Methods are disclosed for diagnosing urinary incontinence or a predisposition to urinary incontinence in a subject by determining the ratio of expression levels of MMPs/TIMPs in pelvic supporting tissue of the subject and comparing the ratio to a predetermined indicator. A diagnostic kit is also disclosed. Methods are disclosed for treating urinary incontinence by reducing proteolysis of collagen in pelvic supporting tissue of the subject and for identifying therapeutic agents in in vitro screens.

Los métodos son divulgados para el incontinence urinario que diagnostica o un predisposition al incontinence urinario en un tema determinando el cociente de los niveles de la expresión de MMPs/TIMPs en el tejido fino de soporte pélvico del tema y comparando el cociente a un indicador predeterminado. Un kit de diagnóstico también se divulga. Los métodos son divulgados para el incontinence urinario que trata reduciendo el proteolysis del colágeno en el tejido fino de soporte pélvico del tema y para identificar agentes terapéuticos en pantallas ines vitro.

 
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