Jana Jaal1, Wolfgang Dörr. 1. Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty Carl Gustav Carus, University of Technology of Dresden, Germany. Jana.Jaal@kliinikum.ee <Jana.Jaal@kliinikum.ee>
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine changes of the urothelial barrier during the early as well as late radiation response in mouse urinary bladder. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Groups of mice were irradiated with a single dose of 20Gy and sacrificed between days 0 and 360. Urothelial cell numbers were counted, and the fraction of urothelium with a positive immunohistochemical signal for uroplakin-III (UP-III) on the luminal surface of the bladder was defined. Also, cytoplasmic UP-III staining signal in urothelium was quantified using an arbitrary score (0-3). RESULTS: Irradiation resulted in a significant decrease in the number of superficial umbrella cells during the early response phase (days 0-31) as well as during the initial late radiation reaction (days 90, 120). Progressive loss of the UP-III layer on the bladder luminal surface correlated with the decrease in the number of umbrella cells (p=0.002). Also, increased cytoplasmic staining of UP-III in the urothelium was seen after irradiation, correlating negatively with the reduction of the superficial UP-III layer (p<0.0001). CONCLUSION: Irradiation of the urinary bladder results in morphological impairment of the urothelial barrier that is associated with a loss of superficial umbrella cells during the early as well as initial late radiation response phase.
PURPOSE: To determine changes of the urothelial barrier during the early as well as late radiation response in mouse urinary bladder. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Groups of mice were irradiated with a single dose of 20Gy and sacrificed between days 0 and 360. Urothelial cell numbers were counted, and the fraction of urothelium with a positive immunohistochemical signal for uroplakin-III (UP-III) on the luminal surface of the bladder was defined. Also, cytoplasmic UP-III staining signal in urothelium was quantified using an arbitrary score (0-3). RESULTS: Irradiation resulted in a significant decrease in the number of superficial umbrella cells during the early response phase (days 0-31) as well as during the initial late radiation reaction (days 90, 120). Progressive loss of the UP-III layer on the bladder luminal surface correlated with the decrease in the number of umbrella cells (p=0.002). Also, increased cytoplasmic staining of UP-III in the urothelium was seen after irradiation, correlating negatively with the reduction of the superficial UP-III layer (p<0.0001). CONCLUSION: Irradiation of the urinary bladder results in morphological impairment of the urothelial barrier that is associated with a loss of superficial umbrella cells during the early as well as initial late radiation response phase.
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