WO2006079559A2 - The use of flupirtine for the treatment of overactive bladder and associated diseases, and for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome - Google Patents
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- non-opiate analgesic drug flupirtine for the treatment of overactive bladder and associated diseases including urge incontinence, urinary flow problems as a result of prostate hyperplasia and irritable bowl syndrome
- the present invention is directed to the prevention, reversal and medical treatment of lower urinary tract dysfunction including bladder instability and other related diseases as described below including urinary flow problems, urgency and incontinence as a result of prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and to the prevention, reversal and medical treatment of irritable bowl syndrome
- IBS in human beings and animals.
- the bladder detrusor and sphincter combination is one of the two smooth muscle groups which human beings (and also some animals) learn to control directly via central functions while all other smooth muscles are not voluntarily controlled (the other smooth muscle represents the sphincter of the anus).
- this control of the balance involves peripheral and central neuronal functions, to enable the voluntary micturation response. But it also contains in-voluntary components as filling of the bladder finally triggers the urgent need for micturation.
- a chronic stress syndrome can result in urgency and incontinence, but also other diseases can cause urgency and ultimately incontinence.
- Such diseases can be but are not limited to prostate hyperplasia, infections of the urinary tract, different CNS diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, dystonia, anxiety disorders, post traumatic stress syndrome and others. Urge incontinence or inadequate urgency is also a frequent side effect of neuroleptic treatment.
- the disease is not the incontinence which only is a possible symptom but rather the un-physiological urgency, i.e. the need to go to the toilet despite the fact that that would not be necessary on the basis of filling of the bladder.
- Such diseases may be related to morphological changes in the urinary tract such as hyperplasia or hypertrophy of the bladder wall, inflammation or hypertrophy of the mucosa, miss-placement of the bladder or morphological changes in other parts of the urogenital tract such as prostate or urethra, but in many cases no morphological changes can be found as functional changes including functional changes in the central control of micturation may be the underlying cause. This is especially the case in children suffering from overactive bladder and ultimateively from incontinence (mostly nocturnal incontinence) which can be a big problem for both, children and families.
- overactive bladder syndrome OAB
- detrusor overactivity is defined as a urodynamic observation characterized by involuntary detrusor contractions during the filling phase that may be spontaneous or provoked. Detrusor overactivity is subdivided into idiopathic detrusor overactivity and neurogenic detrusor overactivity. Because detrusor overactivity is a urodynamic diagnosis, it is possible to record symptoms and signs during urodynamic studies to correlate them with any involuntary contractions.
- the ICS 2002 report describes 2 types of detrusor overactivity: (1) phasic, which may or may not lead to urinary incontinence; and (2) terminal, which is a single involuntary detrusor contraction that often results in complete bladder emptying.
- OAB as defined by ICS 2002, is a new term and is a symptomatic diagnosis. OAB is defined as urgency, with or without urge incontinence, and usually with frequency and nocturia.
- Urge urinary incontinence Incontinence episodes driven by detrusor overactivity - Mixed urinary incontinence (a mixture of both)
- Overactive bladder syndrome An inclusive term which not only included the above mentioned ones but also the "dry" overactive bladder without incontinence but with urgency, urinating frequency and nocturia. Overactive bladder is also seen frequently in children resulting in urgency, nocturia, and incontinence. Even in children, often pharmacological treatment is indicated to prevent incontinence, especially during the night (C. Persspm de Geeter 2004, Der Urologe Volume 7, page 807ff).
- - Neurogenic bladder Catastrophic loss of bladder control on patients with spinal cord injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinsons disease and other CNS diseases.
- All these diseases have one keys symptom in common: an imbalance of detrusor activity and sphincter activity of the bladder.
- all diseases are not primarily smooth muscle diseases, but rather are nervous system diseases as this delicate balance is established and maintained by central and peripheral nervous system activity.
- IBS irritable bowl syndrome
- the aim of the treatment in both cases, lower urinary tract dysfunction and IBS, is to restore the balance and to normal function focussing either on the nervous system control or directly on the smooth muscle function.
- IBS likewise, is also a very common disease and is also often neglected.
- the prevalence of IBS was found to be 12% among adults in the USA. The prevalence world wide can be expected to be similar (H. R. Mertz. Irritable bowel syndrome (Review article); New England Journal of Medicine 349:2136-46, 2003).
