Hajagos-Tóth Judit, Hódi Ágnes, Seres Adrienn B, Gáspár Róbert
Róbert Gáspár, Szeged, H-6701, P.O. Box 121, Hungary,
Croat Med J. 2015 Oct;56(5):431-8. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2015.56.431.
To study the effects of d- and l-limonene on pregnant rat myometrial contractility in vitro, and investigate how these effects are modified by other agents. D- and l-limonene (10(-13)-10(-8) M) caused myometrial contraction in a dose-dependent manner.
Contractions of uterine rings from 22-day-pregnant rats were measured in an organ bath in the presence of d- or l-limonene (10(-13)-10(-8) M) and nifedipine (10(-8) M), tetraethyl-ammonium (10(-3) M), theophylline (10(-5) M), or paxilline (10(-5) M). Uterine cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) level was detected by enzyme immunoassay. Oxidative damage was induced by methylglyoxal (3×10(-2) M) and the alteration was measured via noradrenaline (1×10(-9) to 3×10(-5) M) -induced contractions.
Pre-treatment with nifedipine (10(-8) M), tetraethylammonium (10(-3) M), and theophylline (10(-5) M) attenuated the contracting effect of d- and l-limonene, while in the presence of paxilline (10(-5) M) d- and l-limonene were ineffective. The two enantiomers decreased the myometrial cAMP level, but after paxilline pretreatment the cAMP level was not altered compared with the control value. Additionally, l-limonene (10(-6) M) diminished consequences of oxidative damage caused by methylglyoxal (3×10(-2) M) on contractility, whereas d-limonene was ineffective.
Our findings suggest that l-limonene has an antioxidant effect and that both d-and l-limonene cause myometrial contraction through activation of the A2A receptor and opening of the voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel. It is possible that limonene-containing products increase the pregnant uterus contractility and their use should be avoided during pregnancy.
研究右旋和左旋柠檬烯对妊娠大鼠离体子宫肌层收缩性的影响,并探究其他药物如何改变这些影响。右旋和左旋柠檬烯(10⁻¹³ - 10⁻⁸ M)以剂量依赖性方式引起子宫肌层收缩。
在器官浴槽中测量来自妊娠22天大鼠的子宫环在存在右旋或左旋柠檬烯(10⁻¹³ - 10⁻⁸ M)以及硝苯地平(10⁻⁸ M)、四乙铵(10⁻³ M)、茶碱(10⁻⁵ M)或帕吉林(10⁻⁵ M)时的收缩情况。通过酶免疫测定法检测子宫环磷酸腺苷(cAMP)水平。用甲基乙二醛(3×10⁻² M)诱导氧化损伤,并通过去甲肾上腺素(1×10⁻⁹至3×10⁻⁵ M)诱导的收缩来测量变化情况。
用硝苯地平(10⁻⁸ M)、四乙铵(10⁻³ M)和茶碱(10⁻⁵ M)预处理可减弱右旋和左旋柠檬烯的收缩作用,而在存在帕吉林(10⁻⁵ M)时,右旋和左旋柠檬烯无效。两种对映体均降低子宫肌层cAMP水平,但在帕吉林预处理后,cAMP水平与对照值相比未改变。此外,左旋柠檬烯(10⁻⁶ M)减轻了甲基乙二醛(3×10⁻² M)引起的氧化损伤对收缩性的影响,而右旋柠檬烯无效。
我们的研究结果表明,左旋柠檬烯具有抗氧化作用,并且右旋和左旋柠檬烯均通过激活A2A受体和打开电压门控钙通道引起子宫肌层收缩。含柠檬烯的产品可能会增加妊娠子宫的收缩性,孕期应避免使用。