Pathological animal model for pelvic pain syndrome
AssigneeAstellas Pharma Inc.
InventorsMasayuki Tanahashi, Katsuro Yoshioka
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Abstract
A pathologic animal model characterized in that a pain or discomfort behavior and urinary frequency are induced by administering a stimulative substance into the testes of a small-sized mammal, and a screening method for a therapeutic agent for pelvic pain syndrome, particularly non-bacterial chronic prostatitis, which comprises administering a test substance to the pathologic animal model and measuring pain or discomfort behaviors and/or urinary frequency.
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A pathological animal model for pelvic pain syndrome induced by administering acetic acid or nerve growth factor (NGF) into the testes of a small-sized mammal.
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