Control of uterine contraction: role of interstitial cells

早产可能会增加儿童智商低于平均水平、学习成绩差和行为困难的风险，并增加成年后的肥胖和血压，使其终生处于社会经济不利地位。我们提出了一种新的方法来理解子宫收缩的控制，即最近在子宫壁中发现的肌细胞以外的细胞对于在分娩期间诱导有力和有序的肌细胞收缩至关重要。

Being born premature may increase risk of below average IQ, poor performance at school and behavioural difficulties in the child, and increased obesity and blood pressure as an adult, predisposing to life long socio-economic disadvantage. We have come up with a new approach to understanding the control of uterine contraction, namely, that cells other than muscle cells, recently identified in the uterine wall, are essential for inducing forceful and orderly muscle cell contraction during labour.