Expression of Toll-Like Receptors in the Animal Model of Bladder Outlet Obstruction

Table 2

Semiquantitative scoring intensities of TLR 4 and TLR 9 immunolabeling in the bladder of the experimental groups.

Parameters	SOP ()	SOB ()	BOOP ()	BOOB ()
TLR 4 urothelium		^&&			<0.001
TLR 4 smooth muscles		^&&			<0.01
TLR 9 urothelium		^&			<0.001
TLR 9 smooth muscles					NS

SOP: rats that underwent sham operation and received a placebo (water); SOB: rats that underwent sham operation and received an alpha-1 adrenergic antagonist (tamsulosin); BOOP: rats that underwent bladder outlet obstruction operation and received a placebo (water); BOOB: rats that underwent bladder outlet obstruction operation and received alpha-1 adrenergic antagonist (tamsulosin). The results were evaluated by the Kruskal-Wallis test with post hoc Dunn’s test. NS: nonsignificant. Significant difference between the BOOP group and the SOP group; , . ^&Significant difference between the SOB group and the SOP group; ^&, ^&&.