The response of the urinary bladder body and base to autonomic agents was studied instreptozocin (STZ)-diabetic rats. The bladder body region from 6-wk diabetic rats showed no changes in response to acetylcholine, phenylephrine, or isoproterenol. In contrast, the bladder base region showed a 39% increase in contractile response to acetylcholine and a 37% increased response to phenylephrine. In tissues from 47-wk diabetic animals, the bladder body showed a 51% increased contractile response to acetylcholine and a 37% increased relaxation response to isoproterenol. The bladder base showed a 66% increased contraction to acetylcholine. Thus, in the bladder base, enhanced responses to acetylcholine are detected soon after induction of diabetes and continue to increase as the diabetic state progresses. Moreover, in the same bladder region, an increase in responsiveness to alphaadrenergic stimuli occurs. In the bladder body, enhanced responses to cholinergic and to beta-adrenergic stimuli occur, but are only observed in a more chronic diabetic state. The data suggest that an effect associated with autonomic diabetic neuropathy of the urinary bladder is an increased postsynaptic responsiveness to cholinergic stimuli in both regions.
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September 01 1985
Streptozocin-induced Diabetes Affects Rat Urinary Bladder Response to Autonomic Agents
Malak G Kolta;
Malak G Kolta
Division of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University
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Lane J Wallace;
Lane J Wallace
Division of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University
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Michael C Gerald
Michael C Gerald
Division of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Ohio State University
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Diabetes 1985;34(9):917–921
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Received:
July 23 1984
Revision Received:
December 24 1984
PubMed:
4029511
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Malak G Kolta, Lane J Wallace, Michael C Gerald; Streptozocin-induced Diabetes Affects Rat Urinary Bladder Response to Autonomic Agents. Diabetes 1 September 1985; 34 (9): 917–921. https://doi.org/10.2337/diab.34.9.917
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