High Frequency Stimulation of the Pelvic Nerve Inhibits Urinary Voiding in Anesthetized Rats.
High Frequency Stimulation of the Pelvic Nerve Inhibits Urinary Voiding in Anesthetized Rats.
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DOI:
10.3389/fphys.2017.00623
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
Lovick TA
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作者:
Crook JJ;Lovick TA
Urge Urinary Incontinence: “a sudden and uncontrollable desire to void which is impossible to defer” is extremely common and considered the most bothersome of lower urinary tract conditions. Current treatments rely on pharmacological, neuromodulatory, and neurotoxicological approaches to manage the disorder, by reducing the excitability of the bladder muscle. However, some patients remain refractory to treatment. An alternative approach would be to temporarily suppress activity of the micturition control circuitry at the time of need i.e., urgency. In this study we investigated, in a rat model, the utility of high frequency pelvic nerve stimulation to produce a rapid onset, reversible suppression of voiding. In urethane-anesthetized rats periodic voiding was induced by continuous infusion of saline into the bladder whilst recording bladder pressure and electrical activity from the external urethral sphincter (EUS). High frequency (1–3 kHz), sinusoidal pelvic nerve stimulation initiated at the onset of the sharp rise in bladder pressure signaling an imminent void aborted the detrusor contraction. Urine output was suppressed and tone in the EUS increased. Stimulating the right or left nerve was equally effective. The effect was rapid in onset, reversible, and reproducible and evoked only minimal “off target” side effects on blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, uterine pressure, or rectal pressure. Transient contraction of abdominal wall was observed in some animals. Stimulation applied during the filling phase evoked a small, transient rise in bladder pressure and increased tonic activity in the EUS, but no urine output. Suppression of micturition persisted after section of the contralateral pelvic nerve or after ligation of the nerve distal to the electrode cuff on the ipsilateral side. We conclude that high frequency pelvic nerve stimulation initiated at the onset of an imminent void provides a potential means to control urinary continence.
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DOI:
10.1111/ner.12100
发表时间:
2014-04
期刊:
Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society
影响因子:
--
作者:
Kilgore KL;Bhadra N
通讯作者:
Bhadra N
影响因子:
3.3
作者:
Crook J;Lovick T
通讯作者:
Lovick T
影响因子:
2
作者:
Aronsson, Patrik;Carlsson, Thomas;Tobin, Gunnar
通讯作者:
Tobin, Gunnar
影响因子:
5.5
作者:
DEGROAT, WC;RYALL, RW
通讯作者:
RYALL, RW
影响因子:
2.5
作者:
HULSEBOSCH, CE;COGGESHALL, RE
通讯作者:
COGGESHALL, RE