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Miličić I, Mikuš M, Vrbanić A, Kalafatić D. The Role of Gene Expression in Stress Urinary Incontinence: An Integrative Review of Evidence. Medicina (B Aires) 2023; 59:medicina59040700. [PMID: 37109658 PMCID: PMC10142382 DOI: 10.3390/medicina59040700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 03/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023] Open
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Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is defined as unintentional urine leakage occurring as a consequence of increased intraabdominal pressure due to absent or weak musculus detrusor contractility. It affects postmenopausal women more often than premenopausal and is associated with quality of life (QoL) deterioration. The complex SUI etiology is generally perceived as multifactorial; however, the overall impact of environmental and genetic influences is deficiently understood. In this research report, we have disclosed the upregulation of 15 genes and the downregulation of 2 genes in the genetic etiology of SUI according to the accessible scientific literature. The analytical methods used for the analysis of gene expression in the studies investigated were immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence staining, PCR, and Western blot. In order to facilitate the interpretation of the results, we have used GeneMania, a potent software which describes genetic expression, co-expression, co-localization, and protein domain similarity. The importance of this review on the genetic pathophysiology of SUI lies in determining susceptibility for targeted genetic therapy, detecting clinical biomarkers, and other possible therapeutic advances. The prevention of SUI with the timely recognition of genetic factors may be important for avoiding invasive operative urogynecological methods.
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- Iva Miličić
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Centre, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Centre, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Centre, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Centre, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
- Medical School, University of Zagreb, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Osano A, Yokoyama Y, Hayashi H, Itoh K, Okura T, Deguchi Y, Ito Y, Yamada S. Bladder Endothelin-1 Receptor Binding of Bosentan and Ambrisentan. J Pharmacol Sci 2014; 124:86-91. [DOI: 10.1254/jphs.13198fp] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Numerous neuropeptide/receptor systems including vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide, calcitonin gene-related peptide, substance P, neurokinin A, bradykinin, and endothelin-1 are expressed in the lower urinary tract (LUT) in both neural and nonneural (e.g., urothelium) components. LUT neuropeptide immunoreactivity is present in afferent and autonomic efferent neurons innervating the bladder and urethra and in the urothelium of the urinary bladder. Neuropeptides have tissue-specific distributions and functions in the LUT and exhibit neuroplastic changes in expression and function with LUT dysfunction following neural injury, inflammation, and disease. LUT dysfunction with abnormal voiding, including urinary urgency, increased voiding frequency, nocturia, urinary incontinence, and pain, may reflect a change in the balance of neuropeptides in bladder reflex pathways. LUT neuropeptide/receptor systems may represent potential targets for therapeutic intervention.
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OGAWA T, SEKI S, HIRAGATA S, SASATOMI K, KAMO I, YOKOYAMA H, NISHIZAWA O, YOSHIMURA N. Nerve Growth Factor, Endothelin and Spinal Cord Injury in Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction. Low Urin Tract Symptoms 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-5672.2009.00036.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The relationship between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), diagnostic indicators of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and erectile dysfunction in patients with moderate to severely symptomatic BPH. Int Urol Nephrol 2008; 40:933-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s11255-008-9386-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2007] [Accepted: 03/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Maruyama S, Kurosawa S, Takagi Y, Oki T, Noguchi Y, Ukai M, Yuyama H, Ohtake A, Suzuki M, Sasamata M, Yamada S. Urodynamics and bladder muscarinic receptors in rats with cerebral infarction and bladder outlet obstruction. Neurosci Lett 2007; 414:80-4. [PMID: 17267123 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.12.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2006] [Revised: 11/17/2006] [Accepted: 12/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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We characterized muscarinic receptor binding and urodynamic parameters in rats with cerebral infarction and chronic bladder outlet obstruction as models of detrusor overactivity. Bladder weight showed little significant difference between the cerebral-infarcted and sham rats, but the bladder weight was about three times greater in the bladder outlet-obstructed rats. Bladder capacity and voided volume were significantly lower (36.7 and 55.1%, respectively) in the cerebral-infarcted than in the sham rats. Involuntary contractions before micturition were seen in the bladder outlet-obstructed rats but not in sham rats. The bladder outlet-obstructed rats showed significant increases (2.65 and 2.57 times, respectively) in bladder capacity and voided volume, compared with those in sham rats. Bmax values for specific [N-methyl-3H]scopolamine ([3H]NMS) binding in the bladder were significantly (34%) increased in the cerebral-infarcted rats compared with sham rats, whereas Kd was unaffected by infarction. On the other hand, there was little significant change in Kd and Bmax for specific [3H]NMS binding in the bladder-obstructed rats compared with sham rats. In conclusion, the present study shows that cerebral infarction but not bladder outlet obstruction in rats causes up-regulation of bladder muscarinic receptors, and that such regulation of bladder muscarinic receptors may be at least partly associated with the symptoms of detrusor overactivity subsequent to cerebral infarction.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Binding, Competitive/physiology
- Cerebral Infarction/complications
- Cholinergic Fibers/metabolism
- Female
- Hypogastric Plexus/physiopathology
- Male
- N-Methylscopolamine/metabolism
- Parasympathetic Fibers, Postganglionic/physiopathology
- Parasympatholytics/metabolism
- Radioligand Assay
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Rats, Wistar
- Receptors, Muscarinic/metabolism
- Up-Regulation/physiology
- Urinary Bladder/innervation
- Urinary Bladder/metabolism
- Urinary Bladder/physiopathology
- Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic/etiology
- Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic/metabolism
- Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic/physiopathology
- Urinary Bladder, Overactive/etiology
- Urinary Bladder, Overactive/metabolism
- Urinary Bladder, Overactive/physiopathology
- Urodynamics/physiology
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- Shuji Maruyama
- Department of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics and COE Program in the 21st Century, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
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Scheepe JR, van den Hoek J, Jünemann KP, Alken P. Endothelin-A-receptor antagonist LU 302146 inhibits electrostimulation-induced bladder contractions in vivo. Neurourol Urodyn 2006; 25:468-72. [PMID: 16724307 DOI: 10.1002/nau.20257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Endothelin (ET) is a strong constrictor of smooth muscle structures. The relevance of Endothelin-A receptors in the bladder was demonstrated in several in vitro studies. The aim of this functional study was to evaluate the acute effect of the selective ET-A-antagonist LU 302146 (LU) on neurostimulation-induced bladder contractions in vivo. METHODS Eight male mini pigs were anesthesized. The bladder was exposed and a double lumen catheter was inserted to perform intravesical pressure (pves) measurements. Laminectomy was performed for sacral anterior root stimulation (SARS) of S2. Four animals received the selective ET-A-antagonist LU, three atropine and one animal was treated with vehicle. Pves was recorded before and after drug administration as well as before and during neurostimulation. At the end of each LU trial, a supplementary application of 4 mg atropine was administered followed by a final SARS. RESULTS In all experiments reproducible pves values were elicited during electrostimulation before administration of the test substance. The selective ET-A-antagonist reduced stimulation-induced bladder contraction by a mean of 57%. Additional administration of atropine inhibited the detrusor contraction almost completely during SARS. The vehicle had no effect on bladder contraction. CONCLUSIONS In the presented animal model, ET-1 inhibition with the selective ET receptor-A-antagonist LU 302146 decreases stimulation-induced bladder contraction in vivo. The results suggest that the selective ET-A antagonist LU acts on the atropine-resistant component of efferent detrusor activation since additional administration of atropine almost completely abolish detrusor contraction. This observation in addition to the involvement of ET-1 in bladder smooth muscle proliferation, raises the possibility that ET-receptor antagonists might be beneficial in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction or in patients with functional or anatomical BOO.
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- J R Scheepe
- Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Ukai M, Yuyama H, Noguchi Y, Someya A, Okutsu H, Watanabe M, Yoshino T, Ohtake A, Suzuki M, Sato S, Sasamata M. Participation of endogenous endothelin and ETA receptor in premicturition contractions in rats with bladder outlet obstruction. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2006; 373:197-203. [PMID: 16736156 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-006-0064-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2005] [Accepted: 03/27/2006] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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A relationship between endogenous endothelins and bladder overactivity has recently been suggested, but the related endothelin receptor subtype has not been identified. Here, to evaluate the involvement of endothelin-1 and its receptors in bladder overactivity, we investigated endothelin-1 levels and the expression of its receptors in the bladder of rats with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), a model for bladder overactivity. We also investigated the effects of a selective endothelin ET(A) receptor antagonist, (E)-N-[6-methoxy-5-(2-methoxyphenoxy)[2,2'-bipyrimidin]-4-yl]-2-phenylethenesulfonamide monopotassium salt (YM598), on bladder functions in conscious BOO rats. Partial obstruction of the urethra led to a progressive increase in bladder weight from weeks 1 to 6. Binding assays performed using plasma membranes prepared from these bladders to estimate endothelin receptor density from the maximum [(125)I]endothelin-1 binding showed increased endothelin receptor density (about double) at 1, 2, and 6 weeks after the operation in the BOO bladder. The densities of endothelin ET(A) receptors in the bladder of sham-operated and BOO rats at 2 weeks after operation were about 3.5 and 5 times those of endothelin ET(B) receptors respectively. Furthermore, the endothelin-1 level was also increased in the BOO bladder. Two weeks after operation, BOO rats showed an increase in maximum bladder capacity and micturition volume and the generation of premicturition contractions. The frequency of premicturition contractions was dose-dependently reduced by YM598 (0.1-3 mg/kg, i.v.) without any effect on other voiding parameters in BOO rats. These data suggest that endothelin-1 and endothelin ET(A) receptors might be involved in the generation of premicturition contractions in BOO rats, and that endothelin ET(A) receptor antagonists such as YM598 may have ameliorating effects in patients with bladder overactivity associated with BOO.
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- Masashi Ukai
- Pharmacology Research Labs, Institute for Drug Discovery Research, Astellas Pharma Inc., 21 Miyukigaoka, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8585, Japan.
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Andersson KE, Wein AJ. Pharmacology of the lower urinary tract: basis for current and future treatments of urinary incontinence. Pharmacol Rev 2005; 56:581-631. [PMID: 15602011 DOI: 10.1124/pr.56.4.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 394] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The lower urinary tract constitutes a functional unit controlled by a complex interplay between the central and peripheral nervous systems and local regulatory factors. In the adult, micturition is controlled by a spinobulbospinal reflex, which is under suprapontine control. Several central nervous system transmitters can modulate voiding, as well as, potentially, drugs affecting voiding; for example, noradrenaline, GABA, or dopamine receptors and mechanisms may be therapeutically useful. Peripherally, lower urinary tract function is dependent on the concerted action of the smooth and striated muscles of the urinary bladder, urethra, and periurethral region. Various neurotransmitters, including acetylcholine, noradrenaline, adenosine triphosphate, nitric oxide, and neuropeptides, have been implicated in this neural regulation. Muscarinic receptors mediate normal bladder contraction as well as at least the main part of contraction in the overactive bladder. Disorders of micturition can roughly be classified as disturbances of storage or disturbances of emptying. Failure to store urine may lead to various forms of incontinence, the main forms of which are urge and stress incontinence. The etiology and pathophysiology of these disorders remain incompletely known, which is reflected in the fact that current drug treatment includes a relatively small number of more or less well-documented alternatives. Antimuscarinics are the main-stay of pharmacological treatment of the overactive bladder syndrome, which is characterized by urgency, frequency, and urge incontinence. Accepted drug treatments of stress incontinence are currently scarce, but new alternatives are emerging. New targets for control of micturition are being defined, but further research is needed to advance the pharmacological treatment of micturition disorders.
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- Karl-Erik Andersson
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Lund University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden.
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Ogawa T, Kamo I, Pflug BR, Nelson JB, Seki S, Igawa Y, Nishizawa O, de Groat WC, Chancellor MB, Yoshimura N. Differential roles of peripheral and spinal endothelin receptors in the micturition reflex in rats. J Urol 2004; 172:1533-7. [PMID: 15371886 DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000139540.56916.0e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE We investigated the effects of endothelin (ET) receptor activation in the bladder and the spinal cord on the micturition reflex in urethane anesthetized rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS The effects of ET receptor activation on bladder activity were examined during continuous infusion cystometrograms. ET-1 was administered intrathecally or intravesically in normal rats or rats pretreated with capsaicin. The effects of intravenous injection of the selective ETA receptor antagonist ABT-627, or selective ETB receptor antagonist A-192621 (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois) intrathecal injection of the opioid receptor antagonist naloxone hydrochloride on changes in bladder activity induced by intravesical or intrathecal ET-1 administration were investigated. RESULTS Intravesical injection of ET-1 (0.1 to 10 microM) induced detrusor overactivity, as evidenced by a decrease in intercontraction intervals, in a dose dependent manner. ET-1 induced detrusor overactivity was suppressed by intravenous application of ABT-627 (0.1 mg/kg) as well as capsaicin pretreatment but not by A-192621. In contrast, intrathecal injection of ET-1 (0.5 to 50 fmol) increased intercontraction intervals dose dependently and ET-1 at a higher dose (50 fmol) induced urinary retention. These inhibitory effects were antagonized by ABT-627 (10 mg/kg) and also by intrathecal application of naloxone but not by A-192621. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that the activation of ETA receptors in capsaicin sensitive C-fiber afferents in the bladder can induce detrusor overactivity, while ETA receptor activation in the spinal cord can inhibit the micturition reflex via activation of a spinal opioid mechanism. Thus, targeting peripheral ETA receptors could be an effective treatment for bladder overactivity and/or painful conditions.
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- Teruyuki Ogawa
- Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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Kajioka S, Nakayama S, McCoy R, McMurray G, Abe K, Brading AF. Inward current oscillation underlying tonic contraction caused via ETA receptors in pig detrusor smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2004; 286:F77-85. [PMID: 14656758 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00355.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a powerful vasoconstricting peptide. Recent studies showed synthesis of ET-1 and the presence of ET receptors in urinary bladder smooth muscle cells. In the present study, we investigated the possible role of ET-1 in detrusor contraction and its underlying mechanisms in terms of electrical activity. ET-1 caused dose-dependent tonic contraction of bladder smooth muscle strips. Whole cell patch-clamp experiments revealed that ET-1 induced a single transient inward current in the majority of detrusor cells and that additional inward current oscillations were induced in one-third of the cells. The inward current oscillation and tonic contraction shared several characteristic features: 1) both activities lasted for a considerable time after ET-1 washout and 2) only prior application of ETA receptor antagonists, not ETB receptor antagonists, significantly suppressed ET-1-induced contractions and the oscillating inward currents. It was concluded that the inward current oscillation underlies ET-1-induced tonic contraction. Experiments with ion substitution and channel blockers suggested that periodic activation of Ca2+-activated Cl- channels caused the oscillating inward currents.
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- Shunichi Kajioka
- Department of Cell Physiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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Khan MA, Morgan RJ, Mikhailidis DP. Sexual dysfunction in men with lower urinary tract symptoms and benign prostatic hyperplasia: an emerging link. BJU Int 2003; 92:822-3. [PMID: 14616477 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2003.t01-1-04488.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Yoshida A, Sakurai-Yamashita Y, Yamashita K, Tanaka N, Taniyama K. Role of endothelin ETA and ETB receptors in the guinea-pig urinary bladder contraction. Eur J Pharmacol 2003; 470:99-102. [PMID: 12787837 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-2999(03)01788-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The distribution and function of endothelin receptors in the guinea-pig urinary bladder were examined. Specific [125I]endothelin-1 binding sites with both the endothelin ET(A) and ET(B) receptor subtypes were distributed in the muscle layer. Endothelin-1 elicited a tonic contraction which was inhibited by cyclo(D-Asp-Pro-D-Val-Leu-D-Trp) (BQ123) but not by N-cis-2,6-dimethylpiperidinocarbonyl-L-gamma-methylleucyl-D-1-methoxycarbonyltryptophanyl-D-norleucine (BQ788) and which was inhibited more strongly by a combination of BQ123 and BQ788. Sarafotoxin S6c elicited a contraction which was abolished by BQ788. The concentration of endothelin-1 in the muscle layer was 707.0+/-67.5 pg/g wet weight. Thus, endothelin-1 may regulate muscle tone via both subtypes of endothelin receptors in an autocrine manner in the guinea-pig urinary bladder.
