Bin Zhao1, Xiao Zhong1, Xinyu Bai1, Qingqing Wang1, Bo Song1, Longkun Li2. 1. Department of Urology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China. 2. Department of Urology, Second Affiliated Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China. Electronic address: lilongk@hotmail.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the regulation of intracellular store-operated calcium channels (SOCCs) in detrusor overactivity (DO) during detrusor function changes in Sprague-Dawley rats. METHODS: Sixty female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into control and DO groups. The contraction of the smooth muscle of the bladder was evaluated in vivo using smooth muscle strips. Changes in intracellular calcium ions were observed using confocal microscopy with preload fluo-4 AM, the SOCC agonist cyclopiazonic acid (CPA; 10 μM) and inhibitor SKF-96365 (10 μM). Cell currents were recorded with the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. RESULTS: The in vitro frequencies of bladder smooth muscle contraction were significantly different (P <.05) between the DO and control groups, and the amplitudes were not significantly different (P >.05). The changes in intracellular calcium ions and current density were significantly different between the 2 groups (P <.05). CONCLUSION: SOCCs were involved in DO and caused variations in muscle contraction.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the regulation of intracellular store-operated calcium channels (SOCCs) in detrusor overactivity (DO) during detrusor function changes in Sprague-Dawley rats. METHODS: Sixty female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into control and DO groups. The contraction of the smooth muscle of the bladder was evaluated in vivo using smooth muscle strips. Changes in intracellular calcium ions were observed using confocal microscopy with preload fluo-4 AM, the SOCC agonist cyclopiazonic acid (CPA; 10 μM) and inhibitor SKF-96365 (10 μM). Cell currents were recorded with the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. RESULTS: The in vitro frequencies of bladder smooth muscle contraction were significantly different (P <.05) between the DO and control groups, and the amplitudes were not significantly different (P >.05). The changes in intracellular calcium ions and current density were significantly different between the 2 groups (P <.05). CONCLUSION: SOCCs were involved in DO and caused variations in muscle contraction.