Animal models of female pelvic organ prolapse: lessons learned

BM Couri, AT Lenis, A Borazjani… - Expert review of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Pelvic organ prolapse is a vaginal protrusion of female pelvic organs. It has high prevalence
worldwide and represents a great burden to the economy. The pathophysiology of pelvic …

Cytokine modulation in pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence: from molecular insights to therapeutic targets

Y Chen, A Ullah, W Chen, J Xuan, X Huang, S Liang… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and urinary incontinence (UI) are common disorders that
significantly impact women's quality of life. Studies have demonstrated that cytokines …

[HTML][HTML] Association between pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence with collagen

L Han, L Wang, Q Wang, H Li… - Experimental and …, 2014 - spandidos-publications.com
The aim of the present study was to investigate the ultrastructure and content of collagen in
uterosacral ligaments and paraurethral tissues in patients with pelvic organ prolapse (POP) …

Expression of extracellular matrix-remodeling proteins is altered in vaginal tissue of premenopausal women with severe pelvic organ prolapse

M Alarab, H Kufaishi, S Lye, H Drutz… - Reproductive …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Aim: The molecular etiology of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is complex and not well
understood. We compared the expression/activity of extracellular matrix (ECM)-processing …

Recent studies of genetic dysfunction in pelvic organ prolapse: the role of collagen defects

VF Lim, JK Khoo, V Wong… - Australian and New …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Gynaecologists are becoming increasingly aware that women with a family history of
prolapse are at an increased risk of prolapse refractory to treatment. In the past five years …

Identifying distinct nanoscopic features of native collagen fibrils towards early diagnosis of pelvic organ prolapse

T Kim, I Sridharan, Y Ma, B Zhu, N Chi, W Kobak… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is characterized by weakening of the connective tissues and
loss of support for the pelvic organs. Collagen is the predominant, load-bearing protein …

Current practice in animal models for pelvic floor dysfunction

F Fang, Z Zhao, J Xiao, J Wen, J Wu, Y Miao - International Urogynecology …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis The objective was to explore the current practice of using
animal models for female pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD). Methods By applying PFD and …

Advances in molecular mechanisms of pelvic organ prolapse

ZM Deng, FF Dai, MQ Yuan… - Experimental and …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common gynecological benign disease occurring in middle‑
aged and elderly females. Its incidence increases every year. To date, the majority of studies …

HOXA-11 mediated dysregulation of matrix remodeling during implantation window in women with endometriosis

SK Jana, P Banerjee, R Mukherjee… - Journal of assisted …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Purpose To investigate the Homeobox genes HOXA-10 and HOXA-11 mediated
endometrial molecular defects during implantation window in endometriosis-associated …

Comparative characterization of vaginal cells derived from premenopausal women with and without severe pelvic organ prolapse

H Kufaishi, M Alarab, H Drutz, S Lye… - Reproductive …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: This study tested a hypothesis that primary human vaginal cells derived from
tissue of premenopausal women with severe pelvic organ prolapse (POP-HVCs) would …