TABLE 2

In vivo cystometry in awake rats: effect of intravenous DFL23448 (10 mg/kg) or vehicle on cold stress–induced bladder overactivity by skin application of menthol (50% solution)

Values are given as means ± S.E.M. (numbers are individual animals).

Treatment (Intravenous)Intervals and VolumesPressures
Micturition IntervalMicturition VolumeResidual
VolumeBladder 
CapacityBasal
PressureThreshold PressureMaximum Pressure
minmlcmH2O
Vehicle (n = 6)
 Baseline3.64 ± 0.750.59 ± 0.120.02 ± 0.010.59 ± 0.1211.9 ± 0.918.0 ± 0.969.8 ± 2.8
 Menthol2.60 ± 0.63**0.37 ± 0.11**′§0.06 ± 0.01*′§0.43 ± 0.10**′§15.6 ± 1.8*′§24.5 ± 2.0*′§59.9 ± 3.7**
10 mg/kg DFL23448 (n = 8)
 Baseline4.92 ± 0.640.87 ± 0.140.02 ± 0.010.89 ± 0.138.9 ± 0.614.2 ± 0.946.2 ± 2.9
 Menthol5.47 ± 0.66*1.01 ± 0.14*0.01 ± 0.011.02 ± 0.14*7.9 ± 0.3*12.7 ± 0.6*50.0 ± 2.6*
  • * P < 0.05 (paired t test for comparisons within groups); **P < 0.01 (paired t test for comparisons within groups); §P < 0.05 (Newman-Keuls analysis of variance for comparisons between groups).