Androgen deprivation induces bladder histological abnormalities and dysfunction via TGF-β in orchiectomized mature rats

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 226, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-128

  Zhang, Yong ^a   Chen, Jimin ^a   Hu, Linyi ^a   Chen, Zhaodian ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Androgen deprivation; Androgen replacement treatment; Bladder dysfunction; Bladder fibrosis; Transforming growth factor

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROCOLLAGEN; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA ANTIBODY;

ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLADDER CAPACITY; BLADDER COMPLIANCE; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; BLADDER FIBROSIS; BLADDER FUNCTION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; URODYNAMICS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMPLIANCE; DNA PRIMERS; FIBROSIS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PROCOLLAGEN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; URINARY BLADDER DISEASES;

EID: 84863066163     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.226.121     Document Type: Article

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