- New treatment is urgently needed since currently available, mostly symptomatic treatment is often insufficient and not free of side effects.
- Current treatment is urgently needed since currently available, mostly symptomatic treatment is often insufficient and not free of side effects.
- drugs used include antidepressants, alphal adrenoceptor antagonists, and, for BPH only, ⁇ alpha reductase inhibitors.
- Newer targets tested include 5HT receptor antagonists, potassium channel openers, and other targets. A list of targets currently evaluated in clinical trials can be found in an article from AP. Ford, Drug Discovery World, Issue Fall 2003, page 9-17, which is herein incorporated by reference.
- anticholinergic drugs used for the treatment of incontinence are also active as they are good antidiarrheal agents.
- Newer drug targets include among others modulators of calcium activated potassium channels.
- Such residual volume can be the cause not only for chronic infections but also for formation of cystic calculi.
- a plain smooth muscle relaxation also will relax the sphincter.
- the balance between sphincter activity and detrusor activity may not be positively influenced. Therefore, calcium antagonists are not in use for treatment of incontinence. Instead, calcium antagonists such as Diltiazem are used for the treatment of hypertension and angina pectoris due to their general effects to relax smooth muscles including vascular smooth muscles.
- Other drug targets are being evaluated, such as potassium channel openers with a focus on openers of the ATP sensitive potassium channel.
- potent effects in models of hyperreactive bladder can be achieved, such drugs can not be used since they also relax smooth muscles of the vascular bed resulting in strong effects on blood pressure. Therefore none of these drug candidates has yet made it into a successful drug.
- New drugs for the treatment of OAB should be active on the bladder detrusor activity without reducing the contraction force, should not or only slightly be active on vascular smooth muscles to avoid unwanted effects on blood pressure and should be safe with regard to other side effects including all cardiovascular side effects.
- New drugs for the treatment of IBS should normalize the activity of the overactive intestine without paralyzing the smooth muscle, i.e. they should not interfere with the ability of the gut to contract but rather interfere with the control of the gut motility.
- flupirtine was very active in suppressing spontaneous detrusor contractions induced by infusion of warm saline into the bladder of the anaesthetized rat.
- the potency of flupirtine with regard to the frequency of contraction was largely comparable to the used reference compounds oxybutynin, which is a compound often clinically used for the treatment of OAB and incontinence, and duloxetine (Yentreve®/Ariclaim®), which is a new drug used for the treatment of moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women.
- flupirtine was found to be very active in this animal model predictive for effects on detrusor overactivity.
- flupirtine did not cause the unwanted effects observed with the reference compounds duloxetine and the clinically used drug oxybutynin, i.e. increase in frequency at higher doses and effects on contraction amplitude.
- Flupirtine did also not cause any effect on peripheral blood pressure.
- the first effects of flupirtine became visible at intraduodenal doses of 3 mg/kg. These doses are lower than doses reported to exert analgesic effects in the same species, i.e. the rat. This indicates that the pharmacological effect of flupirtine is to be expected to be seen at doses which are very well tolerated.
- the doses needed to exert the wanted effects on the bladder detrusor activity can be expected to be lower or in the same range as doses used for analgesia in man. A detailed description of the experiment is given below in the Example.
- a different model of bladder hyperactivity/detrusor instability induced by chronic partial outflow obstruction is also useful to evaluate the efficacy of a compound. Partial obstruction is achieved using partial ligation of the proximal urethra in rats. Within 6 weeks, this results in pronounced bladder instability and increased bladder wall thickness. This can be recorded using cystometry. This model more closely resembles the situation during prostate hyperplasia and other diseases resulting in outflow obstruction. Flupirtine is also active in this model.
- Flupirtine was also tested in an in vitro model of detrusor muscle activity.
- isolated organ strips of rat bladder was introduced in an isolated organ bath system. Contraction of the bladder muscle strip was induced by application of potassium chloride (40 mM) and the relaxant effect of flupirtine was tested to determine the IC50, i.e. the concentration of flupirtine needed to counteract the contractile response of potassium chloride by 50%.
- flupirtine did show some activity, but the concentration needed to relax the bladder strip was rather high.
- the IC50 amounted to 7.5 ⁇ M which is well above the concentration reached after intraduodenal administration of 3 mg/kg in rats.
