HIF-1α is Essential for the Augmentation of Myometrial Contractility During Labor†

Overview

Journal Biol Reprod

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Reproductive Medicine

Date 2022 Sep 12

PMID 36094838

Authors

Bolun Wen

Zheng Zheng

Lele Wang

Xueya Qian

Xiaodi Wang

Yunshan Chen

Junjie Bao

Yanmin Jiang

Kaiyuan Ji

Huishu Liu

Affiliations

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Abstract

Uterine contraction is crucial for a successful labor and the prevention of postpartum hemorrhage. It is enhanced by hypoxia; however, its underlying mechanisms are yet to be elucidated. In this study, transcriptomes revealed that hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha was upregulated in laboring myometrial biopsies, while blockade of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha decreased the contractility of the myometrium and myocytes in vitro via small interfering RNA and the inhibitor, 2-methoxyestradiol. Chromatin immunoprecipitation sequencing revealed that hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha directly binds to the genome of contraction-associated proteins: the promoter of Gja1 and Ptgs2, and the intron of Oxtr. Silencing the hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha reduced the expression of Ptgs2, Gja1, and Oxtr. Furthermore, blockade of Gja1 or Ptgs2 led to a significant decrease in myometrial contractions in the hypoxic tissue model, whereas atosiban did not remarkably influence contractility. Our study demonstrates that hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha is essential for promoting myometrial contractility under hypoxia by directly targeting Gja1 and Ptgs2, but not Oxtr. These findings help us to better understand the regulation of myometrial contractions under hypoxia and provide a promising strategy for labor management and postpartum hemorrhage treatment.

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