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Inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase suppresses referred hyperalgesia induced by bladder inflammation.

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OBJECTIVE:• To determine (i) the presence of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) in the urinary bladder; (ii) whether or not endogenous fatty acid ethanolamides are synthesized by the bladder; (iii) the effects of FAAH inhibition on referred hyperalgesia associated with acute bladder inflammation in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS:• Immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting were performed to detect FAAH in the bladder. Acrolein (1 mM, 400 µL) was instilled into bladders of female Wistar rats to induce cystitis. Referred mechanical hyperalgesia was assessed by application of Von Frey monofilaments to the hind paws. • Animals were killed 4, 24, 48 and 72 h after acrolein instillation, and the fatty acid ethanolamide content of bladders was measured using isotope-dilution liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. • Other rats were treated with the FAAH inhibitor URB597 (0.3 mg/kg, i.p.) after the induction of cystitis, and the mechanical sensitivity of the hind paws was determined. RESULTS:• Immunohistochemistry and immunoblotting showed the presence of FAAH in the bladder, with greatest abundance in the urothelium. • Acrolein-induced cystitis increased fatty acid ethanolamide content (including anandamide) in the bladder in a time-dependent manner. Inhibition of FAAH diminished referred hyperalgesia associated with acute bladder inflammation. CONCLUSIONS:• The results obtained in the present study indicate that (i) FAAH is present in the urinary bladder; (ii) fatty acid ethanolamides are increased during bladder inflammation; (iii) inhibition of FAAH could be an effective therapeutic approach for the treatment of bladder pain. • These results raise the possibility that inhibitors of enzymes responsible for metabolism of fatty acid ethanolamides could inhibit pain associated with bladder inflammation.

journal_name

BJU Int

journal_title

BJU international

authors

Merriam FV,Wang ZY,Hillard CJ,Stuhr KL,Bjorling DE

doi

10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09583.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2011-10-01 00:00:00

pages

1145-9

issue

eissn

1464-4096

issn

1464-410X

pii

BJU9583

journal_volume

108

pub_type

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Inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase suppresses referred hyperalgesia induced by bladder inflammation.