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Jones BM, Mingin GC, Tykocki NR. The mast cell stimulator compound 48/80 causes urothelium-dependent increases in murine urinary bladder contractility. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2023; 325:F50-F60. [PMID: 37199916 PMCID: PMC10292985 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00116.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2023] [Revised: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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Mast cells and degranulation of preformed inflammatory mediators contribute to lower urinary tract symptoms. This study investigated pathways by which the mast cell stimulator compound 48/80 alters urinary bladder smooth muscle contractility via mast cell activation. We hypothesized that 1) mast cell degranulation causes spontaneous urinary bladder smooth muscle contractions and 2) these contractions are caused by urothelium-derived PGE2. Urothelium-intact and -denuded urinary bladder strips were collected from mast cell-sufficient (C57Bl/6) and mast cell-deficient (B6.Cg-Kitw-sh) mice to determine if compound 48/80 altered urinary bladder smooth muscle (UBSM) contractility. Electrical field stimulation was used to assess the effects of compound 48/80 on nerve-evoked contractions. Antagonists/inhibitors were used to identify prostanoid signaling pathways activated or if direct activation of nerves was involved. Compound 48/80 caused slow-developing contractions, increased phasic activity, and augmented nerve-evoked responses in both mast cell-sufficient and -deficient mice. Nerve blockade had no effect on these responses; however, they were eliminated by removing the urothelium. Blockade of P2 purinoreceptors, cyclooxygenases, or G protein signaling abolished compound 48/80 responses. However, only combined blockade of PGE2 (EP1), PGF2α (FP), and thromboxane A2 (TP) receptors inhibited compound 48/80-induced responses. Thus, the effects of compound 48/80 are urothelium dependent but independent of mast cells. Furthermore, these effects are mediated by druggable inflammatory pathways that may be used to manage inflammatory nonneurogenic bladder hyperactivity. Finally, these data strongly suggest that great care must be taken when using compound 48/80 to determine mast cell-dependent responses in the urinary bladder.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Urothelial cells are first responders to noxious contents of the urine. Our study demonstrates that the urothelium is not only a barrier but also a modulator of urinary bladder smooth muscle phasic activity and contractility independent of immune cell recruitment in response to an inflammatory insult.
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- B Malique Jones
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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- Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, United States
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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Chen H, Simonsen U, Aalkjaer C. A sex‐specific, COX‐derived/thromboxane receptor activator causes depolarization and vasoconstriction in male mice mesenteric resistance arteries. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2020; 127:152-159. [DOI: 10.1111/bcpt.13413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Hua Chen
- Department of Biomedicine Aarhus University Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Biomedicine Aarhus University Aarhus C Denmark
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Li B, Yu Q, Wang R, Gratzke C, Wang X, Spek A, Herlemann A, Tamalunas A, Strittmatter F, Waidelich R, Stief CG, Hennenberg M. Inhibition of Female and Male Human Detrusor Smooth Muscle Contraction by the Rac Inhibitors EHT1864 and NSC23766. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:409. [PMID: 32317972 PMCID: PMC7154109 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Introduction Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to overactive bladder (OAB) are caused by spontaneous detrusor contractions. Medical treatment with muscarinic receptor antagonists or β3-adrenoceptor agonists aims to inhibit detrusor contractions, but overall results are unsatisfactory. Consequently, improved understanding of bladder smooth muscle contraction and identification of novel compounds for its inhibition are needed to develop alternative options. A role of the GTPase Rac1 for smooth muscle contraction has been reported from the prostate, but is unknown in the human detrusor. Here, we examined effects of the Rac inhibitors NSC23766, which may also antagonize muscarinic receptors, and EHT1864 on contraction of human detrusor tissues. Methods Female and male human detrusor tissues were obtained from radical cystectomy. Effects of NSC23766 (100 µM) and EHT1864 (100 µM) on detrusor contractions were studied in an organ bath. Results Electric field stimulation induced frequency-dependent contractions of detrusor tissues, which were inhibited by NSC23766 and EHT1864. Carbachol induced concentration-dependent contractions. Concentration response curves for carbachol were shifted to the right by NSC23766, reflected by increased EC50 values, but unchanged Emax values. EHT1864 reduced carbachol-induced contractions, resulting in reduced Emax values for carbachol. The thromboxane analog U46619 induced concentration-dependent contractions, which remained unchanged by NSC23766, but were reduced by EHT1864. Conclusions NSC23766 and EHT1864 inhibit female and male human detrusor contractions. NSC23766, but not EHT1864 competitively antagonizes muscarinic receptors. In addition to neurogenic and cholinergic contractions, EHT1864 inhibits thromboxane A2-induced detrusor contractions. The latter may be promising, as the origin of spontaneous detrusor contractions in OAB is noncholinergic. In vivo, both compounds may improve OAB-related LUTS.
