Urodynamic evaluation of fesoterodine metabolite, doxazosin and their combination in a rat model of partial urethral obstruction

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the urodynamic effects of fesoterodine, a new antimuscarinic agent, alone and combined with doxazosin, in a rat model of partial urethral obstruction (PUO), as 35-83% of men with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) have overactive bla...

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Autores: Fuellhase, Claudius, Soler, Roberto [UNIFESP], Gratzke, Christian, Brodsky, Marina, Christ, George J., Andersson, Karl-Erik
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/32645
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.09008.x
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/32645
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Palabra clave:fesoterodine
doxazosin
bladder outlet obstruction
overactive bladder
antimuscarinic agents
alpha-adrenergic blockers
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Sumario:OBJECTIVETo evaluate the urodynamic effects of fesoterodine, a new antimuscarinic agent, alone and combined with doxazosin, in a rat model of partial urethral obstruction (PUO), as 35-83% of men with bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) have overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome, and as the combination of alpha(1)-adrenoceptor- and muscarinic-receptor antagonists has been proposed to be beneficial for these patients.MATERIALS and METHODSThirty-seven male Sprague-Dawley rats (250 g) had surgically induced PUO; 2 weeks later they were evaluated by cystometry with no anaesthesia or any restraint. After a 1-h period either 5-hydroxymethyl tolterodine (5-HMT, the active metabolite of fesoterodine, previously known as SPM 7605), doxazosin or a combination of both, was given intravenously (0.1 mg/kg body weight), and cystometry was continued for another 45 min. Fifteen healthy, age-matched rats served as a control.RESULTSAt 2 weeks after surgery the obstructed rats had an greater bladder weight, threshold pressure (TP) and micturition frequency (MF), and lower bladder capacity (BCap) and micturition volume (MV) than the controls. 5-HMT did not cause urinary retention in obstructed rats, but decreased TP, maximum pressure (MP), spontaneous bladder activity (SA) and, paradoxically, increased MF. Doxazosin alone decreased TP, MP, MF and increased BCap and MV. 5-HMT and doxazosin together did not depress the ability to empty the bladder, and showed decreased TP, MP and SA.CONCLUSIONS5-HMT, alone and in combination, did not impair the voiding ability in obstructed rats. Doxazosin counteracted some of the 'negative' effects of 5-HMT in this model (increase of MF) and did not attenuate the 'positive' effects (decrease of bladder SA). in this model, the combination of 5-HMT and doxazosin appeared to be urodynamically safe and well tolerated.