PMID- 37169479 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230515 LR - 20230515 IS - 1347-8648 (Electronic) IS - 1347-8613 (Linking) VI - 152 IP - 2 DP - 2023 Jun TI - Comparison of the effects of two anesthetics, isoflurane and urethane, on bladder function in rats. PG - 144-150 LID - S1347-8613(23)00026-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jphs.2023.04.005 [doi] AB - We compared the effects of two anesthetics, isoflurane and urethane on bladder function in rats. Arterial pressure, cystometry (CMG), and rhythmic bladder contractions (RBCs) under isovolumetric conditions, mechanosensitive single-unit afferent activities (SAAs), bladder compliance and bladder myogenic microcontractions (bladder microcontractions), and bladder blood flow, and blood and urine biochemical tests were investigated in isoflurane- or urethane-anesthetized female rats. In results of the CMG, 3/8 rats in the isoflurane group and 7/7 rats in the urethane group showed constant bladder neurogenic contractions for micturition, whereas 5/8 rats in the isoflurane group showed unstable contractions or overflow incontinence. The RBCs appeared in the urethane group but not in the isoflurane group, and SAAs in both the Adelta- and C-fibers, bladder compliance, and bladder microcontractions in the isoflurane group were higher than those in the urethane group during bladder distension. The blood biochemical test showed that the serum calcium level was higher in the isoflurane group. The mean arterial pressure and bladder blood flow were not different between the groups. The results showed that urethane anesthesia more retains bladder neurogenic contractions for micturition compared to isoflurane. In contrast, isoflurane anesthesia more retains bladder function during the storage phase compared to urethane. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Aizawa, Naoki AU - Aizawa N AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan. Electronic address: naoki-aizawa@hotmail.co.jp. FAU - Fujita, Tomoe AU - Fujita T AD - Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230413 PL - Japan TA - J Pharmacol Sci JT - Journal of pharmacological sciences JID - 101167001 RN - 3IN71E75Z5 (Urethane) RN - CYS9AKD70P (Isoflurane) RN - 0 (Carbamates) RN - 0 (Amides) RN - 0 (Anesthetics) RN - 0 (Anesthetics, Intravenous) SB - IM MH - Rats MH - Female MH - Animals MH - Urethane/pharmacology MH - Urinary Bladder MH - *Isoflurane/pharmacology MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Muscle Contraction MH - Carbamates/pharmacology MH - *Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic MH - Amides/pharmacology MH - *Anesthetics/pharmacology MH - Urination MH - Anesthetics, Intravenous/pharmacology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Afferent OT - Isoflurane OT - Rats OT - Sprague-Dawley OT - Urethane OT - Urinary bladder COIS- Declaration of competing interests All authors report no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/05/12 01:07 MHDA- 2023/05/15 06:42 CRDT- 2023/05/11 20:58 PHST- 2023/01/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/03 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/04/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/05/15 06:42 [medline] PHST- 2023/05/12 01:07 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/05/11 20:58 [entrez] AID - S1347-8613(23)00026-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jphs.2023.04.005 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Pharmacol Sci. 2023 Jun;152(2):144-150. doi: 10.1016/j.jphs.2023.04.005. Epub 2023 Apr 13.