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. 1994 Sep;113(1):111–116. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1994.tb16181.x

Role of intrathecal tachykinins for micturition in unanaesthetized rats with and without bladder outlet obstruction.

O Ishizuka 1, Y Igawa 1, A Lecci 1, C A Maggi 1, A Mattiasson 1, K E Andersson 1
PMCID: PMC1510078  PMID: 7812599

Abstract

1. The effects on micturition of RP 67,580, a selective NK1 receptor antagonist, and SR 48,968, a highly, potent antagonist at NK2 receptor sites, given intrathecally (i.t.) or intra-arterially (i.a.) near the bladder, were investigated in unanaesthetized rats with and without bladder outlet obstruction. 2. In normal rats, RP 67,580, given i.t. in doses of 2 and 20 nmol per rat, decreased micturition pressure, but did not change other cystometric parameters. After 20 nmol of RP 67,580, dribbling incontinence due to retention was observed in 1 out of 7 animals. This effect was reversible. I.t. RP 67,580 in a dose of 2 nmol, had no effect on hyperactivity induced by intravesically instilled capsaicin. 3. In animals with bladder hypertrophy secondary to outflow obstruction, RP 67,580, given i.t. in a dose of 2 nmol per rat, decreased the micturition pressure, but had no effect on other cystometric parameters. After 20 nmol, dribbling incontinence due to retention was observed in 5 out of 7 animals. 4. RP 67,580, given i.a. in a dose of 4 nmol, had little effect on the cystometric parameters investigated, both in normal animals and rats with bladder hypertrophy. 5. SR 48,968, given i.t. in doses of 2 and 20 nmol per rat, had no clear-cut effects on the micturition pattern in normal rats, or rats with bladder hypertrophy. However, the drug reduced capsaicin-induced bladder hyperactivity. When given i.a. in a dose of 4 nmol, SR 48,968 had no effect on cystometric parameters in normal rats or rats with bladder hypertrophy.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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