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ArticleThe Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics2016

A Stress-Related Peptide Bombesin Centrally Induces Frequent Urination through Brain Bombesin Receptor Types 1 and 2 in the Rat.

Takahiro Shimizu, Shogo Shimizu, Youichirou Higashi, Kumiko Nakamura, Naoki Yoshimura, Motoaki Saito

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Article in The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Takahiro ShimizuDepartment of Pharmacology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan (T.S., S.S., Y.H., K.N., M.S.); and Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (T.S., N.Y.) shimizu@kochi-u.ac.jp.
Shogo ShimizuDepartment of Pharmacology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan (T.S., S.S., Y.H., K.N., M.S.); and Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (T.S., N.Y.).
Youichirou HigashiDepartment of Pharmacology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan (T.S., S.S., Y.H., K.N., M.S.); and Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (T.S., N.Y.).
Kumiko NakamuraDepartment of Pharmacology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan (T.S., S.S., Y.H., K.N., M.S.); and Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (T.S., N.Y.).
Naoki YoshimuraDepartment of Pharmacology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan (T.S., S.S., Y.H., K.N., M.S.); and Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (T.S., N.Y.).
Motoaki SaitoDepartment of Pharmacology, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi, Japan (T.S., S.S., Y.H., K.N., M.S.); and Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (T.S., N.Y.).
University of Pittsburgh · USKōchi University · JP

Funding

Pharmacology of Intravesical Antisense Based Therapy for Over Active BladderR01DK088836 · NIDDK · WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL RESEARCH INST · PI CHANCELLOR, MICHAEL B, TYAGI, PRADEEP · 2011 to 2014
$1.3M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK088836NIDDK NIH HHS R01-DK088836
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stress exacerbates symptoms of bladder dysfunction including overactive bladder and bladder pain syndrome, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. Bombesin-like peptides and bombesin receptor types 1 and 2 (BB1 and BB2, respectively) in the brain have been implicated in the mediation/integration of stress responses. In this study, we examined effects of centrally administered bombesin on micturition, focusing on their dependence on 1) the sympathoadrenomedullary system (a representative mechanism activated by stress exposure) and 2) brain BB receptors in urethane-anesthetized (1.0-1.2 g/kg, i.p.) male rats. Intracerebroventricularly administered bombesin significantly shortened intercontraction intervals (ICI) at both doses (0.1 and 1 nmol/animal) without affecting maximal voiding pressure. Bombesin at 1 nmol induced significant increments of plasma noradrenaline and adrenaline levels, which were both abolished by acute bilateral adrenalectomy. On the other hand, adrenalectomy showed no effects on the bombesin-induced shortening of ICI. Much lower doses of bombesin (0.01 and 0.03 nmol/animal, i.c.v.) dose-dependently shortened ICI. Pretreatment with either a BB1 receptor antagonist (BIM-23127; d-Nal-cyclo[Cys-Tyr-d-Trp-Orn-Val-Cys]-Nal-NH2; 3 nmol/animal, i.c.v.) or a BB2 receptor antagonist (BEA; H-d-Phe-Gln-Trp-Ala-Val-Gly-His-Leu-NHEt; 3 nmol/animal, i.c.v.), respectively, suppressed the BB (0.03 nmol/animal, i.c.v.)-induced shortening of ICI, whereas each antagonist by itself (1 and 3 nmol/animal, i.c.v.) had no significant effects on ICI. Bombesin (0.03 nmol/animal, i.c.v.) significantly reduced voided volume per micturition and bladder capacity without affecting postvoid residual volume or voiding efficiency. These results suggest that brain bombesin and BB receptors are involved in facilitation of the rat micturition reflex to induce bladder overactivity, which is independent of the sympathoadrenomedullary outflow modulation.

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AnimalsBombesinBrainDose-Response Relationship, DrugInjections, IntraventricularMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRats, WistarReceptors, BombesinUrinationBombesinReceptors, Bombesin

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PMID26729307
PMCPMC4767393
OpenAlexW2230032645

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