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To investigate the specific role of uterine p53 in pregnancy maintenance, decidual cell physiology, and the timing of parturition.

February 1, 2010Journal of Clinical InvestigationOpen Access

Uterine-specific p53 deficiency confers premature uterine senescence and promotes preterm birth in mice

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YHYasushi HirotaUniversity of Tokyo Hospital TDTakiko DaikokuKanazawa University STSusanne TranguchUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Animal study reveals that uterine p53 deletion triggers premature senescence and preterm birth in mice, indicating a critical COX2-driven mechanism regulating labor timing.

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To investigate the specific role of uterine p53 in pregnancy maintenance, decidual cell physiology, and the timing of parturition.
Generated a conditional knockout mouse model harboring a uterine-specific deletion of Trp53 to bypass early lethal carcinogenesis.
Evaluated reproductive milestones, decidual senescence markers (phosphorylated Akt and p21), and pregnancy outcomes.
Administered oral celecoxib, a selective COX2 inhibitor, to assess rescue of the preterm birth phenotype.
Mice lacking uterine Trp53 demonstrated normal ovulation, fertilization, and implantation, but postimplantation decidual cells exhibited terminal differentiation and senescence-associated growth restriction marked by elevated phosphorylated Akt and p21.
Uterine Trp53 deletion markedly increased the incidence of preterm birth, which was mediated through the COX2/PGF synthase/PGF(2alpha) pathway.
Oral administration of the selective COX2 inhibitor celecoxib successfully corrected the preterm birth phenotype in uterine p53-deficient mice.

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Hirota et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1292c192637892a9a6d5c1 https://doi.org/10.1172/jci40051

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Animal study reveals that uterine p53 deletion triggers premature senescence and preterm birth in mice, indicating a critical COX2-driven mechanism regulating labor timing.

Uterine-specific p53 deficiency confers premature uterine senescence and promotes preterm birth in mice

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Uterine-specific p53 deficiency confers premature uterine senescence and promotes preterm birth in mice

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