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The effect of acute distension on vasoactive polypeptide (VIP)-, neuropeptide Y (NPY)- and substance P (SP)-immunoreactive nerves in the wall of the urinary bladder was investigated. At the age of 3 months, 25 female albino rats underwent forced diuresis combined with balloon obstruction to achieve maximal distension for 3 h. A modified, indirect immunofluorescence detection method was applied 2 days, 7 days and 21 days after distension. A marked, extensive depletion of VIP, NPY-and SP-immunoreactive nerves was observed after distension. This disturbance was reversible, and increased fluorescence of VIP-, NPY- and SP-immunoreactive nerve fibres compared with control specimens was seen in bladder specimens taken even as soon as 21 days after distension. This transient depletion of peptidergic innervation may partly explain the prolonged voiding problems that often occur after acute urinary retention. The depletion of sensory nerves containing SP shortly after distension may explain the transient benefit obtained from distension therapy in patients with painful bladder disease. It is suggested that the increased SP activity during the recovery phase may be related to neurogenic inflammation.
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Lasanen, L.T., Tammela, T.L.J., Liesi, P. et al. The effect of acute distension on vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), neuropeptide Y (NPY) and substance P (SP) immunoreactive nerves in the female rat urinary bladder. Urol. Res. 20, 259–263 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00300255
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