Long-term functional change of cryoinjury-induced detrusor underactivity and effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in a rat model.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2019

Publication Title

International urology and nephrology

Abstract

PURPOSE: To investigate the long-term functional change of cryoinjury-induced detrusor underactivity (DU) and the therapeutic potential of repeated low-energy shock wave therapy (LESW).

METHODS: Fifty-six female Sprague-Dawley rats were assigned into sham and cryoinjury of bladder with or without LESW (0.05 or 0.12 mJ/mm

RESULTS: Cryoinjury of bladder induced a significant decrease in the detrusor contraction amplitude at week 1 (55.0%) and week 2 (57.2%), but the decrease in the contractile response to KCl and carbachol was only noted at week 1. At week 1, significantly increased COX-2 and TGF-β1 expression accompanied a decrease of VEGF and CGRP expression. At week 4, there was a partial recovery of voiding function and a significant increase in the Ki-67 staining. LESW treatment at higher energy level further amplified the Ki-67 staining and improved the recovery of contraction amplitude and the expression of TGF-β1 and VEGF.

CONCLUSIONS: Cryoinjury of detrusor induces DU/UAB with functional impairment lasting for up to 4 weeks, but the associated molecular changes are restored by 2 weeks. LESW improved bladder wall composition, and hastened functional recovery from cryoinjury.

Volume

51

Issue

4

First Page

617

Last Page

626

DOI

10.1007/s11255-019-02095-4

ISSN

1573-2584

PubMed ID

30796726

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