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Mirabegron causes relaxation of human and rat corpus cavernosum: could it be a potential therapy for erectile dysfunction?

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OBJECTIVE:To examine the effects of mirabegron, a selective β3 -adrenoceptor agonist that has recently been approved for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB), on erectile function. Stimulation of β3 -adrenoceptors localised in cavernosal smooth muscle cells may play a physiological role in mediating penile erection, and offer a beneficial pharmacological action for patients who have OAB and erectile dysfunction (ED). MATERIALS AND METHODS:Corpus cavernosal (CC) specimens were obtained from patients with ED and Peyronie's disease undergoing penile prosthesis implantation. Erectile responses were also evaluated in vivo after intracavernosal injection (ICI) of mirabegron in anaesthetised rats. Mirabegron-elicited relaxation responses (10(-8) -10(-3) m) on phenylephrine-induced contraction were seen in human CC (HCC) and rat CC strips in isolated organ-bath studies. The effects of inhibitors, namely L-NAME [N(G) -nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, a competitive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS), 100 μm], ODQ [1H-(1,2,4) oxadiazolo(4,3-α) quinoxalin-1-one, a soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) inhibitor, 30μm], methylene blue (a NOS and sGC inhibitor, 20μm), SR59230A (β3 -adrenoceptor blocker, 1 μm), and fasudil [Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) inhibitor, 0.1 μm], on mirabegron-induced relaxation responses were evaluated. Responses to mirabegron were compared with responses to isoprenaline and nebivolol. Immunohistochemistry was used to localise β3 -adrenoceptors and ROCK in CC smooth muscle cells. In vivo rat data were expressed as intracavernosal pressure (ICP)/mean arterial pressure, and total ICP. RESULTS:Mirabegron resulted in a relaxation of phenylephrine-evoked CC contractions in a concentration-dependent manner and SR59230A antagonised the mirabegron-induced relaxations in HCC and rat CC. Other inhibitors, L-NAME, ODQ, and methylene blue, did not affect the mirabegron-induced relaxation responses. Mirabegron relaxation responses at concentrations (0.1-10 μm) were enhanced by fasudil (ROCK inhibitor) in rat but not in HCC strips. KCl-induced contractions in HCC and rat CC were partially inhibited by mirabegron. In vivo, ICI of mirabegron (doses of 0.1-1 mg/kg) had a minor effect on ICP when compared with vehicle administration. Immunohistochemistry data showed β3 -adrenoceptors localised in the smooth muscle cells of the HCC and rat CC. CONCLUSIONS:Mirabegron markedly relaxed isolated CC strips by activating β3 -adrenoceptors independently of the NO-cGMP pathway. There is also evidence of the existence of a close functional link between β3 -adrenoceptors and the RhoA/ROCK pathway. These results may support further clinical studies using combinations of mirabegron with ROCK and phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i) for the treatment of ED, especially in patients who do not respond to PDE5i therapy.

journal_name

BJU Int

journal_title

BJU international

authors

Gur S,Peak T,Yafi FA,Kadowitz PJ,Sikka SC,Hellstrom WJ

doi

10.1111/bju.13515

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-09-01 00:00:00

pages

464-74

issue

eissn

1464-4096

issn

1464-410X

journal_volume

118

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Mirabegron causes relaxation of human and rat corpus cavernosum: could it be a potential therapy for erectile dysfunction?