MN-001, a novel oral anti-inflammatory agent, suppresses bladder hyperactivity in a rat model

BJU International

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 430-434

  Rajasekaran, Mahadevan ^a,b   Locke, Kenneth W ^c   Parsons, C Lowell ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MediciNova Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory agent; Bladder; Drug effects; Interstitial cystitis; Mast cells; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

4 [6 ACETYL 3 [3 [(4 ACETYL 3 HYDROXY 2 PROPYLPHENYL)THIO]PROPOXY] 2 PROPYLPHENOXY]BUTANOIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; MN 001; OVALBUMIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLADDER CONTRACTION; BLADDER MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MALE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSITIZATION; URODYNAMICS;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVESICAL; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; MALE; MAST CELLS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; URINARY INCONTINENCE; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 33745698507     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06274.x     Document Type: Article

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