Study of pharmaceuticals used in treating pathologies of urogenital system

  • Assessment of activity and mechanism of action of PA in the model of chronic prostatitis;
  • Assessment of activity in the model of chronic noninfectious hormone-induced inflammation of prostate;
  • Assessment of diuretic action by a technique of water diuresis in rats;
  • Assessment of activity in pyelonephritis model (Staphylococcus proteus-induced association of microorganisms);
  • Assessment of efficiency in the model of an experimental endometriosis in mice;
  • Assessment of activity in the model of nonbacterial inflammation of bladder;
  • Assessment of activity in the models of erectile dysfunction:Мыши на свидании
    • erectile dysfunction induced by stretozototsin diabetes,
    • erectile dysfunction induced by a high cholesterol diet in mice,
    • erectile dysfunction in spontaneously hypertensive rats,
    • erectile dysfunction caused by bilateral compression of cavernous nerves.

Ethological analysis of sexual behavior of rats

In the study of sexual behavior the following parameters are registered in males:

– the number of attempts of mounting on a female,

– the number of mounts,

– the quantity of intromissions,

– the number of ejaculations,

– anogenital grooming (the number of cases),

– sniffing of a female (the number of cases),

– sniffing of female genitals (the number of cases),

– grooming of female body (the number of cases),

– the quantity of copulation series,

– the latent period of the first ejaculation.

 The rate of initiation of mating is assessed by latent periods of mount and of intromission.

The increase in the latent period of intromission may be an indicator of an erectile dysfunction. The duration of the intervals between intromissions and the quantity of mounts followed by intromissions indicate the level of excitation.

А

А

B

B

C

C

D

D

E

E

F

F

G

G

Elements of sexual behavior of rats: A – sniffing of a female nose; B – sniffing of anogenital area of a partner; C – grooming of a female withers; D – attempt of mounting on a female; E-mount; F – postcopulation autogrooming; G – female lordosis position)

Biochemical tests include:

  • assessment of activity of total acid phosphatase in blood plasma,
  • analysis of activity of acid phosphatase and tetrachlorella acid phosphatase in prostate homogenate.

During histological examination of prostate nature and severity of the inflammatory infiltrate, edema, fibrosis are estimated. Also it is possible to assess the histological structure of corpora cavernosa of penis and the level of endothelial nitric oxide expression.