Comparison of relaxation responses of cavernous and trigonal smooth muscles from rabbits by alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonists; Prazosin, terazosin, doxazosin, and tamsulosin
- Authors
- Seo, Kyung Keun; Lee, Moo Yeol; Lim, Sung Wook; Kim, Sae Chul
- Issue Date
- Feb-1999
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Keywords
- α1-adrenergic alpha-aceptor antagonist; muscle smooth cavernous; bladder, trigone; relaxation
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE, v.14, no.1, pp 69 - 74
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
- Volume
- 14
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 69
- End Page
- 74
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/25429
- DOI
- 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.1.69
- ISSN
- 1011-8934
1598-6357
- Abstract
- alpha(1A)-adrenergic receptor (AR) primarily mediates the contraction of the prostatic and cavernous smooth muscles. Among clinically available alpha(1)-AR antagonists for the medical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), tamsulosin has a modest selectivity for alpha(1A)- and alpha(1D)- over alpha(1B)-ARs. To compare the effects of various alpha(1)-AR antagonists on relaxation responses of cavernous and trigonal smooth muscles, isometric tension studies with relatively selective (tamsulosin) and non-selective (prazosin, doxazosin, and terazosin) alpha(1A)-AR antagonists, were conducted in the cavernous and trigonal muscle strips of rabbits (n=10 each). Tamsulosin had the strongest inhibitory effect on contraction of trigonal smooth muscle among the various alpha(1)-AR antagonists, and the inhibitory activities of prazosin, doxazosin, and terazosin were not statistically different. All alpha(1)-AR antagonists caused concentration-dependent relaxation of the cavernous muscle strips. Tamsulosin was shown to have greater potency than prazosin (more than 100-fold), doxazosin (more than 1000-fold), and terazosin (more than 1000-fold), in relaxation of cavernous smooth muscle. In conclusion, tamsulosin might be the most effective drug among the four commonly used alpha(1)-AR antagonists for the medical management of BPH. Tamsulosin might be a potential substitute for phentolamine in combination with vasoactive agents as an intracavernous injection therapy for patients with erectile dysfunction.
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