- Flupirtine a triaminopyridine compound with antinociceptive effects, is marketed in Germany and some other countries for the treatment of centrally mediated pain under the trademark KatadolonTM. It is an analgesic that has been used in Europe to treat pain association with surgery, cancer, trauma, dental pain, degenerative rheumatic arthrosis, inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis, interstitial cystitis and liver disease. It acts via central nervous system through nonopiate pain pathways, possibly involving the thalamus or spinal pain pathways. In some, but not all, studies flupirtine has been found to be as effective as opiates in relieving pain. Moreover, flupirtine offers a clear advantage over opiates in that it is not addictive and there have been no reports of abuse. The drug is very well tolerated and is free of effects on the cardiovascular system in patients.
- flupirtine acts as a functional NMDA antagonist by enhancing the magnesium mediated block of the NMDA receptor (Kornhuber et al., J. Neural Transm. 1999; 106(9-10):857-67).
- Other mechanisms proposed are activation of G-protein coupled inwardly rectifying potassium current. It was also published to act as a positive GABA modulator. Based on these available data, a specific mechanism of action of flupirtine is not yet identified and the complex pharmacology may be due to the concert of different mechanisms of action.
- Several patent documents relate to the use of flupirtine. Early work focussed on the analgesic activity.
- flupirtine for the treatment of canine and feline arthritis
- flupirtine has also been used for the treatment of interstitial cystitis (Vahlensieck, Urologe [A] 2005;44:41-45).
- Combination therapy of flupirtine and morphine was also claimed to further improve the analgesic activity (EP-A-O 595 311 ).
- EP-A-O 716 602 DE-A- 196 25 582, and EP-A- 0 912 177.
- Other diseases to be treated with flupirtine include tinnitus, e.g. DE-A-100 48 969 muscular tension, e.g.
- EP-A- 0 659 410 fibromyalgia and related conditions, e.g. WO 00/59487, Batten disease, e.g. WO 01/39760, or Parkinson disease, e.g. USA-5,284,861.
- fibromyalgia and related conditions e.g. WO 00/59487
- Batten disease e.g. WO 01/39760
- Parkinson disease e.g. USA-5,284,861.
- dosage and administration forms are described in DE-A-102 55 415, or EP-A-O 615 754.
- flupirtine is unexpectedly effective in treating, inhibiting or preventing IBS and lower urinary tract dysfunction.
- the present invention is not limited to any particular chemical form of flupirtine and the drug may be given to patients either as a free base or as a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative, e.g. an acid addition salt or an amide.
- a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative e.g. an acid addition salt or an amide.
- the hydrochloride and maleic salts are generally preferred but other salts derived from pharmaceutically acceptable organic or inorganic acids may be also used.
- examples of such acids include, without limitation, hydrobromic acid, phosphoric acid, sulphuric acid, methane sulfonic acid, phosphorous acid, acetic acid, tartaric acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, malic acid, aconitic acid, salicylic acid, phthalic acid, embonic acid, enanthic acid, and the like.
- amides of flupirtine with pharmaceutically acceptable acids particularly amides with carboxylic or sulfonic acids may be used.
- the preparation of flupirtine, 2-amino-3-carbethoxyamino-6-(4-fluorobenzylamino)-pyridine, and its physiologically acceptable salts is described in German patents DE- 1 ,795,858 and DE-3, 133,519.
- the total daily dosage of flupirtine administered to a patient should be at least the amount required to prevent, reduce or eliminate one or more of the symptoms associated with lower urinary tract dysfunction or IBS, preferably the urgency and the frequency of daily micturations with respect to lower urinary tract dysfunctions and the diarrhea related symptoms in IBS.
- the typical daily dosage particularly for use in humant patients will be between 50 and 1000 mg, in general, e.g. between 100 mg and 400 mg calculated on the basis of the free base form of flupirtine. Higher doses are tolerated by some patients and daily dosages of 2,000 mg or more may be considered in refractory cases or in patients receiving concomitant drug treatment with agents may lower the serum concentration and half-life of flupirtine (e.g., cytochrome P450 inducing compounds such as carbamacepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital and rifampin) as well as in cigarette smokers.
- flupirtine e.g., cytochrome P450 inducing compounds such as carbamacepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital and rifampin
- elderly patients, patients with renal or hepatic dysfunction, and patients receiving concomitant drugs which inhibit the cytochrome P450 system should receive lower initial and maintenance doses, e.g., 25 to 200 mg.