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- Bingsheng Li
- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.,Department of Urology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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Cullingsworth ZE, Kelly BB, Deebel NA, Colhoun AF, Nagle AS, Klausner AP, Speich JE. Automated quantification of low amplitude rhythmic contractions (LARC) during real-world urodynamics identifies a potential detrusor overactivity subgroup. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0201594. [PMID: 30110353 PMCID: PMC6093663 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0201594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Objectives Detrusor overactivity (DO) is characterized by non-voiding detrusor smooth muscle contractions during the bladder filling phase and often contributes to overactive bladder. In some patients DO is observed as isolated or sporadic contractions, while in others DO is manifested as low amplitude rhythmic contractions (LARC). The aim of this study was to develop an objective method to quantify LARC frequencies and amplitudes in urodynamic studies (UDS) and identify a subgroup DO of patients with LARC. Methods An automated Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm was developed to analyze a 205-second region of interest of retrospectively collected “real-world” UDS ending 30 seconds before voiding. The algorithm was designed to identify the three largest rhythmic amplitude peaks in vesical pressure (Pves) in the 1.75–6 cycle/minute frequency range. These peak Pves amplitudes were analyzed to determine whether they were 1) significant (above baseline Pves activity) and 2) independent (distinct from any in abdominal pressure (Pabd) rhythm). Results 95 UDS met criteria for inclusion and were analyzed with the FFT algorithm. During a blinded visual analysis, a neurourologist/urodynamicist identified 52/95 (55%) patients as having DO. The FFT algorithm identified significant and independent (S&I) LARC in 14/52 (27%) patients with DO and 0/43 patients (0%) without DO, resulting in 100% specificity and a significant association (Fischer’s exact test, p<0.0001). The average slowest S&I LARC frequency in this DO subgroup was 3.20±0.34 cycles/min with an amplitude of 8.40±1.30 cm-H2O. This algorithm can analyze individual UDS in under 5 seconds, allowing real-time interpretation. Conclusions An FFT algorithm can be applied to “real-world” UDS to automatically characterize the frequency and amplitude of underlying LARC. This algorithm identified a potential subgroup of DO patients with LARC.
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- Zachary E. Cullingsworth
- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Engineering, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery/Division of Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery/Division of Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery/Division of Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Engineering, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Surgery/Division of Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
- Department of Surgery/Division of Urology Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Engineering, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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West EG, Lang R, Sellers D, Chess-Williams R, McDermott C. Ibuprofen Decreases Spontaneous Activity and Enhances Nerve-Evoked Contractions to Minimize Mitomycin C-Induced Bladder Dysfunction. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2018; 366:282-290. [PMID: 29784662 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.118.248989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Inflammation may play a causal role in urological side effects reported following intravesical mitomycin C (MMC). Our aim was to investigate the effects of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen (IBU) on the cytotoxic potency of MMC and the potential for IBU to protect against bladder dysfunction. Malignant (RT4, T24) and normal (UROtsa) urothelial lines were treated with MMC followed by ibuprofen, with cell viability and caspase-3 activity assessed. Female C57BL/6JArc mice (Saline/Control, MMC, Saline + IBU, and MMC + IBU) received intravesical treatment (1 hour) with saline or MMC (2 mg/ml), with IBU (1 mg/ml) delivered in drinking water (for 7 days). Voiding pattern analysis was conducted prior to and following (1, 3, 7 days) treatment. A whole-bladder preparation was used to assess compliance, contractile responses, and urothelial-mediator release. Ibuprofen selectively increased the cytotoxic potency of MMC and caspase-3 activity in both malignant cells lines but not in UROtsa. MMC significantly increased voiding frequency at 24 hours and 3 days, whereas administration of ibuprofen significantly reduced this effect. MMC significantly increased the frequency of spontaneous contractions from 2.3 ± 0.5 contractions/min in saline controls to 4.8 ± 0.16 contractions/min, with ibuprofen protecting against this change. Interestingly, although nerve-evoked responses were not altered by MMC, they were increased in both IBU groups. Ibuprofen improved voiding dysfunction following MMC treatment by reducing spontaneous phasic activity and enhancing nerve-mediated contractions. Ibuprofen use in bladder cancer patients may help to minimize the urological adverse effects associated with intravesical MMC.
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- Eliza G West
- Centre for Urology Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Urology Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Urology Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Urology Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Urology Research, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, Queensland, Australia
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Hulls CM, Lentle RG, King QM, Reynolds GW, Chambers JP. Spatiotemporal analysis of spontaneous myogenic contractions in the urinary bladder of the rabbit: timing and patterns reflect reported electrophysiology. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2017; 313:F687-F698. [PMID: 28539334 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00156.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The dynamics of propagating myogenic contractions in the wall of the resting ex vivo urinary bladder of the rabbit were characterized by spatiotemporal maps and related to cyclic variation in intravesical pressure (Pves). Patches of propagating contractions (PPCs) enlarged and involuted in near synchrony with peaks in Pves [mean 3.85 ± 0.3 cycles per minute (cpm)] and were preceded by regions of stretch. The maximum area of the bladder undergoing contraction (55.28 ± 2.65%) and the sizes of individual PPCs (42.61 ± 1.65 mm2) coincided with the peak in Pves PPCs originated and propagated within temporary patch domains (TPDs) and comprised groups of nearly synchronous cyclic propagating individual contractions (PICs). The TPDs were located principally along the vertical axis of the anterior surface of the bladder. The sites of origin of PICs within PPCs were inconsistent, consecutive contractions often propagating in opposite directions along linear maps of strain rate. Similar patterns of movement occurred in areas of the anterior bladder wall that had been stripped of mucosa. Pves varied cyclically with area of contraction and with the indices of aggregation of PPCs, indicating that they grew by peripheral enlargement and collision without annihilation. The synchronization of PICs within PPCs was sometimes lost, uncoordinated PICs then occurring irregularly (between 4 and 20 cpm) having little effect on Pves We postulate that the formation and involution of PPCs within a TPD resulted from cyclic variation in excitation that increased the incidence and distance over which component PICs propagated.
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- C M Hulls
- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand;
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- Division of Urology, Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North, New Zealand; and
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Human Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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- Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Ückert S, Albrecht K, Bannowsky A, Sohn M, Kuczyk MA, Hedlund P. Expression and distribution of the transient receptor potential cationic channel A1 (TRPA1) in the human clitoris-comparison to male penile erectile tissue. Int J Impot Res 2017; 29:179-183. [PMID: 28469181 DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2017.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2016] [Revised: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The transient receptor potential cationic channel ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) is a channel protein assumed to act in various human tissues as mechano- and pain sensor and play a role in neurotransmission. The expression of TRPA has already been investigated in the human prostate and urethra, however, only very few studies have addressed the expression and distribution in the male and female genital tract. The present study aimed to investigate by means of immunohistochemistry (double-labeling technique, laser fluorescence microscopy) in the human clitoris and penile erectile tissue the localization of TRPA1 in relation to nNOS, the vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT). In the clitoral tissue, TRPA1 was observed in basal epithelial cells and slender nNOS-positive nerve fibers transversing the subepithelial space. To a certain degree, in the clitoral epithelial cells, TRPA1 was found co-localized with vimentin. In human corpus cavernosum, immunoreactivity for TRPA1 was seen in nerves transversing the cavernous sinusoidal space and running alongside small arteries, these nerves also displayed expression of the vesicular acetylcholine transporter protein (VAChT). Varicose nerves containing nNOS or VIP were not immunoreactive for TRPA1. It seems likely that TRPA1 is involved in nitric oxide-mediated afferent sensory transmission in the clitoris while, in penile erectile tissue, a role for TRPA1 in cholinergic signaling might be assumed.
