Abstract
Purpose
To investigate the protective effect of mirabegron on bladder dysfunction in an acute urinary retention rat model.
Materials and methods
Thirty-six 16-week Sprague–Dawley rats were assigned to the mirabegron and normal saline (N/S) groups. Each group of eighteen was divided into sub-groups of 6 for 30 min, 2 h, and 24 h. They were administered mirabegron (10 mg/kg) and N/S daily for 4 weeks, respectively. Mirabegron and N/S groups were divided into sub-groups of 6 rats for 30 min, 2 h, and 24 h. The changes in bladder blood flow were measured using laser Doppler (moorVMS-LDF2). Histopathological examination of the bladder and nitric oxide (NO) measurement were performed.
Result
During the urinary retention phase in the mirabegron group, it showed higher and rapider recovery of blood flow; the lowest at 19.5% ± 3.68% at 3 min, a significant recovery from the lowest value as 23.7 ± 3.4% at 10 min, than that in the N/S group; 15.1 ± 1.84% at 5 min, 23.7 ± 3.4% at 20 min, respectively (P < 0.05). At 30 min, 120 min, and 24 h after reperfusion, the recovery of blood flow in the mirabegron group was significantly higher than that in the N/S group (mirabegron: 41.1 ± 1.7%, 59.9 ± 7.2%, and 89.7 ± 4.4%, N/S: 31.3 ± 2.1%, 47.3 ± 4.5%, 83.9 ± 3.6%, respectively (P < 0.05)). NO levels tended to be higher in the mirabegron group; however, the difference was not statistically significant. Histological examination revealed that the mirabegron group showed recovery close to normal tissue after 24 h.
Conclusions
In an acute urinary retention rat model, mirabegron maintained and restored higher bladder blood flow, resulting in protective and recovery effect after acute urinary retention.
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Abbreviations
- AUR:
-
Acute urinary retention
- BPH:
-
Benign prostate hyperplasia
- BOO:
-
Bladder outlet obstruction
- NO:
-
Nitric oxide
- N/S:
-
Normal saline
- OAB:
-
Overactive bladder
- PVR:
-
Post-void residual urine volume
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Noh, T.I., Shim, J.S., Kang, S.G. et al. Effects of β3-adrenoceptor agonist on acute urinary retention in a rat model. World J Urol 39, 4427–4433 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-021-03774-7
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