- Flupirtine may be provided in either a single or multiple dosage regimen or on an as- needed regime. Examples are: a patient may take 100 mg of flupirtine orally three times a day or alternatively 200 mg of flupirtine twice a day. A once daily administration may also be possible, based on the individual symptoms and the extend and duration of relief achieved.
- a controlled release formulation as described in EP-A-O 615 754, a cutaneous form as described in DE-A-102 55 415 or other formulations may as well be used, but a clinical effect in the said diseases is not dependent on the use of these specific dosage forms.
- any route of administration and dosage form is compatible with the present invention and flupirtine may be administered as either the sole active agent or in combination with other therapeutically active drugs.
- compositions suitable for oral delivery are preferred, other routes that may be used include peroral, internal, pulmonary, rectal, nasal, vaginal, lingual, transdermal, intravenous, intraarterial, intramuscular, intraperitoneal, intracutaneous and subcutaneous routes.
- Specific dosage forms include tablets, pills, capsules, powders, aerosols, suppositories, skin patches, parenterals, and oral liquids including oil aqueous suspensions, solutions and emulsions. Sustained release dosage forms may be used.
- All dosage forms may be prepared using methods that are standard in the art (see e.g., Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 16th ed., A. Oslo Editor, Easton PA (1980)). Specific guidance for the preparation of dosage forms for various routes of delivery is provided by U.S. patents 4,668,684; 5,503,845; and 5,284,861.
- Flupirtine may be used in conjunction with any of the vehicles and excipients commonly employed in pharmaceutical preparations, e.g., talc, gum arabic, lactose, starch, magnesium stearate cocoa butter, aqueous or non-aqueous solvents, oils, paraffin derivates, glycols, ets. Coloring and flavouring agents may also be added to preparations, particularly to those for oral administration.
- Solution can be prepared using water or physiological compatible organic solvents such as ethanol, 1 ,2-propylene glycol, polyglycols, dimenthyl sulfoxide, fatty alcohols, triglycerides, partial esters of glycerine and the like.
- compositions containing flupirtine may be prepared using conventional techniques and include sterile isotonic saline, water, 1,3-butanetiol, ethanol, 1 ,2-propylene glycol, polyglycols mixed with water, Ringer's solution, etc.
- the invention is useful for inducing, assisting or maintaining desirable bladder control or gut function control, respectively, in a mammal experiencing or being susceptible to bladder instability or urinary incontinence or, more generally, lower urinary tract dysfunction or IBS.
- the invention also includes prevention, treatment or inhibition of recurrence of symptoms after a period of symptoms (relapse prophylaxis). Symptoms may be lower urinary tract dysfunction, bladder-related urinary conditions and bladder instability, urinary urgency, including nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting), nocturia, voiding dysfunction, and urinary incontinence. Also treatable or preventable is bladder instability secondary to prostate hypertrophy and other diseases causing such symptoms as part of the symptomatology, such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and other diseases.
- Flupirtine is also useful in promoting the temporary delay of urination whenever desirable.
- the invention may also be utilized to stabilize the bladder and treat or prevent incontinence with urge urinary incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, or a combination of urge and stress incontinence in a mammal, which may also be referred to as mixed urge and stress incontinence.
- the invention also includes assistance in preventing or treating urinary incontinence associated with secondary conditions such as prostate hypertrophy.
- the invention may be utilized to allow a recipient to control the urgency and frequency of urination.
- the invention includes the treatment, prevention, inhibition and amelioration of urge urinary incontinence, also known as bladder instability, neurogenic bladder, voiding dysfunction, hyperactive bladder, detrusor over-activity, detrusor-hyper-reflexia, or uninhibited bladder.
- the invention includes treatment, prevention, inhibition or amelioration of symptoms of hyperactive of instable bladder, neurogenic bladder or hyperreflexic bladder.
- these uses include, but are not limited to, those for bladder activities and instabilities in which the urinary urgency is associated with prostatitis, prostatic hypertrophy, interstitial cystitis, urinary tract infections or vaginitis.
- the invention may also be used to assist in inhibition or correction of the conditions of Frequency-Urgency-Syndrome, and lazy bladder, also known as infrequent voiding syndrome.
- the invention is directed to treating lower urinary tract dysfunctions by exerting an effect on the respective diseases and/or conditions instead of providing analgesic activity only, and does therefore not comprise pain treatment in interstitial cystitis.
