Contractile properties of the proximal urethra and bladder in female pig: Morphology and function

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 70-77

  Pel, J J M ^a   Van Asselt, E ^a   Van Mastrigt, R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Contractility; Smooth muscle; Time constant; Urethra; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWINE; URETHRA FUNCTION; URINARY TRACT;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DESMIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; SWINE; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 30044435384     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20156     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Arner A, Mattiasson A, Radzizewski P, et al. 1998. Shortening velocity is different in longitudinal and circular muscle layers of the rabbit urethra. Urol Res 26:423-6.
2. Brading AF, Teramoto N, Dass N, et al. 2001. Morphological and physiological characteristics of urethral circular and longitudinal smooth muscle. Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl 207:12-8.
3. Bridgewater M, MacNeil HF, Brading AF. 1993. Regulation of tone in pig urethral smooth muscle. J Urol 150:223-8.
4. Chang SL, Chung JS, Yeng MK, et al. 1999. Roles of the lamina propria and the detrusor in tension transfer during bladder filling. Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl 201:38-45.
5. Crowe R, Burnstock G. 1989. A histochemical and immunohistochemical study of the autonomic innervation of the lower urinary tract of the female pig. Is the pig a good model for the human bladder and urethra? J Urol 141:414-22.
6. Dass N, McMurray G, Greenland JE, et al. 2001. Morphological aspects of the female pig bladder neck and urethra: Quantitative analysis using computer assisted 3-dimensional reconstructions. J Urol 165:1294-9.
7. Dixon JS, Gosling JA. 1983. Histology and fine structure of the muscularis mucosae of the human urinary bladder. J Anat 136:265-71.
8. Dorschner W, Stolzenberg JU, Rassler J. 1994. A new theory of micturition and urinary continence based on histomorphological studies. 4. The musculus dilator urethrae-force of micturition. Urol Int 52:189-93.
9. Ewalt DH, Howard PS, Blyth B, et al. 1992. Is lamina propria matrix responsible for normal bladder compliance? J Urol 148:544-9.
10. Fry CH, Hussain M, McCarthy C, et al. 2004. Recent advances in detrusor muscle function. Scand J Urol Nephrol Suppl 215:20-5.
11. Greenland JE, Brading AF. 1997. The in vivo and in vitro effects of hypoxia on pig urethral smooth muscle. Br J Urol 79:525-31.
12. Griffiths DJ, van Mastrigt R, van Duyl WA, et al. 1979. Active mechanical properties of the smooth muscle of the urinary bladder. Med Biol Eng Comput 17:281-90.
13. Hill AV. 1938. The heat of shortening and the dynamic constants of muscle. Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 126:136-95.
14. Hirst GD, Ward SM. 2003. Interstitial cells: Involvement in rhythmicity and neural control of gut smooth muscle. J Physiol 15:337-46.
15. Huizinga JD, Golden CM, Zhu Y, et al. 2004. Ion channels in interstitial cells of Cajal as targets for neurotransmitter action. Neurogastroenterol Motil 16:106-11.
16. Khanna OP, Barbieri EJ, Altamura M, et al. 1981. Vesicourethral smooth muscle: Function and relation to structure. Urology 18:211-8.
17. Malmqvist U, Hedlund P, Sward K, et al. 2004. Female pig urethral tone is dependent on Rho guanosine triphosphatases and Rho-associated kinase. J Urol 171:1955-8.
18. McCloskey KD, Gurney AM. 2002. Kit positive cells in the guinea pig bladder. J Urol 168:832-6.
19. Minekus JP, van Mastrigt R. 2001. Length dependence of the contractility of pig detrusor smooth muscle bundles. Urol Res 29:126-33.
20. Narumi Y, Kadota T, Inoue E, et al. 1993. Bladder wall morphology: In vitro MR imaging-histopathologic correlation. Radiology 187:151-5.
21. Piaseczna Piotrowska A, Rolle U, Solari V, et al. 2004. Interstitial cells of Cajal in the human normal urinary bladder and in the bladder of patients with megacystis-microlon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome. BJU Int 94:143-6.
22. Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, McCloskey KD, et al. 2000. Specialised pacemaking cells in rabbit urethra. J Physiol 15:359-66.
23. Sergeant GP, Hollywood MA, McCloskey KD, et al. 2001. Role of IP(3) in modulation of spontaneous activity in pacemaker cells of rabbit urethra. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 280:C1349-56.
24. Sibley GN. 1984. A comparison of spontaneous and nerve-mediated activity in bladder muscle from man, pig and rabbit. J Physiol 354:431-43.
25. Teufl F, Dammann F, Wehrmann M. 1997. In vitro study of morphology of the bladder wall using MR tomography at 1.0 Tesla: Correlation with histology. Rofo Fortschr Geb Rontgenstr Neuen Bildgeb Verfahr 166:406-10.
26. van Koeveringe GA, van Mastrigt R. 1991. Excitatory pathways in smooth muscle investigated by phase plot analysis of isometric force development. Am J Physiol 261:R138-44.
27. van Mastrigt R. 1980. Fitting the Hill equation to experimental data. IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering 27:412-6.
28. van Mastrigt R. 2002. Mechanical properties of (urinary bladder) smooth muscle. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 23:53-7.
29. Woodburne RT. 1968. Anatomy of the bladder and bladder outlet. J Urol 100:474-87.
30. Yamanishi T, Chappie CR, Yasuda K, et al. 2002. The role of M2 muscarinic receptor subtypes mediating contraction of the circular and longitudinal smooth muscle of the pig proximal urethra. J Urol 168:308-14.