Effects Of IP-751, Ajulemic Acid, On Bladder Overactivity

[Julie Gardener]

Effects of IP-751, ajulemic acid, on bladder overactivity induced by bladder irritation in rats.​

Hiragata S, Ogawa T, Hayashi Y, Tyagi P, Seki S, Nishizawa O, de Miguel F, Chancellor MB, Yoshimura N.
Department of Urology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.

Urology. 2007 Jul;70(1):202-8.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES:

Ajulemic acid (IP-751) is a synthetic analog of tetrahydrocannabinol, which is a major ingredient of the plant Cannabis. IP-751 reportedly shows potent anti-inflammatory activity and is a powerful analgesic agent. Thus, we examined whether IP-751 can suppress urinary frequency induced by nociceptive stimuli in the bladder.

METHODS:

Continuous cystometry (infusion rate 0.04 mL/min) under urethane anesthesia was performed to evaluate the effect of intravenous injection of IP-751 with or without a cannabinoid-1 receptor antagonist (AM251) or a cannabinoid-2 receptor antagonist (AM630) on bladder function in normal rats and rats with urinary frequency induced by intravesical infusion with 0.25% acetic acid or cyclophosphamide (CYP) (150 mg/kg intraperitoneally, 48 hours before cystometrography).

RESULTS:

When 10 mg/kg of IP-751 was injected in normal rats, the intercontraction interval (ICI) and pressure threshold increased. A 0.25% acetic acid infusion induced urinary frequency, as evidenced by a reduction in ICIs, which were suppressed by injection of IP-751 (10 mg/kg). Urinary frequency, indicated by significant ICI reductions, was also observed in the CYP-treated rats. Administration of IP-751 (10 mg/kg) significantly suppressed CYP-induced urinary frequency, as evidenced by the increase in the ICI. When AM251, but not AM630, was administered before IP-751, the IP-751-induced increases in the ICI and pressure threshold were prevented in all three groups. In addition, administration of AM251 alone decreased the ICIs in CYP-treated rats.

CONCLUSIONS:

IP-751 can suppress normal bladder activity and urinary frequency induced by bladder nociceptive stimuli, probably by suppression of bladder afferent activity. These inhibitory effects of IP-751 are at least in part mediated by the cannabinoid-1 receptor.

PMID: 17656248 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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[TorturedSoul]

THANK YOU, Julie Gardener! Have an elderly family member who's bladder has been cut on - and mangled in the process - and I'll pass the information along. She admitted to me - in tears - one day that she'd counted the number of times that she had needed to run to the bathroom overnight and she stopped counting at 60(!!!). That HAS to be extremely uncomfortable, depressing, and humiliating (as it affects her 24/7/52, not just when she's trying to sleep).

Just wish they'd have used the real thing instead of synthetic analogues. It disgusts me that the scientific community still in large part vilifies cannabis yet spends valuable resources coming up with synthetic analogues of the very ingredients that cannabis contains! They are in many ways a poor substitute, IMHO - and such studies do nothing to help (scientifically) determine the positive aspects of how the various actives and terpenes within the cannabis plant act synergistically as a whole.