Diabetes Induced Alternations in the Biomechanical Properties of the Urinary Bladder Wall in Rats

摘要

ObjectivesWe hypothesized that diabetes mellitus and associated changes in bladder function triggered bladder wall tissue remodeling and concomitant alterations in the mechanical properties. We thus investigated the time-course changes in function and mechanical properties of diabetic and diuretic rat bladders using both in vivo and in vitro techniques.