Correlation between the number of placental opioid receptors, mode of delivery, and maternal narcotic use

Mahmoud S. Ahmed, Jay S. Schinfeld, R. Jones, A. G. Cavinato, C. Baker

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Abstract

Human placental opioid receptors were assayed using the radioactive opioid agonist, etorphine, to determine the number of binding sites in villous tissue membrane preparations. Significant differences in receptor concentration per milligram of protein of tissue were found between placentas obtained following vaginal or abdominal delivery (P < 0.002). Labor itself did not alter apparent receptor numbers. In patients with maternal narcotic abuse during pregnancy, no opioid binding could be detected regardless of the mode of delivery, suggesting possible receptor down-regulation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)255-267
Number of pages13
JournalMolecular membrane biology
Volume6
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1986
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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