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- S Ückert
- Division of Surgery, Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Legal (Forensic) Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Imland Klinik, Rendsburg, Germany
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- Department of Urology, AGAPLESION St Markus Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Urology and Urological Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Drug Research, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Guan NN, Svennersten K, de Verdier PJ, Wiklund NP, Gustafsson LE. Prostaglandin D 2 effects and DP 1 /DP 2 receptor distribution in guinea pig urinary bladder out-flow region. J Cell Mol Med 2016; 21:234-243. [PMID: 27664012 PMCID: PMC5264142 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.12959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/21/2016] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The proximal urethra and urinary bladder trigone play important roles in continence. We have previously shown that PGD2 is released from guinea pig bladder urothelium/suburothelium and can inhibit detrusor contractile responses. We presently wished to investigate PGD2 actions in guinea pig out‐flow region and the distribution of DP1/DP2 receptors. The effects of PGD2 on urothelium‐intact trigone and proximal urethra contractility were studied in organ bath experiments. Expression of DP1/DP2 receptor proteins was analysed by western blot. Immunohistochemistry was used to identify distribution of DP1/DP2 receptors. PGD2 in a dose‐dependent manner inhibited trigone contractions induced by electrical field stimulation (EFS) and inhibited spontaneous contractions of the proximal urethra. PGD2 was equally (trigone) or slightly less potent (urethra) compared with PGE2. Expression of DP1 and DP2 receptors was found in male guinea pig bladder trigone, neck and proximal urethra. In the trigone and proximal urethra, DP1 receptors were found on the membrane of smooth muscle cells and weak immunoreactivty was observed in the urothelium. DP2 receptors were distributed more widespread, weakly and evenly in the urothelium and smooth muscles. Inhibitory effects by PGD2 on motor activity of guinea pig trigone and proximal urethra are consistent with finding DP1 and DP2 receptors located in the urothelium and smooth muscle cells of the trigone and proximal urethra, and PGD2 may therefore be a modulator of the bladder out‐flow region, possibly having a function in regulation of micturition and a role in overactive bladder syndrome.
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- Na N Guan
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Kelley RS, Vardy MD, Simons GR, Chen H, Ascher-Walsh C, Brodman M. A pilot study of cardiac electrophysiology catheters to map and pace bladder electrical activity. Neurourol Urodyn 2016; 36:1174-1177. [DOI: 10.1002/nau.23087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Robert S. Kelley
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics; Emory University; Atlanta Georgia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Mount Sinai Hospital; New York New York
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Englewood New Jersey
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- Department of Cardiology; Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Englewood New Jersey
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology; Private Practice; San Pablo California
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Mount Sinai Hospital; New York New York
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Mount Sinai Hospital; New York New York
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Akino H. Spontaneous Contractile Activity of the Detrusor Muscle and Its Role in the Pathogenesis of Overactive Bladder Syndrome. Low Urin Tract Symptoms 2015; 4 Suppl 1:42-7. [PMID: 26676699 DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-5672.2011.00117.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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There is accumulated evidence that spontaneous contractions (SCs) in the bladder wall are associated with afferent nerve firing in the bladder. The role of the urothelium in bladder sensation might be restricted to pathological conditions, such as interstitial cystitis or chemical cystitis in which the release of urothelium-derived mediators such as adenosine triphosphate is increased. Recent publications imply that SCs in bladders with detrusor overactivity due to spinal cord injury or bladder outlet obstruction are modulated by intracellular signal transduction mechanisms such as the RhoA/Rho-kinase pathway, denervation-supersensitivity to acetylcholine, changes in ion channel activity, enhanced gap-junctional intercellular communication, alterations in interstitial cells of Cajal, the actions of local mediators in the detrusor and the influence of the urothelium. Spontaneous contractions and possible consequent afferent nerve firing might participate in the generation of overactive bladder syndrome.
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- Hironobu Akino
- Department of Urology, Medical Science, University of Fukui, Yoshida, Japan
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Guan NN, Svennersten K, de Verdier PJ, Wiklund NP, Gustafsson LE. Receptors involved in the modulation of guinea pig urinary bladder motility by prostaglandin D2. Br J Pharmacol 2015; 172:4024-37. [PMID: 25917171 DOI: 10.1111/bph.13174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE We have described a urothelium-dependent release of PGD2 -like activity which had inhibitory effects on the motility of guinea pig urinary bladder. Here, we have pharmacologically characterized the receptors involved and localized the sites of PGD2 formation and of its receptors. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH In the presence of selective DP and TP receptor antagonists alone or combined, PGD2 was applied to urothelium-denuded diclofenac-treated urinary bladder strips mounted in organ baths. Antibodies against PGD2 synthase and DP1 receptors were used with Western blots and for histochemistry. KEY RESULTS PGD2 inhibited nerve stimulation -induced contractions in strips of guinea pig urinary bladder with estimated pIC50 of 7.55 ± 0.15 (n = 13), an effect blocked by the DP1 receptor antagonist BW-A868C. After blockade of DP1 receptors, PGD2 enhanced the contractions, an effect abolished by the TP receptor antagonist SQ-29548. Histochemistry revealed strong immunoreactivity for PGD synthase in the urothelium/suburothelium with strongest reaction in the suburothelium. Immunoreactive DP1 receptors were found in the smooth muscle of the bladder wall with a dominant localization to smooth muscle membranes. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS In guinea pig urinary bladder, the main effect of PGD2 is an inhibitory action via DP1 receptors localized to the smooth muscle, but an excitatory effect via TP receptors can also be evoked. The urothelium with its suburothelium might signal to the smooth muscle which is rich in PGD2 receptors of the DP1 type. The results are important for our understanding of regulation of bladder motility.
