Urinary TIMP-2 and MMP-2 are significantly associated with poor bladder compliance in adult patients with spina bifida.
Benoît PeyronnetClaire RichardClaude BendavidFlorian NaudetJuliette HascoetCharlène BrochardNelly SenalMagali JezequelQuentin AlimiZine-Eddine KheneAnne CorluBruno ClémentLaurent SiproudhisGuillaume BouguenJacques KerdraonAndrea ManuntaXavier GaméPublished in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2019)
Urinary TIMP-2 and MMP-2 were significantly associated with poor bladder compliance and urinary TIMP-2 was significantly associated with upper urinary tract damage. These findings support a pathophysiological role of extracellular matrix remodeling in poor bladder compliance of adult patients with spina bifida.