Table 4.
Detail on bladder thickness by tissue layer in MetS compared with Lean pigs. Full thickness from mucosa to serosa, including all muscle but not perivesical fat.
| Thickness (µm) | ||||||||
| MetS pigs n = 6 | Lean pigs n = 5 | |||||||
| Muscularis | 533 ± 69.6 | 947 ± 550.4 | P = 0.22 | |||||
| SubMucosa | 77 ± 14.6 | 251 ± 158.8 | P = 0.15 | |||||
| Mucosa | 86 ± 14.2 | 161 ± 81.4 | P = 0.20 | |||||
| Total area of tissue analyzed by layer MetS compared lean pigs | ||||||||
| Total area (pixels) | ||||||||
| Muscularis | 4.9E + 05 ± 5.8E +04 | 3.9E + 06 ± 3.52E + 06 | P = 0.31 | |||||
| SubMucosa | 8.3E + 04 ± 1.3E +04 | 1.1E + 06 ± 9.77E + 05 | P = 0.35 | |||||
| Mucosa | 7.1E + 04 ± 1.3E +04 | 3.5E + 05 ± 2.94E + 05 | P = 0.37 | |||||
Total area analyzed was included for comparison (Masson Trichrome, ± SEM, 2 tail T-test). Tissue was analyzed at 10 ×.