Effects of the 5α-reductase inhibitor dutasteride on rat prostate α1A-adrenergic receptor and its mediated contractility

Urology
Dong WangOsamu Yokoyama

Abstract

To clarify the possible interference of the 5α-reductase inhibitor dutasteride with α-adrenergic blockers, whose action is mainly mediated by α1A-adrenergic receptor. Male rats were divided into dutasteride and vehicle-treated groups. The drug treatment group was treated with oral dutasteride 0.5 mg/kg/d, and the control group received vehicle only for 2 months. After the 2-month treatment, the rats' ventral prostate weight changes and the testosterone and dihydrotestosterone levels in the serum were measured. In vitro organ-bath studies, real-time polymerase chain reaction, and tissue-segment binding were performed to determine the expression of α1A-adrenergic receptors and its mediated contractility. Dutasteride treatment significantly decreased the rats' ventral prostate weight, increased their testosterone levels, and decreased the dihydrotestosterone levels in their serum. There were no marked changes in the α1A-adrenergic receptor messenger ribonucleic acid expression, relative phenylephrine-induced contractility, or nerve-mediated contractility between the groups. Dutasteride treatment caused no marked changes in the relative binding capacity of α1A-adrenergic receptor, whereas it greatly decreased the total protein expr...Continue Reading

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