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- Na N Guan
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Granato C, Korstanje C, Guilloteau V, Rouget C, Palea S, Gillespie JI. Prostaglandin E2 excitatory effects on rat urinary bladder: a comparison between the β-adrenoceptor modulation of non-voiding activity in vivo and micro-contractile activity in vitro. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2015; 388:727-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s00210-015-1139-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Accepted: 05/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Sanders KM, Ward SM, Koh SD. Interstitial cells: regulators of smooth muscle function. Physiol Rev 2014; 94:859-907. [PMID: 24987007 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00037.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Smooth muscles are complex tissues containing a variety of cells in addition to muscle cells. Interstitial cells of mesenchymal origin interact with and form electrical connectivity with smooth muscle cells in many organs, and these cells provide important regulatory functions. For example, in the gastrointestinal tract, interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) and PDGFRα(+) cells have been described, in detail, and represent distinct classes of cells with unique ultrastructure, molecular phenotypes, and functions. Smooth muscle cells are electrically coupled to ICC and PDGFRα(+) cells, forming an integrated unit called the SIP syncytium. SIP cells express a variety of receptors and ion channels, and conductance changes in any type of SIP cell affect the excitability and responses of the syncytium. SIP cells are known to provide pacemaker activity, propagation pathways for slow waves, transduction of inputs from motor neurons, and mechanosensitivity. Loss of interstitial cells has been associated with motor disorders of the gut. Interstitial cells are also found in a variety of other smooth muscles; however, in most cases, the physiological and pathophysiological roles for these cells have not been clearly defined. This review describes structural, functional, and molecular features of interstitial cells and discusses their contributions in determining the behaviors of smooth muscle tissues.
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- Kenton M Sanders
- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada
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- Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno, Nevada
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Komari SO, Headley PC, Klausner AP, Ratz PH, Speich JE. Evidence for a common mechanism for spontaneous rhythmic contraction and myogenic contraction induced by quick stretch in detrusor smooth muscle. Physiol Rep 2013; 1:e00168. [PMID: 24400167 PMCID: PMC3871480 DOI: 10.1002/phy2.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Revised: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 10/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Detrusor smooth muscle exhibits myogenic contraction in response to a quick stretch (QS) as well as spontaneous rhythmic contraction (SRC); however, whether the same population of actomyosin crossbridges with a common regulatory mechanism is responsible for these two types of contraction has not been determined. Detrusor strips from New Zealand white rabbit bladders were allowed to develop SRC at a reference muscle length (Lref), or rhythmic contraction (RC) was induced with tetraethylammonium (TEA). Multiple 10-msec stretches of 15% Lref were then imposed at Lref randomly during the rhythm cycle, and the nadir-to-peak (NTP) tension amplitude of the resulting myogenic contraction was measured. The amplitude and period of the rhythm cycle were measured prior to each QS. NTP was larger when a QS was imposed during a portion the cycle when tension was smaller (n = 3 each SRC and TEA-induced RC). These data suggest that when the rhythmic mechanism was mostly inactive and tension was near a minimum, a larger portion of a shared population of crossbridges was available to produce a myogenic response to a QS. Rho kinase, cyclooxygenase-1, and cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors (H-1152, SC-560, and NS-398) affected SRC amplitude and NTP amplitude following a QS to the same degree (n = 3 each drug), providing additional evidence to support the hypothesis that a common mechanism is responsible for SRC and myogenic contraction due to QS. If a common mechanism exists, then QS is a potential mechanical probe to study SRC regulation and its alteration in overactive bladder.
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- S Omid Komari
- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia, 23284
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia, 23284
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia, 23298
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- Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia, 23298
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia, 23284
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GAGs and GAGs diseases: when pathophysiology supports the clinic. Urologia 2013; 80:173-8. [PMID: 24526593 DOI: 10.5301/ru.2013.11500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The urinary epithelium has been the subject of considerable interest and much research in recent years. What has radically changed in the last decade is the concept of what the bladder epithelium really is. It is currently no longer considered just a simple barrier and a non-specific defence against infections, and it has been recognized as a specialized tissue regulating complex bladder functions and playing a fundamental and active role in the pathogenesis of cystitis. Researchers have been focussing on the receptors and mediators that are active in the sub-epithelial layer, with the hope that understanding the role of the urothelium defect will offer the opportunity for new therapeutic strategies. On the surface of the urothelial umbrella-cells there is a thick layer of glycoproteins and proteoglycans, which together are called Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). They constitute a hydrophilic mucosal coating and act as a barrier against solutes found in urine. In recent years they have received special attention because injury to Gags, due to different noxae, has been identified as the first step in the genesis of chronic inflammatory bladder diseases, such as recurrent urinary tract infections, chemical or radiation cystitis, interstitial cystitis and/or Bladder Pain Syndrome. Aim of this study is to define the importance of the urothelium starting from the anatomy and physiology of the bladder wall. Furthermore, we will underline the role of glycosaminoglycans, focusing both on their pathophysiological role in the principal bladder diseases and on the therapeutic aspects from the clinical point of view.
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Hennenberg M, Stief CG, Gratzke C. Prostatic α1-adrenoceptors: New concepts of function, regulation, and intracellular signaling. Neurourol Urodyn 2013; 33:1074-85. [DOI: 10.1002/nau.22467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Martin Hennenberg
- Department of Urology; Ludwig-Maximilians-University; Munich Germany
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- Department of Urology; Ludwig-Maximilians-University; Munich Germany
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Klausner AP, King AB, Byrne MD, Habibi JR, Li K, Sabarwal V, Speich JE, Ratz PH. A new and automated method for objective analysis of detrusor rhythm during the filling phase. World J Urol 2013; 32:85-90. [PMID: 23633125 DOI: 10.1007/s00345-013-1084-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 04/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION There is growing acceptance that the detrusor muscle is not silent during the filling phase of the micturition cycle but displays low-amplitude phasic contractions that have been associated with urinary urgency. Unfortunately, there is currently no standardized methodology to quantify detrusor rhythm during the filling phase. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to develop an automated computer algorithm to analyze rat detrusor rhythm in a quick, accurate, and reproducible manner. MATERIALS AND METHODS Strips of detrusor smooth muscle from rats (n = 17) were placed on force transducers and subjected to escalating doses of PGE2 to generate contractile rhythm tracings. An automated computer algorithm was developed to analyze contractile frequency, amplitude, and tone on the generated rhythm tracings. Results of the automated computerized analysis were compared to human (n = 3) interpretations. Human interpreters manually counted contractions and then recounted the same data two weeks later. Intra-observer, inter-observer, and human-to-computer comparisons were performed. RESULTS The computer algorithm quantified concentration-dependent changes in contractile frequency, amplitude, and tone after administration of PGE2 (10(-9)-10(-6)M). Concentration-response curves were similar for all contractile components with increases in frequency identified mainly at physiologic concentrations of PGE2 and increases in amplitude at supra-physiologic concentrations. The computer algorithm consistently over-counted the human interpreters, but with less variability. Differences in inter-observer consistency were statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS Our computerized algorithm accurately and consistently identified changes in detrusor muscle contractile frequency, amplitude, and tone with varying doses of PGE2. Frequency counts were consistently higher than those obtained by human interpreters but without variability or bias. Refinements of this method may allow for more standardized approach in the study of pharmacologic agents on filling phase rhythmic activity.
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- Adam P Klausner
- Department of Surgery/Division of Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, PO BOX 980118, Richmond, VA, 23298-0118, USA,
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Klausner AP. Overactive Bladder: Preparing for the Beast. J Urol 2013; 189:1194-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Adam P. Klausner
- Department of Surgery/Division of Urology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
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Byrne MD, Klausner AP, Speich JE, Southern JB, Habibi JR, Ratz PH. Fourier transform analysis of rabbit detrusor autonomous contractions reveals length dependent increases in tone and slow wave development at long lengths. J Urol 2013; 190:334-40. [PMID: 23485511 DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.02.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Bladder wall muscle (detrusor) develops low amplitude rhythmic contractions. Low amplitude rhythmic contraction activity is increased in detrusor from patients with overactive bladder. In this in vitro study we used fast Fourier transforms to assess the length dependence of low amplitude rhythmic contraction components. MATERIALS AND METHODS Rabbit detrusor strips were placed in a muscle bath between 2 clips to adjust length and record isometric tension. Tissues stretched from 70% to 130% of a reference muscle length at 10% increments were allowed to develop low amplitude rhythmic contractions at each length for 20 minutes. Low amplitude rhythmic contraction data were analyzed using fast Fourier transforms and represented by a frequency rather than a time spectrum. RESULTS Based on fast Fourier transform analysis summarized by signal peaks within specific frequency ranges, rabbit low amplitude rhythmic contraction waveforms were divided into 1 tonic and 2 phasic components, defined as A0 + A1F1 + A2F2, where A0 is a length dependent basal tonic component that increases linearly, A1F1 is a slow wave with a length dependent specific amplitude (A1) and a length independent constant frequency (F1) of approximately 11.2 Hz, and A2F2 is a fast wave with a length dependent amplitude (A2) and frequency (F2) of approximately 0.03 Hz. CONCLUSIONS Fast Fourier transform analysis revealed that rabbit low amplitude rhythmic contractions consist of a basal tonic component plus 2 phasic components. The amplitude of all 3 components was length dependent. The frequency of the fast component was not length dependent and the slow component was absent at short muscle lengths, developing only at muscle lengths beyond that producing a maximum active contraction.
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- Michael D Byrne
- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0118, USA
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Rahnama'i MS, van Koeveringe GA, van Kerrebroeck PEV, de Wachter SGG. The effect of indomethacin on the muscarinic induced contractions in the isolated normal guinea pig urinary bladder. BMC Urol 2013; 13:8. [PMID: 23388044 PMCID: PMC3570383 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2490-13-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background To investigate the effect of prostaglandin depletion by means of COX-inhibition on cholinergic enhanced spontaneous contractions. Methods The urethra and bladder of 9 male guinea pigs (weight 270–300 g) were removed and placed in an organ bath with Krebs’ solution. A catheter was passed through the urethra through which the intravesical pressure was measured. The muscarinic agonist arecaidine, the non-selective COX inhibitor indomethacin, and PGE2 were subsequently added to the organ bath. The initial average frequency and amplitude of spontaneous contractions in the first 2 minutes after arecaidine application were labelled Fini and Pini, respectively. The steady state frequency (Fsteady) and amplitude (Psteady) were defined as the average frequency and amplitude during the 5 minutes before the next wash out. Results Application of 1 μM PGE2 increased the amplitude of spontaneous contractions without affecting frequency. 10 μM of indomethacin reduced amplitude but not frequency. The addition of indomethacin did not alter Fini after the first application (p = 0.7665). However, after the second wash, Fini was decreased (p = 0.0005). Fsteady, Psteady and Pini were not significantly different in any of the conditions. These effects of indomethacin were reversible by PGE2 addition.. Conclusions Blocking PG synthesis decreased the cholinergically stimulated autonomous contractions in the isolated bladder. This suggests that PG could modify normal cholinergically evoked response. A combination of drugs inhibiting muscarinic receptors and PG function or production can then become an interesting focus of research on a treatment for overactive bladder syndrome.
