[Acute hypoxic hypoxia increases lactate concentration in amniotic fluid of rabbits on 27-28th day of pregnancy]. / Ostraia gipoksicheskaia gipoksiia povyshaet kontsentratsiiu laktata v amnioticheskoi zhidkosti krol'chikh na 27-28-e sutki beremennosti.

We evaluated the influence of hypoxic hypoxia on lactate, creatinine and urea concentrations in the amniotic fluid (AF) of rabbits on 27-28th day of pregnancy. Rabbits were randomly sudivided into two groups: experimental (n=9) and control (n=6). Rabbits of experimental groups were placed in a hypoxic chamber containing 10±2% oxygen and 90±2% nitrogen for 1 h and then were euthanized, AF was extracted from the amniotic sacs via disposable syringe. Acute hypoxic hypoxia had no effect on the AF volume, increased (1.4-fold) lactate, (1.3-fold) creatinine and (1.1-fold) urea concentrations in AF. In contrast to animals of the control group, lactate concentration in the groups with hypoxic hypoxia correlated with the creatinine (r=0.71, p<0.0001, n=35) and urea concentrations in the AF (r=0.81, p<0.0001, n=35). These results suggest that acute hypoxic hypoxia in late pregnancy causes changes in the biochemical composition of AF; these changes are characterized by high lactate concentrations, and the fetus and uterus can be the source of increased lactate level in AF.

[Reference ranges of matrix metalloproteinase-1, -2, -9 and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases-1 concentrations in amniotic fluid in physiological pregnancy].

The aim of this study was to determine reference values of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1), MMP-2, MMP-9 and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) in the amniotic fluid at the first stage of labor in physiological pregnancy. 89 women at the first stage of term labor have been examined. Samples of amniotic fluid were taken at the first period of labor by vaginal amniotomy. Concentrations ofMMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-9, and TIMP-1 were investigated in amniotic fluid by ELISA kits. We have determined normal concentration ranges for MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-1, and ratios of concentrations of MMPs and TIMP-1 (MMP-1/TIMP-1, MMP-2/TIMP-1, MMP-9/TIMP-1) in the amniotic fluid at the first period of labor in physiological pregnancy. These included: MMP-1--5.1-16.8 pg/mg of protein, MMP-2--238.3-374.1 pg/mg of protein, MMP-9--66.1-113.3 pg/mg of protein, TIMP-1--4.7-13.6 pg/mg of protein, ratio of MMP-1/TIMP-1--0.1-2.2, ratio of MMP-2/TIMP-1--19.9-55.7, ratio of MMP-9/TIMP-1--4.2-17.2.