Johannes C. Prihadi

The impact of swim bladder on urethral stricture in animal study: the study of changes in matrix metalloproteinase-1 and transforming growth factor-beta

Urethral stricture (US) is characterized by narrowing of the urethral lumen due to scar formation involving the epithelium and the corpus spongiosum. Effective antifibrotic therapies remain limited. This study hypothesizes that swim bladder extract may promote urethral wound heal...