title: Urethral dysfunction due to alloxan-induced diabetes. Urodynamic and morphological evaluation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of short and long term alloxan-induced diabetes on bladder and urethral function of female rats, and also describing its correlated morphological alterations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty five female rats were divided into three groups: G1 (n=9), control group; G2 (n=17), six weeks alloxan-induced diabetic rats; G3 (n=9), 20 weeks alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Functional evaluation was performed by cystometry and simultaneous measurements of the urethral pressure during bladder filling and voiding. Morphological evaluation was also performed with measurement of bladder and urethral fibrosis and collagen content and thickness of lamina propria and smooth muscle layers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The peak bladder pressures and contraction amplitudes were decreased in 100% and 47% of the G3 and G2 groups respectively, when compared to control. Bladder overactivity was observed in 53% of the G2 group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Alloxan-induced diabetes urethropathty in female rat was associated to bladder morphological alterations as higher thicknesses of it lamina propria, detrusor and adventicea.
authors: Department of Surgery and Anatomy, School of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Ana Beatriz Gomes de Souza
authors: AB
authors: Pegorare
authors: Department of Surgery and Anatomy, FMRP, USP, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Marco Antônio
authors: MA
authors: Gonçalves
authors: Department of Surgery and Anatomy, FMRP, USP, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Carla Adelino
authors: CA
authors: Suaid
authors: Department of Surgery and Anatomy, FMRP, USP, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Antonio Antunes
authors: AA
authors: Rodrigues Junior
authors: Department of Surgery and Anatomy, FMRP, USP, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Silvio
authors: S
authors: Tucci
authors: Department of Surgery and Anatomy, FMRP, USP, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors: Haylton Jorge
authors: HJ
authors: Suaid
mesh_terms: D000496:Alloxan; D000818:Animals; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000503:physiopathology; D011312:Pressure; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013997:Time Factors; D014521:Urethra / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D000496:Alloxan; D003094:Collagen