Title : Melatonin sensitizes human myometrial cells to oxytocin in a protein kinase C alpha/extracellular-signal regulated kinase-dependent manner.

Pub. Date : 2010 Jun

PMID : 20382690






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1 CONCLUSIONS: MEL sensitizes myometrial cells to subsequent procontractile signals in vitro through activation of the phospholipase C/IP(3)/DAG signaling pathway, resulting in specific activation of PKC alpha and ERK1/2, thereby phosphorylating caldesmon, which increases actin availability for myosin binding and cross-bridging. Melatonin mitogen-activated protein kinase 3 Homo sapiens