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- Mohammad S Rahnama'i
- Department of Urology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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Southern JB, Frazier JR, Miner AS, Speich JE, Klausner AP, Ratz PH. Elevated steady-state bladder preload activates myosin phosphorylation: detrusor smooth muscle is a preload tension sensor. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2012; 303:F1517-26. [DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00278.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In rabbit bladder wall (detrusor) muscle, the degree of tone induced during physiological filling (filling tone) is the sum of adjustable preload tension and autonomous contractile tension. The present study was designed to determine whether the level of filling tone is dependent on detrusor muscle length. Maximum active tension induced by KCl was parabolic in relation to length [tension increased from 70% to 100% of a reference length ( Lref) and decreased at longer muscle lengths]. Filling tone, however, increased in a linear fashion from 70% to 120% Lref. In the presence of ibuprofen to abolish autonomous contraction and retain adjustable preload tension, tension was reduced in strength but remained linearly dependent on length from 70% to 120% Lref. In the absence of autonomous contraction, stretching detrusor muscle from 80% to 120% Lref still caused an increase in tone during PGE2-induced rhythmic contraction, suggesting that muscle stretch caused increases in detrusor muscle contractile sensitivity rather than in prostaglandin release. In the absence of autonomous contraction, the degree of adjustable preload tension and myosin phosphorylation increased when detrusor was stretched from 80% to 120% Lref, but also displayed length-hysteresis, indicating that detrusor muscle senses preload rather than muscle length. Together, these data support the hypothesis that detrusor muscle acts as a preload tension sensor. Because detrusor muscle is in-series with neuronal mechanosensors responsible for urinary urgency, a more thorough understanding of detrusor muscle filling tone may reveal unique targets for therapeutic intervention of contractile disorders such as overactive bladder.
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- Jordan B. Southern
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
- Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia; and
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia; and
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
- Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia
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Speich JE, Wilson CW, Almasri AM, Southern JB, Klausner AP, Ratz PH. Carbachol-induced volume adaptation in mouse bladder and length adaptation via rhythmic contraction in rabbit detrusor. Ann Biomed Eng 2012; 40:2266-76. [PMID: 22614640 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-012-0590-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 05/07/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The length-tension (L-T) relationships in rabbit detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) are similar to those in vascular and airway smooth muscles and exhibit short-term length adaptation characterized by L-T curves that shift along the length axis as a function of activation and strain history. In contrast to skeletal muscle, the length-active tension (L-T(a)) curve for rabbit DSM strips does not have a unique peak tension value with a single ascending and descending limb. Instead, DSM can exhibit multiple ascending and descending limbs, and repeated KCl-induced contractions at a particular muscle length on an ascending or descending limb display increasingly greater tension. In the present study, mouse bladder strips with and without urothelium exhibited KCl-induced and carbachol-induced length adaptation, and the pressure-volume relationship in mouse whole bladder displayed short-term volume adaptation. Finally, prostaglandin-E(2)-induced low-level rhythmic contraction produced length adaptation in rabbit DSM strips. A likely role of length adaptation during bladder filling is to prepare DSM cells to contract efficiently over a broad range of volumes. Mammalian bladders exhibit spontaneous rhythmic contraction (SRC) during the filling phase and SRC is elevated in humans with overactive bladder (OAB). The present data identify a potential physiological role for SRC in bladder adaptation and motivate the investigation of a potential link between short-term volume adaptation and OAB with impaired contractility.
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- John E Speich
- Department of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, 23284-3015, USA.
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Fernandes VS, Barahona MV, Recio P, Martínez-Sáenz A, Ribeiro ASF, Contreras C, Martínez AC, Bustamante S, Carballido J, García-Sacristán A, Prieto D, Hernández M. Mechanisms involved in testosterone-induced relaxation to the pig urinary bladder neck. Steroids 2012; 77:394-402. [PMID: 22285851 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2011.12.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2011] [Revised: 12/14/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Testosterone replacement therapy improves bladder capacity in urinary tract dysfunction. There is no information, however, about the role of this steroid hormone on the muscle tension of the bladder outflow region. The current study investigated the mechanisms underlying the testosterone-induced action in the pig bladder neck. METHODS Urothelium-denuded bladder neck strips were mounted in myographs for isometric force recordings and for simultaneous measurements of intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) and tension. The relaxations to testosterone, the non-aromatizable metabolite 4,5α-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and electrical field stimulation (EFS) were carried out on phenylephrine (PhE)-precontracted strips. RESULTS Testosterone and DHT evoked similar concentration-dependent relaxations only at very high pharmacological concentrations. The presence of the urothelium and the inhibition of intracellular androgenic receptor (AR), aromatase, 5α-reductase, nitric oxide (NO) synthase, guanylyl cyclase, cyclooxygenase (COX), large-, intermediate- and small-Ca(2+)-activated K(+) channels or ATP-dependent K(+) channels failed to modify the testosterone relaxations. Neuronal voltage-gated Ca(2+) (VOC) channels and voltage-gated K(+) (K(V)) channel blockers potentiated these responses. EFS evoked frequency-dependent relaxations, which were not changed by threshold concentrations of testosterone. In Ca(2+)-free potassium rich physiological saline solution, testosterone inhibited the contractions induced by CaCl(2) and the L-type VOC channel activator (±)-BAY K 8644. Relaxations elicited by testosterone were accompanied by simultaneous decreases in smooth muscle [Ca(2+)](i). CONCLUSIONS Testosterone produces relaxation of the pig urinary bladder neck through mechanisms independent of urothelium, AR, aromatase, 5α-reductase, NO synthase, guanylyl cyclase, COX and K(+) channels. Testosterone-induced relaxation is produced via the inhibition of the extracellular Ca(2+) entry through L-type VOC channels.
