Common theme for drugs effective in overactive bladder treatment: Inhibition of afferent signaling from the bladder

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-27

  Hood, Brandy ^a,b   Andersson, Karl Erik ^a,b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mirabegron; Mucosal signaling; Myogenic pathway; Onabotulinum toxin A; Tadalafil

Indexed keywords

4 [2 [[2 (3 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 HYDROXYETHYL]AMINO]PROPYL]PHENOXYACETIC ACID; 5 [2 [[2 (3 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 HYDROXYETHYL]AMINO]PROPYL] 1,3 BENZODIOXOLE 2,2 DICARBOXYLIC ACID; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; MIRABEGRON; SILDENAFIL; TADALAFIL; TOLTERODINE; VARDENAFIL;

BLADDER FILLING; BLADDER MUCOSA; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DYSPEPSIA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICTURITION; NAUSEA; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OVERACTIVE BLADDER; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; URINE FLOW RATE;

ACETANILIDES; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; CARBOLINES; HUMANS; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 INHIBITORS; THIAZOLES; URINARY BLADDER, OVERACTIVE;

EID: 84871937932     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2012.03196.x     Document Type: Review

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