CHANGES IN THE CONNECTIVE-TISSUE OF CORPUS AND CERVIX UTERI DURING RIPENING AND LABOR IN TERM PREGNANCY
CHANGES IN THE CONNECTIVE-TISSUE OF CORPUS AND CERVIX UTERI DURING RIPENING AND LABOR IN TERM PREGNANCY
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10.1111/j.1471-0528.1989.tb03196.x
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1989-10-01
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MALMSTROM, A
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GRANSTROM, L;EKMAN, G;MALMSTROM, A
The composition of the connective tissue of human cervix and corpus uteri was studied in tissue specimens from seven non-pregnant women and 14 pregnant women, delivered at term by section, to examine spontaneous cervical ripening and labour-induced changes in both the uterine and the cervical connective tissue. The main finding in both the cervix and the corpus was a large (40-60%) decrease of the collagen concentration. The collagen extractability, obtained by pepsin digestion, was increased twofold, suggesting a change of the organization of the collagen fibrils. This reorganization process could also be demonstrated by a large increase of the collangenolytic activity demonstrated with an artificial DNP-peptide substrate. The concentrations of sulphated glycosaminoglycans was lower in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women. The results show that both the cervix and the corpus uteri contain substantial amounts of connective tissue components (collagen, sulphated glycosaminoglycans and hyaluronic acid) and that during ripening, reconstruction of the connective tissue components occurs in both sites. This indicates that the cervical state reflects that of the myometrium.