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- Vítor S Fernandes
- Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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Speich JE, Southern JB, Henderson S, Wilson CW, Klausner AP, Ratz PH. Adjustable passive stiffness in mouse bladder: regulated by Rho kinase and elevated following partial bladder outlet obstruction. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2011; 302:F967-76. [PMID: 22205227 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00177.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) contributes to bladder wall tension during filling, and bladder wall deformation affects the signaling system that leads to urgency. The length-passive tension (L-T(p)) relationship in rabbit DSM can adapt with length changes over time and exhibits adjustable passive stiffness (APS) characterized by a L-T(p) curve that is a function of both activation and strain history. Muscle activation with KCl, carbachol (CCh), or prostaglandin E(2) at short muscle lengths can increase APS that is revealed by elevated pseudo-steady-state T(p) at longer lengths compared with prior T(p) measurements at those lengths, and APS generation is inhibited by the Rho Kinase (ROCK) inhibitor H-1152. In the current study, mouse bladder strips exhibited both KCl- and CCh-induced APS. Whole mouse bladders demonstrated APS which was measured as an increase in pressure during passive filling in calcium-free solution following CCh precontraction compared with pressure during filling without precontraction. In addition, CCh-induced APS in whole mouse bladder was inhibited by H-1152, indicating that ROCK activity may regulate bladder compliance during filling. Furthermore, APS in whole mouse bladder was elevated 2 wk after partial bladder outlet obstruction, suggesting that APS may be relevant in diseases affecting bladder mechanics. The presence of APS in mouse bladder will permit future studies of APS regulatory pathways and potential alterations of APS in disease models using knockout transgenetic mice.
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- John E Speich
- Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, 401 West Main St., Richmond, VA 23284-3015, USA.
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TRP channels in urinary bladder mechanosensation. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2011; 704:861-79. [PMID: 21290331 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0265-3_45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ückert S, Oelke M, Albrecht K, Breitmeier D, Kuczyk MA, Hedlund P. Expression and distribution of key enzymes of the cyclic GMP signaling in the human clitoris: relation to phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5). Int J Impot Res 2011; 23:206-12. [PMID: 21697861 DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2011.29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The clitoris contributes to the normal female sexual response cycle. A significance of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP) has been assumed in the control of clitoral vascular smooth muscle. As only a few investigations on the physiology of the vascular and non-vascular clitoral tissue have been carried out, knowledge on the mechanisms controlling this particular female genital organ is still vague. It has been suggested that human clitoral corpus cavernosum smooth muscle is regulated by nitric oxide (NO)/cyclic GMP and related key enzymes, such as NO synthases (NOSs) and the phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5). The present study evaluated in the human clitoris, by means of immunohistochemistry, the expression and distribution of key enzymes of the cyclic GMP pathway, such as the endothelial NOS, PDE2, PDE11 and cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase type I (cGKI) in relation to the PDE5. Immunohistochemistry revealed the presence of PDE2, PDE5 and cGKI in the smooth muscle wall of blood vessels transversing the supepithelial and stromal space. Immunosignals specific for PDE2 were also identified in interstitial-like cells located in the basal epithelial layer. Staining for PDE11A was observed in single nerve trunks located in the clitoral stroma. The results are in favor of a role of the cyclic GMP signaling in the control of clitoral blood flow. It seems likely that PDE2 and PDE11 are also involved in the mechanism of local (neuro)transmission in the clitoris.
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- S Ückert
- Division of Surgery, Department of Urology & Urological Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Lee CL, Goldman HB. The Overactive Bladder: New Concepts of Etiology and Treatment. CURRENT BLADDER DYSFUNCTION REPORTS 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11884-010-0061-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Arrighi S, Bosi G, Groppetti D, Cremonesi F. Identification of C-kit-positive interstitial cells in the dog lower urinary tract and relationship with smooth muscle and nerves. Hypotheses for a likely pacemaker role. Vet Med Int 2010; 2010. [PMID: 20706651 PMCID: PMC2913847 DOI: 10.4061/2010/981693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Revised: 06/08/2010] [Accepted: 06/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The aim of this work was to give an evidence of the likely presence of interstitial cells in the canine lower urinary tract and to study their possible interactions with the musculature and the intramural innervation. Cryosections of normal canine bladder and urethra were immunofluorescently labelled with c-kit, a transmembrane, tyrosine kinase growth factor receptor, known to be expressed on the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) of the gut. The relationship with antiactin positive smooth muscle cells and PGP9.5-positive intramural innervation was also investigated by confocal microscopy. Anti-c-kit labelling demonstrated a network of elongated and branched c-kit positive cells, which were located in interstitial spaces, oriented in parallel to the smooth muscle bundles that form the bladder muscular layer, irrespective of dog sex. Cells with a similar localization were also PAS- and NADPH-diaphorase-positive. A contact between c-kit immunofluorescent cells and intramural innervation was demonstrated, too. The roles of interstitial cells might include regulation of smooth muscle activity of the bladder detrusor, integrating neuronal signals during urine storage and voiding.
