CHARACTERISATION OF SPONTANEOUS CONTRACTILITY OF THE MUCOSAL LAYER OF GUINEA PIG BLADDER: COMPARISON WITH THE DETRUSOR AND INTACT BLADDER LAYERS

N. Kushida, J. Young, T. Hague, K. Aikawa, O. Yamaguchi, C. Fry

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Abstract

The urothelium is more than a passive barrier to urine and bacteria; it actively produces bioactive compounds in response tostimuli. Moreover, recent reports [1] show that the mucosal layer exhibits phasic spontaneous contractions; not unlike detrusor or whole bladder wall (‘intact’) preparations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the pharmacology of mucosal layer contractions, testing the hypothesis that spontaneous contractions (SpC) and slow, tonic contraction are of different origin.
Original languageEnglish
Article number232
Pages (from-to)1025-1026
Number of pages2
JournalNeurourology and Urodynamics
Volume31
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2012
Event42nd Annual Meeting of the International-Continence-Society - Beijing, China
Duration: 15 Oct 201219 Oct 2012

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