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NUTRIENTS
Volume 13, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nu13020539
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lower urinary tract symptoms; salt-sensitivity; detrusor muscle; rats
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High salt intake may lead to urinary storage symptoms through abnormalities in detrusor muscle contraction and enhanced cholinergic signals. Excessive salt intake should be avoided to preserve bladder function.
High salt intake has been reported as a risk factor for urinary storage symptoms. However, the association between high salt intake and detrusor muscle contraction is not clear. Therefore, we investigated the effects of high salt intake on the components of detrusor muscle contraction in rats. Six-week-old male Dahl salt-resistant (DR; n = 5) and Dahl salt-sensitive (DS; n = 5) rats were fed a high salt (8% NaCl) diet for one week. The contractile responses of the detrusor muscle to the cumulative administration of carbachol and electrical field stimulation (EFS) with and without suramin and atropine were evaluated via isometric tension study. The concentration-response curves of carbachol were shifted more to the left in the DS group than those in the DR group. Contractile responses to EFS were more enhanced in the DS group than those in the DR group (p < 0.05). Cholinergic component-induced responses were more enhanced in the DS group than those in the DR group (p < 0.05). High salt intake might cause urinary storage symptoms via abnormalities in detrusor muscle contraction and the enhancement of cholinergic signals. Excessive salt intake should be avoided to preserve bladder function.
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