The molecular effects of electrical stimulation on the muscle components of the urethra of female rats after trauma by vaginal distention.

Gisela R F SalernoMaria Augusta Tezelli Bortolini Regina Célia Teixeira GomesSuellen M FeitosaManuel J SimõesEdmar ZanoteliFernanda L CastanhoRodrigo A Castro

Published in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2019)

EST enhances the recovery of the damaged urethral tissue of rats mainly by acting on the striated-muscle components. The MYH2 pathway underlies the positive effects of EST in the external urethral sphincter.

Keyphrases

urinary incontinence
skeletal muscle
spinal cord injury
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
heart failure
trauma patients
left ventricular