PMID- 26250880 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180105 LR - 20181202 IS - 1520-6777 (Electronic) IS - 0733-2467 (Linking) VI - 35 IP - 8 DP - 2016 Nov TI - Age-related changes in bladder function with altered angiotensin II receptor mechanisms in rats. PG - 908-913 LID - 10.1002/nau.22849 [doi] AB - AIMS: To examine alterations in expression of angiotensin II type 1 receptors (AT1R) which induce organ tissue remodeling, angiotensin II type 2 receptors (AT2R) which protect against it, and related molecules in the bladder of matured rats with bladder dysfunction. METHODS: Female SD rats of three different ages were used: 8 weeks old (8W; n = 5), 9 months old (9M; n = 5), and 15 months old (15M; n = 5). After cystometry, the expression levels of AT1R, connexin43 (Cx43), MAP kinase (MAPK), collagen1, AT2R, PPAR-gamma, adiponectin (Adipo), and adiponectin receptor (Adipo-R) were investigated in the bladder. RESULTS: Pressure threshold, post-void residual volume and the number of non-voiding contractions were significantly increased in 15M versus 8W rats (P < 0.01). Maximum voiding pressure was significantly decreased in 15M versus 8W rats (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in CMG parameters between 8W and 9M rats. In the bladder, the mRNA expression of AT1R, Cx43, MAPK, collagen 1, AT2R, PPAR-gamma, Adipo, and Adipo-R were significantly higher in 15M than in 8W rats. The relative expression ratio of AT1R protein against AT2R protein in the mucosa and detrusor was significantly increased in 15M versus 8W rats. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that matured rats exhibit not only bladder overactivity but also impaired voiding, which are associated with upregulation of AT1R. The upregulation of AT2R also may play a significant role in the suppressing of AT1R induced remodelling. However, because AT1R upregulation is more dominant than AT2R increases, AT2R activation may not be sufficient to suppress AT1R stimulation in matured rats. Neurourol. Urodynam. 35:908-913, 2016. (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. CI - (c) 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. FAU - Mori, Kenichi AU - Mori K AD - Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AD - Department of Urology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan. FAU - Noguchi, Mitsuru AU - Noguchi M AD - Department of Urology, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, Saga, Japan. FAU - Tobu, Shohei AU - Tobu S AD - Department of Urology, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, Saga, Japan. FAU - Sato, Fuminori AU - Sato F AD - Department of Urology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan. FAU - Mimata, Hiromitsu AU - Mimata H AD - Department of Urology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan. FAU - Tyagi, Pradeep AU - Tyagi P AD - Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. FAU - Chancellor, Michael B AU - Chancellor MB AD - Department of Urology, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan. FAU - Yoshimura, Naoki AU - Yoshimura N AD - Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. nyos@pitt.edu. LA - eng GR - R01 DK088836/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States GR - P01 DK093424/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150807 PL - United States TA - Neurourol Urodyn JT - Neurourology and urodynamics JID - 8303326 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1) RN - 0 (Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2) SB - IM MH - Aging/*physiology MH - Animals MH - Biomarkers/metabolism MH - Female MH - In Vitro Techniques MH - Mucous Membrane/drug effects/metabolism MH - Muscle Contraction/drug effects MH - Muscle, Smooth/drug effects/metabolism MH - Pressure MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1/drug effects MH - Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 2/*drug effects MH - Urinary Bladder/*drug effects/growth & development/*physiology MH - Urinary Bladder, Overactive/physiopathology MH - Urination OTO - NOTNLM OT - aging OT - angiotensin II receptor OT - bladder dysfunction OT - gap junction EDAT- 2015/08/08 06:00 MHDA- 2018/01/06 06:00 CRDT- 2015/08/08 06:00 PHST- 2015/05/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/07/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/08/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/01/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/08/08 06:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/nau.22849 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neurourol Urodyn. 2016 Nov;35(8):908-913. doi: 10.1002/nau.22849. Epub 2015 Aug 7.