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Tamsulosin modulates, but does not abolish the spontaneous activity in the guinea pig prostate gland

Basu Chakrabarty

Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia

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Anupa Dey,

Anupa Dey

Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia

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Michelle Lam,

Michelle Lam

Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia

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Sabatino Ventura,

Sabatino Ventura

Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia

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Betty Exintaris,

Corresponding Author

Betty Exintaris

Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia

Correspondence to: Dr. Betty Exintaris, Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, 381 Royal Parade, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author

Basu Chakrabarty,

Basu Chakrabarty

Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia

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Anupa Dey,

Anupa Dey

Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia

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Michelle Lam,

Michelle Lam

Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia

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Sabatino Ventura,

Sabatino Ventura

Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia

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Betty Exintaris,

Corresponding Author

Betty Exintaris

Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria 3052, Australia

First published: 16 January 2014

https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.22557

Citations: 9

This manuscript is original and the data presented here has not been published in prior journals.

Lori Birder led the peer-review process as the Associate Editor responsible for the paper.

Conflict of interest: none.

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Abstract

Aims

To examine the effects of the α_1A-adrenoceptor antagonist, tamsulosin, on spontaneous contractile and electrical activity in the guinea-pig prostate gland.

Methods

The effects of tamsulosin (0.1 and 0.3 nM) were investigated in adult and ageing male guinea pig prostate glands using conventional tension recording and electrophysiological intracellular microelectrode recording techniques.

Results

Tamsulosin reduced spontaneous activity, and had different age-dependent effects on adult and ageing guinea pigs at different concentrations. 0.1 nM tamsulosin caused a significantly greater reduction of spontaneous contractile and electrical activity in ageing guinea pigs in comparison to adult guinea pigs. In contrast, 0.3 nM tamsulosin had a significantly greater reduction of spontaneous contractile and electrical activity in adult guinea pigs in comparison to ageing guinea pigs.

Conclusions

This study demonstrates that tamsulosin can modulate spontaneous myogenic stromal contractility and the underlying spontaneous electrical activity; tamsulosin does not block spontaneous activity. This reduction in spontaneous activity suggests that downstream cellular mechanisms underlying smooth muscle tone are being targeted, and these may represent novel therapeutic targets to better treat benign prostatic hyperplasia. Neurourol. Urodynam. 34:482–488, 2015. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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