent the reduction in ciliary beat frequency seen
with progesterone when tissues were incubated with these two steroids
together.
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The effect of ovarian steroids on epithelial ciliary beat frequency in the human Fallopian tube
Academic Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Physiology, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, UK.
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