Laura Martinez-Vidal, Claudia Testi, Emanuele Pontecorvo, Filippo Pederzoli, Elisa Alchera, Irene Locatelli, Chiara Venegoni, Antonello Spinelli, Roberta Lucianò, Andrea Salonia, Alessandro Podestà, Giancarlo Ruocco, Massimo Alfano
Bladder mechanical properties are critical for organ function and tissue homeostasis. Therefore, alterations of tissue mechanics are linked to disease onset and progression. This study aims to characterize the tissue elasticity of the murine bladder wall considering its different anatomical components, both in healthy conditions and in actinic cystitis, a state characterized by tissue fibrosis. Here, we exploit Brillouin microscopy, an emerging technique in the mechanobiology field that allows mapping tissue mechanics at the microscale, in non-contact mode and free of labeling...
January 4, 2024: Scientific Reports