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ArticleScientific reports2024

Contribution of pudendal nerve injury to stress urinary incontinence in a male rat model.

Shaimaa Maher, Daniel Gerber, Brian Balog, Lan Wang, Mei Kuang, Brett Hanzlicek, Tejasvini Malakalapalli, Cassandra Van Etten, Roger Khouri, Margot S Damaser

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. 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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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shaimaa MaherDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue ND20, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Daniel GerberGlickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Brian BalogDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue ND20, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Lan WangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue ND20, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Mei KuangDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue ND20, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Brett HanzlicekDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue ND20, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Tejasvini MalakalapalliDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue ND20, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Cassandra Van EttenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue ND20, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.
Roger KhouriGlickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Margot S DamaserDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue ND20, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA. damasem@ccf.org.
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine · USCleveland Clinic · USLouis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center · US

Funding

RR&D Research Career Scientist Award Application - Renewal of Margot Damaser SRCS AwardIK6RX003843 · VA · LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI MARGOT S. DAMASER · 2022 to 2026
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RRD VA IK6 RX003843U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs 1 IK6 RX003843
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urinary incontinence is a common complication following radical prostatectomy, as the surgery disturbs critical anatomical structures. This study explored how pudendal nerve (PN) injury affects urinary continence in male rats. In an acute study, leak point pressure (LPP) and external urethral sphincter electromyography (EMG) were performed on six male rats with an intact urethra, the urethra exposed (UE), the PN exposed (NE), and after PN transection (PNT). In a chronic study, LPP and EMG were tested in 67 rats 4 days, 3 weeks, or 6 weeks after sham PN injury, PN crush (PNC), or PNT. Urethras were assessed histologically. Acute PNT caused a significant decrease in LPP and EMG amplitude and firing rate compared to other groups. PNC resulted in a significant reduction in LPP and EMG firing rate 4 days, 3 weeks, and 6 weeks later. EMG amplitude was also significantly reduced 4 days and 6 weeks after PNC. Neuromuscular junctions were less organized and less innervated after PNC or PNT at all timepoints compared to sham injured animals. Collagen infiltration was significantly increased after PNC and PNT compared to sham at all timepoints. This rat model could facilitate preclinical testing of neuroregenerative therapies for post-prostatectomy incontinence.

Indexed as

Peripheral Nerve InjuriesPudendal NerveUrinary IncontinenceUrinary Incontinence, StressAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalMaleRatsRats, Sprague-Dawley

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PMID38548832
PMCPMC10978927
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