PMID- 37700922 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230914 LR - 20230914 IS - 1986-5961 (Electronic) IS - 0350-199X (Print) IS - 0350-199X (Linking) VI - 77 IP - 3 DP - 2023 TI - TGF-beta1 Effects on Total Collagen of the New Zealand Rabbit's Urethral Wall (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Animal Models of Urethral Stricture. PG - 189-193 LID - 10.5455/medarh.2023.77.189-193 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Currently, animal models of urethral stricture are not standardized. Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 (TGF-beta1) regulates extracellular matrix deposition in homeostatic and pathological responses. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to present the potential model to be developed as a urethral stricture. METHODS: True experimental laboratory research was conducted by using Male New Zealand rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus), which were divided into 5 groups; control, placebo, and 3 treatment groups (TGF-beta1 injection of 1 microg, 2 microg, 4 microg). Urethrography, histopathological analysis, and evaluation of total collagen formation of the urethral wall were performed after 6 weeks. RESULTS: An increase in the dose of TGF-beta1 decreased the mean rabbit's urethral lumen diameter (29.3% in the 2microg group and 34% in the 4microg group) compared to controls. Three rabbits decreased as much as