- the lower urinary tract dysfunction does not comprise interstitial cystitis.
- the invention may be used to treat, prevent, inhibit, or limit the urinary incontinence, urinary instability or urinary urgency associated with or resulting from administration of other medications, including diuretics, vasopressin antagonists, anticholinergic agents, sedatives or hypnotic agents, narcotics, alpha-adrenergic agonists, alpha-adrenergic antagonists, or calcium channel blockers.
- other medications including diuretics, vasopressin antagonists, anticholinergic agents, sedatives or hypnotic agents, narcotics, alpha-adrenergic agonists, alpha-adrenergic antagonists, or calcium channel blockers.
- the invention is useful for inducing or assisting in urinary bladder control or preventing or treating the maladies described herein in humans in need of such relief, including adults and pediatric uses. However, it may also be utilized for veterinary applications, particularly including canine and feline bladder control methods. If desired, the invention may also be used with other pet animals or farm animals, such as ovine, porcine and equine breeds.
- the invention are also useful for the treatment or preventable of symptoms of IBS, especially with a focus on diarrhea and hypermotility related symptoms.
- Flupirtine is very well tolerated. Thus, the proposed effective dose may be given making no titration of the possibly effective dose necessary for safety reasons. However, based on the good activity in the disease models, one may start with a low dose. A patient may be initially given a low dose of flupirtine, e.g., 100 mg per day. Although flupirtine is relatively safe when used at dosages lower than 600 mg per day, a number of side effects have been reported. Among these are dizziness, drowsiness, puritus, dry mouth, and, less frequently, nausea, depression, sleep disturbance, and headache.
- dosage may be gradually increased until a satisfactory alleviation of the symptoms is achieved. Since flupirtine is non-addictive, treatment may be safely maintained over a prolonged period of time.
- the daily dose of flupirtine may be administered as a single tablet or capsule, but it is generally preferable to divide the daily dosage into two or more separate aliquots. Alternatively, a patient may simply take flupirtine as needed, up to the maximum tolerated daily dosage. Flupirtine administration may be combined with the administration of other therapeutically active agents, such as anticholinergic drugs or, in case of IBS, also antidepressants and other CNS active drugs, depending upon the individual needs of a patient.
- other therapeutically active agents such as anticholinergic drugs or, in case of IBS, also antidepressants and other CNS active drugs, depending upon the individual needs of a patient.
- Such combination therapy of flupirtine with other agents used to treat the above diseases is of special interest since treatment with flupirtine benefits addi from combination treatment with compounds commonly used in these diseases.
- Examples for such combinations comprise muscarine receptor agonists in the case of detrusor hyperactivity and 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors in the case of prostate hyperplasia, spasmolytics and antidepressants as used in case of IBS.
- other commonly used compounds for the treatment or prevention of symptoms in such disease stages are also well suitable for combination therapy.
- the molecular target of flupirtine is neither the muscarine receptor nor the enzyme 5-alpha reductase or other targets of pharmacologically active drugs, an at least additive effect can be expected for any such combination therapy.
- OAB Overactive bladder
- OAB is a serious condition for which no effective treatment without undesirable side effects exists today.
- OAB is often cause of urinary incontinence but can be frequently seen also without incontinence as urgency syndrome.
- OAB may be a symptom of a complex disease such as benign prostate hyperplasia or Parkinson's disease, but exists also as a disease of its own. OAB can be seen in humans at all ages including children and elderly.
- Oxybutynin hydrochloride a drug with both anticholinergic and calcium antagonistic effects, decreases peripherally bladder contractility, but side effects like inhibition of saliva production and increased residual urine content are present (Wein, Exp. Opin Invest Drugs 10:65-83, 2001).
- duloxetine (Yentreve®/Ariclaim®) which was recently introduced in the EU market for the treatment of moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women (Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim).
- the cellular/molecular mechanism of duloxetine is a centrally acting selective inhibitor of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine reuptake.
- Flupirtine maleate (KatadolonTM) is another centrally acting non-opioid analgesic drug.
- the mechanism of Flupirtine is by no means fully understood. While it was published to have functional or direct antagonistic effects on glutamatergic neurotransmission with focus on NMDA receptor function, other have found that the compound has GABA A agonistic properties and increases potassium conductance (Friedel and Fitton, Drugs 45:548-569, 1985).
