TABLE 3

In vivo cystometry in awake rats: effect of intravesical vehicle or DFL23448 on intravesical PGE2-induced bladder overactivity

Values are given as means ± S.E.M.

Treatment (Intravesical)Intervals and VolumesPressures
Micturition IntervalMicturition VolumeResidual
VolumeBladder 
CapacityBasal
PressureThreshold PressureMaximum Pressure
minmlcmH2O
Vehicle (n = 8)
 Baseline4.28 ± 0.800.67 ± 0.100.02 ± 0.020.69 ± 0.108.3 ± 1.615.7 ± 1.678.8 ± 8.3
 Vehicle 4.32 ± 0.810.68 ± 0.120.02 ± 0.010.69 ± 0.108,0 ± 1.715.4 ± 1.976.4 ± 7.9
 PGE2 2.69 ± 0.60***0.41 ± 0.08***0.04 ± 0.020.45 ± 0.10***10.9 ± 1.9*18.1 ± 1.7*104.8 ± 12.8**
DFL23448 (n = 6)
 Baseline3.66 ± 1.020.69 ± 0.180.001 ± 0.010.69 ± 0.189.5 ± 0.712.8 ± 1.040.7 ± 1.9*
 10 mg/l DFL234485.04 ± 0.98a0.85 ± 0.18a0.02 ± 0.020.87 ± 0.18a7.4 ± 0.610.7 ± 0.555.3 ± 5.8
 PGE24.32 ± 0.990.75 ± 0.17b0.02 ± 0.020.77 ± 0.17b8.4 ± 0.812.4 ± 0.956.1 ± 5.9
  • a Difference versus baseline only.

  • b P = 0.07 versus vehicle (unpaired t test).

  • * P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001 (Newman-Keuls analysis of variance for repeated measures within groups).