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Decreased Gene Expression of Fibrillin-1 in Stress Urinary Incontinence

Soderberg, Marie Westergren ; Bystrom, Birgitta ; Hammarstrom, Margareta ; Malmström, Anders LU orcid and Ekman-Ordeberg, Gunvor (2010) In Neurourology and Urodynamics 29(3). p.476-481
Abstract
Aims: Studies to show impairments in the pelvic floor extracellular matrix (ECM) associated with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has earlier been performed, but the results are contradictory. Collagen I and III, the elastin associated proteins fibrillin-1 and fibulin-5 and the small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycans (SLRPs) decorin, lumican and fibromodulin are involved in giving the tissue its mechanical properties. Their gene signals and tissue localizations were investigated. Methods: Para-urethral punch biopsies were obtained from 24 women, 12 pre- and 12 postmenopausals, during surgery for SUI. As controls, biopsies were collected from 14 women, 8 pre- and 6 postmenopausals, undergoing surgery for other benign conditions. The mRNA... (More)
Aims: Studies to show impairments in the pelvic floor extracellular matrix (ECM) associated with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) has earlier been performed, but the results are contradictory. Collagen I and III, the elastin associated proteins fibrillin-1 and fibulin-5 and the small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycans (SLRPs) decorin, lumican and fibromodulin are involved in giving the tissue its mechanical properties. Their gene signals and tissue localizations were investigated. Methods: Para-urethral punch biopsies were obtained from 24 women, 12 pre- and 12 postmenopausals, during surgery for SUI. As controls, biopsies were collected from 14 women, 8 pre- and 6 postmenopausals, undergoing surgery for other benign conditions. The mRNA expression by real-time RTPCR and protein localization by immunohistochemistry were analyzed concerning collagen I and III, the small leucine rich repeat proteoglycans (SLRPs) decorin, lumican and fibromodulin and the elastic fiber associated proteins fibulin-5 and fibrillin-1. Statistical comparisons controlled for age changes in gene expressions. Results: A significant decrease in mRNA expression of fibrillin-1 was discovered in all SUI women compared to all controls, P = 0.03. All molecules were down-regulated by age, but no other differences between SUI and controls reached significance. All proteins were adequately expressed by immunohistochemistry. A weaker staining for fibrillin-1 was seen in the pre-menopausal SUI group compared to the pre-menopausal controls. Conclusions: A decreased gene signal and weaker immunoreactivity for fibrillin-1, important for the elastic fiber assembly, was discovered in women with SUI. Loss of tissue elasticity could lead to increased urethra hypermobility and SUI. Neurourol. Urodynam. 29:476-481, 2010. (C) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. (Less)
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proteoglycan, incontinence, extracellular matrix, collagen, elastin
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Neurourology and Urodynamics
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29
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476 - 481
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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0733-2467
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10.1002/nau.20735
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English
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  author       = {{Soderberg, Marie Westergren and Bystrom, Birgitta and Hammarstrom, Margareta and Malmström, Anders and Ekman-Ordeberg, Gunvor}},
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  keywords     = {{proteoglycan; incontinence; extracellular matrix; collagen; elastin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{476--481}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Neurourology and Urodynamics}},
  title        = {{Decreased Gene Expression of Fibrillin-1 in Stress Urinary Incontinence}},
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  doi          = {{10.1002/nau.20735}},
  volume       = {{29}},
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