title: Inhibition mechanism of Gosha-jinki-gan on the micturition reflex in rats.
abstract: We investigated the actions of Gosha-jinki-gan, a traditional Japanese medicine containing processed Aconiti tubers, on urinary bladder function in anesthetized rats. In cystometrical investigations, Gosha-jinki-gan (1.0 g/kg, i.d.) increased bladder capacity as well as micturition threshold pressure. In addition, it decreased the frequency of distension-induced rhythmic bladder contractions. However, it did not influence the amplitude of bladder contractions induced by electrical stimulation of the pontine micturition center. The inhibitory effect of Gosha-jinki-gan on bladder motility was abolished by pretreatment with nor-binaltorphimine (10 mg/kg, s.c.), and was diminished by the concomitant use of anti-dynorphin A antiserum (10 microg, i.t.), yohimbine (10 microg, i.t.), or methysergide (20 microg, i.t.). Processed Aconiti tuber extract (27 mg/kg, i.d.) also suppressed bladder motility, and the effect was abolished by nor-binaltorphimine. These results suggest that Gosha-jinki-gan attenuates bladder sensation via the kappa-opioid receptor-stimulating action of processed Aconiti tuber. Gosha-jinki-gan may be a useful anti-pollakiuria agent that does not influence bladder contractility at micturition.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Organs Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
authors.forename: Akinobu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gotoh
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sengoku
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shirakawa
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Akao
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujisawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Soichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arakawa
authors.forename: Sadao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamidono
mesh_terms: D031841:Aconitum; D000818:Animals; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012018:Reflex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D014554:Urination / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010936:Plant Extracts; C119642:gosha-jinki-gan