Table 2.
Characteristics of CVs of Aδ- and C-fibers, bladder compliances, and the number and amplitude of microcontractions in Sham and BOO groups at day 4 and day 10 post-operatively.
| Day 4 | Sham rats (N = 10) | BOO rats (N = 10) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aδ-fibers | C-fibers | Aδ-fibers | C-fibers | ||
| CVs (m/s) | 7.69 ± 1.61 (n = 18) | 1.91 ± 0.08 (n = 19) | 7.40 ± 1.45 (n = 17) | 1.91 ± 0.10 (n = 14) | |
| Bladder compliances (mL/cmH2O) | 0.0138 ± 0.0012 | 0.0202 ± 0.0046 | |||
| Microcontractions | Numbers (times/min) | 0.629 ± 0.251 | 1.496 ± 0.425 | ||
| Amplitude (cmH2O) | 2.581 ± 0.126 (N = 7) | 2.586 ± 0.161 | |||
| Day 10 | Sham rats (N = 12) | BOO rats (N = 12) | |||
| Aδ-fibers | C-fibers | Aδ-fibers | C-fibers | ||
| CVs (m/s) | 6.07 ± 1.91 (n = 14) | 1.75 ± 0.12 (n = 14) | 4.93 ± 0.80 (n = 16) | 1.93 ± 0.09 (n = 15) | |
| Bladder compliances (mL/cmH2O) | 0.0160 ± 0.0014 | 0.0312 ± 0.0049* | |||
| Microcontractions | Numbers (times/min) | 0.095 ± 0.080 | 1.208 ± 0.179*** | ||
| Amplitude (cmH2O) | 2.314 ± 0.112 (N = 3) | 2.737 ± 0.1678 | |||
The values were expressed as mean ± S.E.M.
*P < 0.05, ***P < 0.001: significant differences from the Sham rats (unpaired Student’s t-test). N = number of animals, n = number of nerve fibers.
The number (n) in a parenthesis indicates the number of fibers investigated in this study.
The number (N) in a parenthesis indicates the number of rats that were observed the microcontractions.