Phosphodiesterase type 9 (PDE9) in the human lower urinary tract: An immunohistochemical study

Shuji Nagasaki, Youichi Nakano, Mariko Masuda, Katsuhiko Ono, Yasuhiro Miki, Yukiko Shibahara, Hironobu Sasano

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Abstract

OBJECTIVES To examine the roles of the one of the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-specific phosphodiesterases (PDEs), PDE9, in human lower urinary tract (LUT), we performed immunohistochemistry (IHC) using autopsy specimens. To demonstrate the potential functional differences between PDE5 and PDE9 in human LUT, the localization of PDE5 and PDE9 was also compared using laser-capture microdissection (LCM)/reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method. MATERIALS AND METHODS We immunolocalized PDE9 in human bladder (60 cases) and prostate (40) specimens using IHC. We performed LCM/RT-PCR evaluation in six human bladders to determine the differential expression patterns of PDE5 and PDE9. RESULTS PDE9 immunoreactivity was detected in the bladder urothelium of all the cases and in 85% of the prostatic urethral urothelium. PDE9 immunoreactivity was detected in the perikaryon of the intramural ganglia. LCM/RT-PCR evaluation showed that PDE5 mRNA was exclusively detected in smooth muscle cells but PDE9 mRNA was mainly detected in the urothelium of the human bladder. CONCLUSION PDE9 is widely distributed in the urothelial epithelium of the human LUT and its potential roles may be different from those of PDE5.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)934-940
Number of pages7
JournalBJU International
Volume109
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Mar

Keywords

  • PDE9A protein
  • cyclic GMP
  • human
  • immunohistochemistry
  • urinary tract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Urology

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