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ArticleNeurourology and urodynamics2020

Bladder and urethral dysfunction in multiparous and mature rabbits correlates with abnormal activity of pubococcygeus and bulbospongiosus muscles.

Dora Luz Corona-Quintanilla, Rhode López-Juárez, Pablo Pacheco, Mario I Romero-Ortega, Francisco Castelán, Margarita Martínez-Gómez

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Article in Neurourology and urodynamics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Neuromodulation Improves Stress Urinary Incontinence-Like Deficits in Female Rabbits.IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Dora Luz Corona-QuintanillaCentro Tlaxcala de Biología de la Conducta, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México.ORCID 0000-0002-0112-0050
Rhode López-JuárezDoctorado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México.ORCID 0000-0002-2957-7482
Pablo PachecoInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Departamento de Biología Celular y Fisiología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México, México.
Mario I Romero-OrtegaDepartment of Bioengineering, The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas.ORCID 0000-0003-2576-2629
Francisco CastelánCentro Tlaxcala de Biología de la Conducta, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México.ORCID 0000-0002-9835-3335
Margarita Martínez-GómezCentro Tlaxcala de Biología de la Conducta, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, México.ORCID 0000-0002-3534-1265
Autonomous University of Tlaxcala · MXThe University of Texas at Dallas · USUniversidad Veracruzana · MX

Funding

Neuromodulation of Individual Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity in Urinary IncontinenceR01DK120307 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS · PI AKAY, METIN · 2018 to 2022
$2.7M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK120307
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsTo evaluate the combined effect of age and multiparity on the micturition reflex, including pelvic floor muscle activation.

methodsYoung and mature nulliparous rabbits were compared to young and mature multiparas (n = 6 per group). Cystometrograms and urethral pressure (UP) were performed while simultaneously recording the electromyogram (EMG) activity of the pubococcygeus and bulbospongiosus muscles to establish their functional correlation to urological function.

resultsMultiparity and age significantly influence the bladder and UP affecting the voiding efficiency and intercontraction interval. Such interaction also reduced the UP threshold, timing, and duration. Other bladder and urethral variables were predominantly affected only by age. Urodynamic alterations correlated with abnormal patterns or absent EMG activity of the pubococcygeus and bulbospongiosus muscles.

conclusionsThe present findings strongly suggest that multiparity and age affects specific pelvic floor muscle reflex activation during micturition, and may contribute to alterations in bladder and urethral function. This data broadens our understanding of the critical role of the appropriate activity of the individual pelvic floor muscles in micturition.

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AnimalsElectromyographyFemaleMuscle, SkeletalParityPelvic FloorPerineumPregnancyRabbitsReflexUrethraUrinary BladderUrinationUrodynamicsbulbospongiosuscystometrogramsintraurethralpubococcygeusstress urinary incontinence

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