Innervation: the missing link for biofabricated tissues and organs

S Das, WJ Gordián-Vélez, HC Ledebur… - NPJ Regenerative …, 2020 - nature.com
Innervation plays a pivotal role as a driver of tissue and organ development as well as a
means for their functional control and modulation. Therefore, innervation should be carefully …

Dysregulation of BRD4 function underlies the functional abnormalities of MeCP2 mutant neurons

Y Xiang, Y Tanaka, B Patterson, SM Hwang, E Hysolli… - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Rett syndrome (RTT), mainly caused by mutations in methyl-CpG binding protein 2
(MeCP2), is one of the most prevalent intellectual disorders without effective therapies. Here …

Dog and human bladders have different neurogenic and nicotinic responses in inner versus outer detrusor muscle layers

N Frara, MF Barbe, D Giaddui… - American Journal …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The aim of this study was to investigate layer and species variations in detrusor muscle strip
responses to myogenic, neurogenic, and nicotinic, and muscarinic receptor stimulations …

Nerve transfer for restoration of lower motor neuron-lesioned bladder, urethral and anal sphincter function. Part 4: Effectiveness of the motor reinnervation

E Tiwari, DS Porreca, AS Braverman… - American Journal …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
In pilot work, we showed that somatic nerve transfers can restore motor function in long-term
decentralized dogs. We continue to explore the effectiveness of motor reinnervation in 30 …

Nerve transfer for restoration of lower motor neuron-lesioned bladder, urethral, and anal sphincter function in a dog model. Part 3. nicotinic receptor characterization

N Frara, MF Barbe, D Giaddui… - American Journal …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Very little is known about the physiological role of nicotinic receptors in canine bladders,
although functional nicotinic receptors have been reported in bladders of many species …

Nerve transfer for restoration of lower motor neuron–lesioned bladder and urethra function: establishment of a canine model and interim pilot study results

E Tiwari, DM Salvadeo, AS Braverman… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Previous patient surveys have shown that patients with spinal cord or cauda
equina injuries prioritize recovery of bladder function. The authors sought to determine if …

Nerve transfer for restoration of lower motor neuron-lesioned bladder function. Part 1: attenuation of purinergic bladder smooth muscle contractions

N Frara, D Giaddui, AS Braverman… - American Journal …, 2021 - journals.physiology.org
This study determined the effect of pelvic organ decentralization and reinnervation 1 yr later
on the contribution of muscarinic and purinergic receptors to ex vivo, nerve-evoked, bladder …

Bladder reinnervation by somatic nerve transfer to pelvic nerve vesical branches does not reinnervate the urethra

MF Barbe, AS Braverman, DM Salvadeo… - Neurourology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims We sought to determine whether somatic lumbar nerve transfer to the pelvic nerve's
anterior vesical branch after sacral decentralization for detrusor muscle reinnervation also …

Lateralization of bladder function in normal female canines

D Giaddui, DS Porreca, E Tiwari, NA Frara, LJ Hobson… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
This study aimed to identify potential lateralization of bladder function. Electrical stimulation
of spinal roots or the pelvic nerve's anterior vesical branch was performed bilaterally in …

Soft Silicone-Based Neural Interface to Improve Bladder Function

R Kumar - 2022 - search.proquest.com
This dissertation is aimed at developing a novel neural interface to improve bladder function.
Normal bladder function is compromised by many pathological conditions such as spinal …