PGE2 receptors in detrusor muscle: Drugging the undruggable for urgency

R Hou, Y Yu, J Jiang - Biochemical pharmacology, 2021 - Elsevier
Overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome is a prevalent condition of the lower urinary tract that
causes symptoms, such as urinary frequency, urinary urgency, urge incontinence, and …

Inside the Biology of the β3-Adrenoceptor

A Pasha, A Tondo, C Favre, M Calvani - Biomolecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
Since the first discovery in 1989, the β3-adrenoceptor (β3-AR) has gained great attention
because it showed the ability to regulate many physiologic and metabolic activities, such as …

Adenosinergic System and BDNF Signaling Changes as a Cross-Sectional Feature of RTT: Characterization of Mecp2 Heterozygous Mouse Females

C Miranda-Lourenço, J Rosa, N Rei, RF Belo… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rett Syndrome is an X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder (RTT; OMIM# 312750)
associated to MECP2 mutations. MeCP2 dysfunction is seen as one cause for the …

Selective reduction of neurotransmitter release by cAMP-dependent pathways in mouse detrusor

B Chakrabarty, MJ Drake… - American Journal of …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
Parasympathetic nerve-mediated contractions of detrusor smooth muscle are generated by
ATP and acetylcholine (ACh) release from efferent nerve terminals. In humans, ACh is …

Inhibition of female and male human detrusor smooth muscle contraction by the Rac inhibitors EHT1864 and NSC23766

B Li, Q Yu, R Wang, C Gratzke, X Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to overactive bladder (OAB) are
caused by spontaneous detrusor contractions. Medical treatment with muscarinic receptor …

Urodynamic effect of vibegron on neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction in individuals with spinal cord injury: A retrospective study

K Matsuda, K Teruya, O Uemura - Spinal Cord, 2022 - nature.com
Study design A Retrospective study. Objectives To investigate the effects of vibegron on
urodynamic parameters of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting The National …

Comparative efficacy of commercial oral poly-herbal traditional Chinese medicine formulations combined with western medicine in benign prostatic hyperplasia …

H Zeng, Z Wang, W Zhu, X Li, B Liu, C Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is prevalent among the aging male
population and often presents with distressing lower urinary tract symptoms. There is …

[HTML][HTML] Impairment of adenosinergic system in Rett syndrome: Novel therapeutic target to boost BDNF signalling

C Miranda-Lourenço, ST Duarte, C Palminha… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Rett syndrome (RTT; OMIM# 312750) is mainly caused by mutations in the X-linked
MECP2 gene (methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 gene; OMIM* 300005), which leads to …

Inhibition of prejunctional parasympathetic pathways by β3-adrenoceptor agonists in the isolated pig detrusor: comparison with human detrusor studies

G D'Agostino, S Salvatore, P Calvi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Adrenergic receptors of the β3-subtype (β3-ADRs) seem to represent a new target for a
more effective pharmacological treatment of overactive bladder (OAB), a wide spread …

Presynaptic Adrenoceptors

B Szabo - Adrenoceptors, 2024 - Springer
Presynaptic α2-adrenoceptors are localized on axon terminals of many noradrenergic and
non-noradrenergic neurons in the peripheral and central nervous systems. Their activation …