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Effects of prolyl 4-hydroxylase inhibitor on bladder function, bladder hypertrophy and collagen subtypes in a rat
Jae Min Chung1, Min Jung Jung, Sang-Jin Lee
1Department of Urology, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Objective:
To investigate the effects of prolyl 4-hydroxylase (P4H) inhibitor on the bladder in rats with partial bladder outlet obstruction.
Methods:
Forty-five female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 3 groups; partial bladder outlet obstruction with P4H inhibitor 20 mg/kg (groups A1, A2, and A4, each n = 5), partial bladder outlet obstruction with normal saline (groups B1, B2, and B4, each n = 5), and normal control (groups C1, C2, and C4, each n = 5). After partial bladder outlet obstruction for 1, 2, and 4 weeks in the groups A and B, respectively, the inhibitor or normal saline were administered orally at the indicated dosage once a day for 2 weeks. After either 3, 4, or 6 weeks, the bladders were removed after cystometry.
Results:
The pressure and volume parameters from the cystometry and the muscle thickness from the Masson trichrome staining of groups A and B increased significantly compared to those in group C (P < .05), and those in group A were significantly lower than those of group B (P < .05). Based on immunohistochemical staining and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, P4H expression in groups A and B was increased compared with that in group C. Furthermore, P4H expression showed a larger decrease in group A compared to that in group B. Collagens I and III protein expressions increased with partial bladder outlet obstruction in comparison with that of group C, and expression in group A was marginally decreased compared with expression in group B.
Conclusion:
Our data suggest that the P4H inhibitor may improve bladder function and reduce the bladder fibrosis caused by partial bladder outlet obstruction.
