Effects of prepubertal corticosterone treatment on urinary bladder

Autor: Gisele S. Ribeiro, Diogo B. De Souza, Célia M. Cortez, Dílson Silva, Waldemar S. Costa, Francisco J. B. Sampaio
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, Vol 29, Iss suppl 3, Pp 55-59 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0102-8650
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-86502014001700011
Popis: PURPOSE: The aim of this work was to analyze the bladder wall modifications after a chronic treatment with high doses of corticosterone in prepubertal rats. METHODS: This study included 26 male rats assigned into four groups: T30 was treated with corticosterone until 29 days of age and killed at day 30, while T65 group received the same treatment but was killed at day 65. Each group had its own control group (C30 and C65). For treated animals, daily intraperitoneal injections of corticosterone (20 mg/Kg) were administered between 7th and 29th day of life. Bladders were removed and collagen, smooth muscle, elastic fibers system, vascular density and epithelium were analyzed by morphometrical methods, immunofluorescence, and biochemistry. RESULTS: Vascular density in lamina propria was reduced by 40% (p
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