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. 2012 Jan;31(1):185-9.
doi: 10.1002/nau.21191. Epub 2011 Sep 26.

Increased bladder activity is associated with elevated oxidative stress markers and proinflammatory cytokines in a rat model of atherosclerosis-induced chronic bladder ischemia

Masanori Nomiya  1 , Koji Sagawa, Junji Yazaki, Norio Takahashi, Nobuhiro Kushida, Nobuhiro Haga, Ken Aikawa, Takahiro Matsui, Michiko Oka, Tomomi Fukui, Karl-Erik Andersson, Osamu Yamaguchi
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Increased bladder activity is associated with elevated oxidative stress markers and proinflammatory cytokines in a rat model of atherosclerosis-induced chronic bladder ischemia

Masanori Nomiya et al. Neurourol Urodyn. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Aims: To further characterize, in a rat model, the effects of atherosclerosis-induced chronic bladder ischemia on bladder function and associated changes in oxidative stress markers and proinflammatory cytokines.

Methods: Adult Sprague-Dawley male rats were divided into three groups (arterial endothelial injury: AI, sham, naïve). The AI group (n = 14) underwent endothelial injury of the iliac arteries and received a 2% cholesterol diet. The sham group (n = 12) underwent sham operation and received a 2% cholesterol diet. The naïve group (n = 12) received a regular diet. After 8 weeks, cystometrograms (CMG) without anesthesia or restraint were performed. In bladders from each group, oxidative stress markers (8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine: 8-OHdG; malondialdehyde: MDA) and proinflammatory cytokines (IL-8 like cytokine CXCL1/CINC-1, TNF-α, IL-6) were quantified. Histological examination of the iliac arteries was also performed.

Results: At 8 weeks, the body and bladder wet weights were not significant different among the three groups. The micturition interval in the AI group decreased significantly compared with those in the other two groups, but maximum pressure during micturition did not change. The iliac arteries in the AI group revealed thickening of intima as well as diffuse media fibrosis at the sites of balloon injury. The levels of oxidative stress markers and proinflammatory cytokines were significantly higher in the AI than in the other groups.

Conclusion: Oxidative stress and inflammation may be key factors in the development of bladder overactivity in atherosclerosis-induced chronic bladder ischemia.

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