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- Title
Purinoceptors as therapeutic targets for lower urinary tract dysfunction.
- Authors
Ford, Anthony P. D. W.; Gever, Joel R.; Nunn, Philip A.; Yu Zhong; Cefalu, Joseph S.; Dillon, Michael P.; Cockayne, Debra A.
- Abstract
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are present in many common urological syndromes. However, their current suboptimal management by muscarinic and α1-adrenoceptor antagonists leaves a significant opportunity for the discovery and development of superior medicines. As potential targets for such therapeutics, purinoceptors have emerged over the last two decades from investigations that have established a prominent role for ATP in the regulation of urinary bladder function under normal and pathophysiological conditions. In particular, evidence suggests that ATP signaling via P2X1 receptors participates in the efferent control of detrusor smooth muscle excitability, and that this function may be heightened in disease and aging. ATP also appears to be involved in bladder sensation, via activation of P2X3 and P2X2/3 receptors on sensory afferent neurons, both within the bladder itself and possibly at central synapses. Such findings are based on results from classical pharmacological and localization studies in non-human and human tissues, knockout mice, and studies using recently identified pharmacological antagonists – some of which possess attributes that offer the potential for optimization into candidate drug molecules. Based on recent advances in this field, it is clearly possible that the development of selective antagonists for these receptors will occur that could lead to therapies offering better relief of sensory and motor symptoms for patients, while minimizing the systemic side effects that limit current medicines.British Journal of Pharmacology (2006) 147, S132–S143. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0706637
- Subjects
URINARY organs; UROLOGY; ADENOSINE triphosphate; BLADDER; THERAPEUTICS; TISSUES
- Publication
British Journal of Pharmacology, 2006, Vol 147, pS132
- ISSN
0007-1188
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/sj.bjp.0706637