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Table 1 Major histological alterations observed in the central and transitional samples of animals from control (CG) and treated (TG) groups 60 day after the cystoplasty

From: Grafts of porcine small intestinal submucosa seeded with cultured homologous smooth muscle cells for bladder repair in dogs

 

Central

Transitional

 

CG

TG

p*

CG

TG

p*

Criterias

N

%

N

%

 

N

%

N

%

 

Normal histological architecture

0/5

0%

5/5

100%

<0,01

5/5

100%

5/5

100%

1,00

Complete urothelial coating

0/4

0%

3/5

60%

0,44

0/5

0%

4/5

80%

0,05

Urothelial hyperplasia

3/4

75%

5/5

100%

0,44

5/5

100%

0/5

0%

<0,01

Brunn cvsts

2/4

50%

5/5

100%

0,17

0/5

0%

0/5

0%

1,00

Typical extratification of the muscular

1/3

33%

5/5

100%

0,29

1/5

20%

5/5

100%

0,05

Tunic

          

Acute inflammation

2/5

40%

3/5

60%

1,00

2/5

40%

3/5

60%

1,00

Chronic inflammation

5/5

100%

5/5

100%

1,00

5/5

100%

5/5

100%

1,00

SIS remnants

3/5

60%

2/5

40%

1,00

2/5

40%

1/5

20

1,00

  1. *Fisher’s exact test.