Prostaglandins during pregnancy and the perinatal period.
Prostaglandins during pregnancy and the perinatal period.
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怀孕期间和围产期的前列腺素。
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1981
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M. Mitchell
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M. Mitchell
Administration of prostaglandins (PGs) E-2 and F-2{alpha} will provoke contractions of the human uterus at any stage of pregnancy. The use of these compounds for the induction both of labour at term and of abortion is now widespread and well documented (Bygdeman, 1980). Recently, it has been found that PGs can effect cervical ripening and this property is being put to good clinical advantage (Bygdeman, 1980). There is evidence also that prostaglandin synthetase inhibitors (PGSI) can inhibit uterine contractions in pregnant and non-pregnant women (Wiqvist, 1979). Unfortunately, the therapeutic potential of PGSI, as a treatment for pre-term labour, is drastically reduced by the adverse side effect (now well documented) of closure of the ductus arteriosus in utero, after transplacental passage of the drug, leading to primary pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The occurrence of this phenomenon is consistent with results from studies using experimental animals, strongly suggesting that PGE maintains the patency of the ductus arteriosus in utero (Coceani, Olley & Bodach, 1976).