Mirabegron causes vesical and urethral relaxation in rats with spinal cord injury
AbstractThe effects of solifenacin and mirabegron on vesical and urethral function were compared in rats with or without spinal cord injury (SCI). Isovolumetric cystometry and urethral pressure recording were initially performed in intact rats. Then, the bladder neck was ligated under urethane anesthesia, after which a catheter was inserted through the bladder dome for isovolumetric cystometry and another catheter was inserted into the urethra to measure urethral pressure. Solifenacin (0.03 –3 mg/kg) or mirabegron (0.03–3 mg/kg) was injected intravenously, and bladder and urethral activity were recorded. To create rats with SCI, the spinal cord was transected at the lower thoracic level under isoflurane anesthesia. After 2 weeks, a catheter was inserted through the bladder dome for single cystometry and bladder activity was recorded without anesthesia following intravenous injection of solifenacin or mirabegron. Isovolumetric cystometry revealed a larger decrease in maximum bladder contraction pressure after injection of solifenacin, whereas prolongation of the interval betwe en bladder contractions was greater with mirabegron. In SCI rats, single cystometry showed that solifenacin and mirabegron both increased bladder volume at the first non‐voiding bladder contraction and decreased the maximum bladder contraction pressure. Mirabegron also increased the voided volume and decreased the percentage residual volume without altering bladder capacity. Solifenacin and mirabeg...
Source: LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Kimio Sugaya,
Saori Nishijima,
Katsumi Kadekawa,
Katsuhiko Noguchi,
Tomoyuki Ueda,
Hideyuki Yamamoto Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
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