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- Akira Yoshida
- Department of Pharmacology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan
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Saban MR, Nguyen NB, Hammond TG, Saban R. Gene expression profiling of mouse bladder inflammatory responses to LPS, substance P, and antigen-stimulation. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2002; 160:2095-110. [PMID: 12057914 PMCID: PMC1850812 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)61159-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Inflammatory bladder disorders such as interstitial cystitis (IC) deserve attention since a major problem of the disease is diagnosis. IC affects millions of women and is characterized by severe pain, increased frequency of micturition, and chronic inflammation. Characterizing the molecular fingerprint (gene profile) of IC will help elucidate the mechanisms involved and suggest further approaches for therapeutic intervention. Therefore, in the present study we used established animal models of cystitis to determine the time course of bladder inflammatory responses to antigen, Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS), and substance P (SP) by morphological analysis and cDNA microarrays. The specific aim of the present study was to compare bladder inflammatory responses to antigen, LPS, and SP by morphological analysis and cDNA microarray profiling to determine whether bladder responses to inflammation elicit a specific universal gene expression response regardless of the stimulating agent. During acute bladder inflammation, there was a predominant infiltrate of polymorphonuclear neutrophils into the bladder. Time-course studies identified early, intermediate, and late genes that were commonly up-regulated by all three stimuli. These genes included: phosphodiesterase 1C, cAMP-dependent protein kinase, iNOS, beta-NGF, proenkephalin B and orphanin, corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF) R, estrogen R, PAI2, and protease inhibitor 17, NFkB p105, c-fos, fos-B, basic transcription factors, and cytoskeleton and motility proteins. Another cluster indicated genes that were commonly down-regulated by all three stimuli and included HSF2, NF-kappa B p65, ICE, IGF-II and FGF-7, MMP2, MMP14, and presenilin 2. Furthermore, we determined gene profiles that identify the transition between acute and chronic inflammation. During chronic inflammation, the urinary bladder presented a predominance of monocyte/macrophage infiltrate and a concomitant increase in the expression of the following genes: 5-HT 1c, 5-HTR7, beta 2 adrenergic receptor, c-Fgr, collagen 10 alpha 1, mast cell factor, melanocyte-specific gene 2, neural cell adhesion molecule 2, potassium inwardly-rectifying channel, prostaglandin F receptor, and RXR-beta cis-11-retinoic acid receptor. We conclude that microarray analysis of genes expressed in the bladder during experimental inflammation may be predictive of outcome. Further characterization of the inflammation-induced gene expression profiles obtained here may identify novel biomarkers and shed light into the etiology of cystitis.
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- Marcia R Saban
- Department of Physiology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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This review focuses on what we consider to be the most important findings of the last year relating to the smooth muscle of the lower urogenital system and the different levels of regulation that control its contraction and relaxation. One level is through modulation of the smooth muscle itself or its environment. Recent findings examining myosin isoform composition and collagen content as well as mechanisms that appear to be involved in inducing hyperplasia/hypertrophy of smooth muscle are described. Another method of regulation is via calcium-dependent phosphorylation of the regulatory light chain of myosin, which increases its activity. Interesting results indicating an uncoupling of force from calcium in the bladder are discussed. A third level of regulation is pharmacologic. Thus, the most recent findings related to receptor subtypes, including muscarinic, endothelin, alpha-adrenergic and nicotinic receptors, are presented. In addition, the effects of diabetes, incontinence, and partial bladder outlet obstruction on these modes of contractile regulation are also discussed.
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- M E DiSanto
- Division of Urology, 3010 Ravdin Courtyard, University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Sullivan ME, Mumtaz FH, Khan MA, Dashwood MR, Thompson CS, Mikhailidis DP, Morgan RJ. Endothelins in the urinary tract. BJU Int 2000; 86:97-106. [PMID: 10886092 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2000.00730.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- M E Sullivan
- Departments of Urology, Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London, UK
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