- flupirtine maleate was shown to have a musculutropic-spasmolytic effect if administered at high concentrations in vitro.
- flupirtine maleate may be active in lower urinary tract dysfunction (here termed, for the ease of use only, overactive bladder) and also, whether flupirtine may also be active in IBS, we have tested this compound in the rat model of OAB.
- Body weight 200-270 g
- Rats were kept conventionally in groups of 6 in macrolon cages No.4. Room temperature: 20-24 0 C
- Relative humidity 40-70%, deviations from the maximum range caused during cleaning procedure are possible
- Light/ Dark rhythm 12/12 h light/dark cycle, light on at 6:00 a.m.
- the food was withdrawn 16 hours before intraduodenal drug administration.
- Tap water was available ad libitum.
- Test compound Flupirtine maleate
- test compounds for intraduodenal administration as a suspension:
- Flupirtine maleate or oxybutynin hydrochloride were suspended in hydroxyethylcellulose (0.5%) in demineralised water.
- the substances were ground in a mortar with pistil.
- the suspensions were placed on a magnetic stirrer before and during dosing procedures.
- the substances were freshly prepared in the morning and applied intraduodenally in a volume of 0.4 ml/100 g body weight.
- Control rats received hydroxyethylcellulose (0.5%) i.d..
- duloxetine hydrochloride suspension For the preparation of the duloxetine hydrochloride suspension the content of commercially available Yentreve® 40 mg hard gastro-resistant capsules containing duloxetine hydrochloride and auxiliary material was used. The total amounts of the filling material of the individual 40 mg capsules used amounted to 0.2192-0.2227 g (minimum-maximum).
- the filling material consisting of small globules, was ground in a mortar with pistil. Thereafter the grounded material was suspended in hydroxyethylcellulose (0.5%) in demineralised water. The suspensions were placed on a magnetic stirrer before and during dosing procedures for 10 minutes. The suspensions were freshly prepared in the morning and applied intraduodenally in a volume of 0.4 ml/100 g body weight to rats. Control rats received the same amount of hydroxyethylcellulose (0.5%) i.d..
- mice Female Sprague Dawley rats (200-270 g) were anaesthetised by a subcutaneous injection of urethane (1.25 g/kg). The body temperature was maintained at 37°C by means of an heated small operating table and 2 red light heating lamps. The left carotid artery was prepared and a catheter for continuous blood pressure measurement was inserted and connected to a Statham pressure transducer (Model P23 Db) and connected with a computer-controlled physiological recorder (PMS PR 800, Mumed Systems Ltd London, GB).
- PMS PR 800 Mumed Systems Ltd London, GB
- a polyethylene catheter was inserted into the upper part of the duodenum, about 5 cm downwards from the pylorus and fixed with a purse-string suture. Bilateral ureters were ligated proximally to the bladder to prevent the bladder filling with urine. Urine of the kidneys was drained onto cotton swabs within the abdomen. The urinary bladder was catheterised via the urethra by use of PE 50 polyethylene tubing filled with physiological saline and secured in place by a ligature at the lower part of the urethra.
- the bladder catheter was connected to a Statham pressure transducer (Model P23 Db) connected with the physiological recorder (PMS PR 800) to measure intravesicular pressure and to a Infusion pump (TSE, FRG). Continuous recordings of intravesicular pressure and arterial blood pressure were captured onto a 4 channel Linearcorder WR3310 (Western Graphtec, Inc., USA). The experiment was started infusing (0.05 ml/min) the bladder with warmed saline (37-38°C) to evoke rhythmic bladder contractions by means an infusion pump up to a maximal volume of 1.0 ml. The infusion is stopped after reaching the final volume or with the start of rhythmic bladder contractions.
- rhythmic bladder contractions intraduodenal (0.4 ml_/100g bw) drug administration was performed.
- the continuous registration lasted 1 hr.
- the amplitude of the urinary bladder contractions was evaluated for 5 min before (baseline) and up to 60 min after substance administration in intervals of 15 min each.
- the frequency was evaluated for 10 min before (baseline) and within the observation period in intervals of 10 minutes starting 5, 20, 35 and 50 min after drug administration.
- drugs were administered via a duodenal polyethylene tube to animals in aqueous suspension of 0.5% hydroxyethylcellulose.
- the rapid distension of the urinary bladder by filling them with warmed physiological solution in urethane anaesthetised rats produced a series of rhythmic bladder voiding contractions.
