Role of prostaglandins in the urinary bladder: an update.
Our knowledge of prostanoids is rapidly increasing. In this review we survey the factors governing the synthesis of prostanoids by the urinary bladder, their role in the maintenance of normal bladder function, the pattern of their secretion in bladder disease and the possible use of prostanoids in the treatment of bladder pathology.
Khan
M A
MA
Department of Urology and Molecular Pathology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, (University College London), UK.
Thompson
C S
CS
Mumtaz
F H
FH
Jeremy
J Y
JY
Morgan
R J
RJ
Mikhailidis
D P
DP
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D003556:Cystitis / Q000378:metabolism; D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000378:metabolism; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000209:etiology; D004775:Enuresis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000502:physiology*; D016055:Urinary Retention
D011453:Prostaglandins