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A dose-dependent dual effect of oestrogen on voiding in the male mouse?

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Summary, in English

To explore the effect of different degrees of oestrogenization on male voiding, by treating adult castrated and 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT)-maintained male mice with different doses of oestrogens, as exposure of male mice to excessive amounts of oestrogens can cause bladder outlet obstruction (BOO); in addition, male mice lacking oestrogen receptor (ER)alpha (ERKO) or ER beta (BERKO) were studied to assess the importance of ER subtypes. Castrated, DHT-maintained adult mice were treated with 17 beta-oestradiol (E-2; 50 and 250 mu g/kg) or oestrone (E-1; 5, 50 and 500 mu g/kg) daily for 10 days. Control mice were treated only with the vehicle. BERKO and ERKO mice, and their wild-type littermates used as their controls, remained untreated. Under anaesthesia, the bladder and distal urethra were exposed to record simultaneously the bladder pressure and urinary flow rate from the distal urethra. E-2-treated mice showed obstructive voiding, seen as increased bladder pressure, decreased average flow rate and prolonged micturition time. This was also evident when a high dose (500 mu g/kg) of E-1 was used. After treatment with a dose of 50 mu g/kg, the urodynamic variables were similar to those in the control mice. Surprisingly, after treatment with a low dose (5 mu g/kg) all urodynamic variables improved. There was a minor increase in the bladder pressure in BERKO mice; ERKO mice had a significantly lower urinary flow rate. High doses of oestrogens caused BOO in castrated, DHT-maintained male mice. A small dose of E-1 had a positive effect on voiding, suggesting that oestrogens are needed for normal male voiding. Reduced urinary flow rates in ERKO mice suggest that oestrogen effects on voiding are mediated at least partly via ER alpha.

Publishing year

2005

Language

English

Pages

1126-1130

Publication/Series

BJU International

Volume

96

Issue

7

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Topic

  • Urology and Nephrology

Keywords

  • oestrone
  • oestradiol
  • bladder outlet obstruction
  • urodynamics
  • cystometry
  • male mouse

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1464-4096