- the mean basal frequency of the voiding contractions was 0.81 peaks/min (8.1 peaks in 10 min of observation, range 6-13 peaks).
- the mean value of the amplitude of the basal peaks was 31.0 mm Hg (range 16-48 mm Hg).
- the basal mean arterial blood pressure amounted to 91.4 mm Hg (range 75-128 mm Hg).
- Tables 3 and 4 show the effects of flupirtine maleate, oxybutynin hydrochloride and duloxetine hydrochloride, respectively, with regard to the presence or absence of bladder contractions, influence on voiding frequency and pressure amplitude of each animal tested in a 55 min time period (starting 5-8 min after intraduodenal administration of either vehicle or drug suspension).
- Figures 1-3 show the effects of different i.d. doses of flupirtine (1), oxybutynin (2) or duloxetine (3) on the mean frequency and the mean amplitude of the rhythmic bladder contractions in anaesthetised rats.
- Flupirtine maleate, oxybutynin hydrochloride and duloxetine hydrochloride were tested at the dose range 0.1-10 mg/kg by intraduodenal drug administration as suspensions in aqueous tylose.
- the onset of the drug action occurred mainly within 3-5 min resulting in a plateau effect of 20-30 min after drug administration.
- the voiding contractions were fully blocked with varying length of the time interval starting 3-5 min after drug administration (see tables 3 and 4 as well as figures 1-3).
- flupirtine maleate lead to a short block of bladder contraction in 2 out of 3 animals. In one animal, two blocks were observed, each 4-5 min duration. In the second animal the contractions were blocked for 16 min. After re-occurrence of the contractions in these animals the frequency was reduced by 17% and 23%, respectively. The amplitude of the contractions remained unchanged. In the remaining rat flupirtine maleate (1 mg/kg i.d.) had no influence on volume-induced bladder contractions.
- flupirtine maleate abolished voiding contractions in 1/3 animals over the whole observation period.
- flupirtine maleate lead to a partial blockade of bladder contractions (duration 26 or 29 min) starting immediately (3-5 min) after drug administration.
- these animals showed a reduction of the amplitude of the peaks by 26% and the voiding frequency by 57%.
- flupirtine maleate had no influence on the mean arterial blood pressure. As in control animals a slightly decrease of the blood pressure was observed (by 11%) which therefore could not be attributed to the drug treatment.
- Oxybutynin hydrochloride (10 mg/kg i.d.) lead to sporadic repetitive blocks of bladder contraction (minimal to maximal duration 4-30 min) in all animals tested. In all 3 animals in addition intermittently episodes with increased contraction frequencies were observed. The mean frequency averaged over all animals tested was increased by 22%. The mean pressure peaks of the amplitude were maximally reduced by 38%. With oxybutynin hydrochloride a slight fall of the mean arterial blood pressure was observed (by 24%).
- Duloxetine hydrochloride 0.1 mg/kg i.d. (n 3 animals per group) lead to sporadic repetitive blocks of bladder contractions. In each animal 2-4 episodes of blocked voiding contractions could be observed, each lasting 2- 5 min (minimum-maximum). The mean frequency averaged over all animals tested was decreased by 47%. The mean pressure peaks of the amplitude remained at the same level (slightly increased by 1.7%). The mean arterial blood pressure was not influenced by the drug (slightly decreased by 15%).
- duloxetine hydrochloride induced sporadic repetitive blocks of bladder contraction (1-6 episodes of block, duration of 2.5-10 min). In 1/3 animals this was combined with a marked decrease in the mean frequency of the voiding contractions by 70%. In two rats the re-occurring contractions after blockage showed short increases of the voiding frequency (repetitive bursts) initially or during the observation period. The mean frequency averaged over all animals tested was decreased by 60%. The mean pressure peaks of the amplitude were slightly diminished by 5.4%. The mean arterial blood pressure was not influenced by the drug (slightly decreased by 1.8%).
- Duloxetine hydrochloride (10 mg/kg i.d.) led to sporadic repetitive blocks of bladder contractions (minimal to maximal duration 2-10 min) in 4/5 animals tested. In this four animals in addition intermittently episodes with increased contraction frequencies as well as repetitive micro-contractions (repetitive bursts) or degenerative irregular contractions could be observed. The mean blood pressure increased over the whole observation period. In the remaining rat the high dose of duloxetine (10 mg/kg) led to a strong increase in the frequency with maximum value by 110% in the time period 20-30 th min after drug administration i.d.. Five minutes later, at the time point 35 th min, a reduction of the height of the amplitude started and blockage of the voiding contractions was observed. This effect on the voidings was combined with the fall of mean arterial blood pressure to 0 mm Hg and exitus of the animal in the 60 th min.
