Phenotypic changes in human bladder smooth muscle cell
Tissue specimens were resected from 15 patients (age 7 to 82, average 52.2 years old) with bladder diseases; i.e., 2 with neurogenic bladder, 6 recipients of kidney transplantation with defunctionalized bladder, 3 with benign prostatic hypertrophy, 3 with bladder cancer and 1 with vesicoureteral ref...
Veröffentlicht in: | Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 49(2003), 12 vom: 25. Dez., Seite 715-9 |
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Format: | Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Japanese |
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2003
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica |
Schlagworte: | English Abstract Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Contractile Proteins |
Zusammenfassung: | Tissue specimens were resected from 15 patients (age 7 to 82, average 52.2 years old) with bladder diseases; i.e., 2 with neurogenic bladder, 6 recipients of kidney transplantation with defunctionalized bladder, 3 with benign prostatic hypertrophy, 3 with bladder cancer and 1 with vesicoureteral reflux. We investigated the phenotypic expression of the bladder smooth muscle cells with bladder diseases. The ratio of non-contractile to contractile phenotypes (nc/c ratio) showed a rising tendency with aging. The increase of nc/c ratio was especially notable with neurogenic bladder. Phenotypic expression was observed in human bladder smooth muscle cells as reported in vascular smooth muscle cells. Several bladder diseases cause a conversion of contractile smooth muscle cell phenotype from contractile type to non-contractile type, and this modulation of smooth muscle cell phenotype may play an important role in detrusor function |
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Beschreibung: | Date Completed 02.03.2004 Date Revised 15.11.2006 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
ISSN: | 0018-1994 |