title: MN-001, a novel oral anti-inflammatory agent, suppresses bladder hyperactivity in a rat model.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effects of MN-001, a novel orally active anti-inflammatory agent, in suppressing the bladder hyperactivity resulting from ovalbumin (OA)-induced mast-cell stimulation in a rat model.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes were divided into five groups of 10 each, with group 1 as the control and groups 2-5 undergoing OA sensitization to produce mast-cell degranulation using an established method. At 14 days after sensitization, rats were given an acute intravesical challenge: in group 1, by saline (control), and in groups 2-5, with approximately 2 mL of OA (10 mg/mL in sterile saline). Groups 3-5 received the investigational agent MN-001 orally at 10, 30 or 50 mg/kg, respectively, 1 h before intravesical OA challenge. Urodynamics were then evaluated to quantify the frequency of contractions (voids), intercontractile interval (ICI) and non-voiding contractions (NVCs).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Acute intravesical OA challenge in rats in group 2 caused contractions of bladder smooth muscle, leading to a significant (P < 0.05) dose-dependent increase in NVCs and a decrease in ICI. Rats pre-treated with MN-001 at 30 and 50 mg/kg (groups 4 and 5) had significantly fewer NVCs and a greater ICI than rats in group 2 (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  OA challenge in OA-sensitized rats produces bladder hyperactivity, as reflected in significantly more NVCs and a lower ICI. At doses of 30 and 50 mg/kg orally, MN-001 produces significant protection against the OA-induced bladder hyperactivity. MN-001 might have a role in managing mast cell activity and the associated bladder symptoms in patients with interstitial cystitis.
authors.affiliation: Urology Research Laboratory, Veterans Medical Research Foundation, La Jolla, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Mahadevan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rajasekaran
authors.forename: Kenneth W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Locke
authors.forename: C Lowell
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014563:Urodynamics
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents