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The contractile effects of PDBu in pregnant myometrium were much greater than those in nonpregnant myometrium, and the contractions in pregnant myometrium were accompanied by an increase in myosin light chain (MLC) phosphorylation at Ser<jats:sup>19<\/jats:sup>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>The contraction induced by PDBu in pregnant myometrium was inhibited by the inhibitors of conventional PKC isoforms, bisindolylmaleimides and indolocarbazole, such as Go6976, Go6983, and Go6850 (1 <jats:italic>\u03bc<\/jats:italic><jats:sc>M<\/jats:sc>). 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RT\u2010PCR and real\u2010time RT\u2010PCR analysis indicated that, among the conventional PKC, the levels of mRNA of <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic> isoform in pregnant human myometrium were greater than those in nonpregnant myometrium.<\/jats:p><\/jats:list-item>\n<jats:list-item><jats:p>CPI\u201017 is a substrate for PKC, and the phosphorylated CPI\u201017 is considered to inhibit myosin phosphatase. 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