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- Silvana Arrighi
- Laboratorio di Anatomia, Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Veterinarie per la Sicurezza Alimentare, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Trentacoste 2, 20134 Milano, Italy
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Ratz PH, Speich JE. Evidence that actomyosin cross bridges contribute to "passive" tension in detrusor smooth muscle. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2010; 298:F1424-35. [PMID: 20375119 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00635.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Contraction of detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) at short muscle lengths generates a stiffness component we termed adjustable passive stiffness (APS) that is retained in tissues incubated in a Ca(2+)-free solution, shifts the DSM length-passive tension curve up and to the left, and is softened by muscle strain and release (strain softened). In the present study, we tested the hypothesis that APS is due to slowly cycling actomyosin cross bridges. APS and active tension produced by the stimulus, KCl, displayed similar length dependencies with identical optimum length values. The myosin II inhibitor blebbistatin relaxed active tension maintained during a KCl-induced contraction and the passive tension maintained during stress-relaxation induced by muscle stretch in a Ca(2+)-free solution. Passive tension was attributed to tension maintaining rather than tension developing cross bridges because tension did not recover after a rapid 10% stretch and release as it did during a KCl-induced contraction. APS generated by a KCl-induced contraction in intact tissues was preserved in tissues permeabilized with Triton X-100. Blebbistatin and the actin polymerization inhibitor latrunculin-B reduced the degree of APS generated by a KCl-induced contraction. The degree of APS generated by KCl was inhibited to a greater degree than was the peak KCl-induced tension by rhoA kinase and cyclooxygenase inhibitors. These data support the hypothesis that APS is due to slowly cycling actomyosin cross bridges and suggest that cross bridges may play a novel role in DSM that uniquely serves to ensure proper contractile function over an extreme working length range.
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- Paul H Ratz
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0614, USA.
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Does diabetes affect the intensity of staining of interstitial cells and neuronal tissue in the bladder, prostate and urethra of rabbits? Open Med (Wars) 2010. [DOI: 10.2478/s11536-009-0064-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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AbstractWe compared the intensity of staining of interstitial cells (ICs) and neural tissue in the lower urinary tract of rabbits with diabetes with the intensity in normal subjects. Diabetes was induced by injecting alloxane (65mg/kg) in adult male rabbits. After 3 days, rabbits with a blood glucose level >300 mg/dL were considered to have diabetes. After 8 weeks, the rabbits were killed, and tissue specimens from the bladder, prostate and urethra were obtained. ICs were stained with anti-human CD117 (c-kit) rabbit polyclonal antibody, and neural tissue was stained with synaptophysin. The streptavidin-biotin method was used for immunohistochemical staining. The intensity of c-kit and synaptophysin staining were scored as negative (0), weak (+), moderate (++), and strong (+++). Staining intensity of ICs and neural tissue was assessed and compared in tissues obtained from rabbits with diabetes (n=8) and from control subjects (n=7). Although staining intensity of both ICs and neural tissue was found to be significantly decreased in the bladder tissue of rabbits with diabetes compared to that in the control group (p=0.0001 [ICs] and p=0.021 [neural tissue]), no significant differences in staining intensity of ICs and neural tissue in the urethra and in the prostate was found when rabbits with diabetes were compared to the control group. Diabetes may cause dysfunction of the lower urinary tract, particularly in the urinary bladder, as shown by the staining intensity of ICs and neural tissue.
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Almasri AM, Ratz PH, Bhatia H, Klausner AP, Speich JE. Rhythmic contraction generates adjustable passive stiffness in rabbit detrusor. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2010; 108:544-53. [PMID: 20056849 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01079.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The length-tension (L-T) relationships in airway and vascular smooth muscles have been shown to adapt with length changes over time. Our prior studies have shown that the active and passive L-T relationships in rabbit detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) can adapt and that DSM exhibits adjustable passive stiffness (APS) characterized by a passive L-T curve that is a function of strain and activation history. The present study demonstrates that passive tension due to APS can represent a substantial fraction of total tension over a broad length range. Our previous studies have shown that maximal KCl-induced contractions at short muscle lengths generate APS that is revealed by increased pseudo-steady-state passive tension at longer lengths compared with previous measurements at those lengths. The objective of the present study was to determine the mechanisms involved in APS generation. Increasing the number of KCl-induced contractions or the duration of a contraction increased the amount of APS generated. Furthermore, a fraction of APS was restored in calcium-free solution and was sensitive to the general serine and threonine protein kinase inhibitor staurosporine. Most importantly, rhythmic contraction (RC) generated APS, and because RC occurs spontaneously in human bladder, a physiological role for RC was potentially identified.
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- Atheer M Almasri
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, VA 23284-3015, USA
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Hutchings G, Williams O, Cretoiu D, Ciontea SM. Myometrial interstitial cells and the coordination of myometrial contractility. J Cell Mol Med 2009; 13:4268-82. [PMID: 19732238 PMCID: PMC4496132 DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00894.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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A strict regulation of contractility in the uterus and fallopian tube is essential for various reproductive functions. The uterus contributes, through either increased contractility or periods of relative quiescence, to: (i) expulsion of menstrual debris, (ii) sperm transport, (iii) adequate embryo placement during implantation, (iv) enlarging its capacity during pregnancy and (v) parturition. The dominant cell population of the uterine wall consists of smooth muscle cells that contain the contractile apparatus responsible for the generation of contractile force. Recent interest has focused on a new population of cells located throughout the myometrium on the borders of smooth muscle bundles. These cells are similar to interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) in the gut that are responsible for the generation of electrical slow waves that control peristalsis. A precise role for myometrial Cajal-like interstitial cells (m-ICLC) has not been identified. m-ICLC express the c-kit receptor, involved in creating and maintaining the ICC phenotype in the gastrointestinal tract. However, both acute and prolonged inhibition of this receptor with the c-kit antagonist imatinib mesylate does not appear to affect the spontaneous contractility of myometrium. Calcium imaging of live tissue slices suggests that contractile signalling starts on the borders of smooth muscle bundles where m-ICLC are located and recently the possible role of extracellular ATP signalling from m-ICLC has been studied. This manuscript reviews the evidence regarding tissue-level signalling in the myometrium with a particular emphasis on the anatomical and possible functional aspects of m-ICLC as new elements of the contractile mechanisms in the uterus.
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- G Hutchings
- Perinatal Research Group, 10 floor, St Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
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