- the mean frequency averaged over all animals tested was slightly decreased by 4.8%.
- the mean pressure peaks of the amplitude were slightly diminished by 3.4%. This high dose of duloxetine hydrochloride led to a consistent increase in the mean arterial blood pressure (on average by 21%).
- the efficacy of the centrally acting analgesic flupirtine maleate on the bladder function is comparable in potency to that of oxybutynin hydrochloride, a muscarinergic spasmolytic drug, but with a different profile of action avoiding sporadic increases in contraction frequency and without a strong effect on the amplitude of the voiding contractions.
- Duloxetine hydrochloride which exhibits a centrally acting compound as well, was also very active in this model, but increasing the dose lead again, as already seen with oxybutinin hydrochloride, to an increase in frequency of small irregular bladder contractions which is not envisioned as acceptable drug effect but rather as unwanted side effect.
- flupirtine thus can be seen to be not only as effective as but also not inducing the unwanted effects on the bladder as observed for both, a drug acting directly on the muscarinic receptors of the bladder and a drug acting on the central control mechanisms of micuration.
- Table 1 Effects of flupirtine maleate and oxybutynin hydrochloride on volume-induced rhythmic urinary bladder contractions (amplitude / frequency) and mean arterial blood pressure as well as blockade of bladder contraction in urethane anaesthetised rats after single intraduodenal administration
- Table 2 Effects of duloxetine hydrochloride on volume-induced rhythmic urinary bladder contractions (amplitude / frequency) and mean arterial blood pressure as well as blockade of bladder contraction in urethane anaesthetised rats after single intraduodenal administration
- the table shows the presence /absence of bladder contractions in a 55 min time period (starting 5-8 min after intraduodenal administration of each dose)
- overactive bladder The key symptom of overactive bladder is the overactivity of the detrusor resulting in urgency to urinate in the absence of an adequate filling of the bladder. Therefore, drugs which are reducing the frequency of voiding contractions of the bladder are of special interest. However, this effect should not be accompanied by an effect on the contraction force since a full bladder contraction is necessary to achieve a full emptying of the bladder. Both, the contraction frequency and the muscular force of the detrusor, can be observed in the model of volume induced voiding contractions in the anaesthetised rat.
- Oxybutynin hydrochloride induced a decrease in the amplitude of the pressure peaks, which was often accompanied by an intermittent increase of the frequency of the remaining contractions. This frequency increase was pronounced at the dose of 10 mg/kg The reduction in the amplitude amounted generally to no more than 60% of the basal value. At higher doses, also a full block could be observed. When the contractions reappeared, however, their amplitude was lower than that shown in the basal observation period.
- Duloxetine hydrochloride (0.1-10 mg/kg i.d.) reduced the voiding frequency dose-dependently and long lastingly. The reduction in frequency was accompanied by a temporary full block of the voiding contractions which increased in duration with increasing doses in some animals. An effect on voiding frequency at low doses however was overlaid with a paradoxical frequency increase to be seen at the highest dose tested. As a result the mean frequency was not reduced at the higher doses 3.0 and 10 mg/kg i.d. due to the sporadic increase in the frequency of the voiding in 2/3 animals and 4/5 animals, respectively.
- the mean amplitude of the voiding contractions was not influenced at the doses 0.1 , 1.0 and 10 mg/kg while at the dose of 3.0 mg/kg, which resulted in 1/3 animals a full block from 30-60 min, the mean amplitude of the 3 animals was reduced by 14%.
- the threshold dose of duloxetine was not reached, because already with the dose 0.1 mg/kg the frequency decreases about 47%.
- the dose 0.01 mg/kg i.d. should be tested to determine the threshold dose.
- flupirtine maleate In the model volume-induced contractions in urinary bladder flupirtine maleate has an therapeutic effect at the doses 1-3 mg/kg p.o. indicating 3-10 fold higher activity of flupirtine in this model. Flupirtine maleate may thus be active in humans with overactive bladder at doses below the doses used to induce analgesic effects.
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