Patent Abstract:
the invention relates to a method for the treatment of detrusor urethral sphincter dyssynergia in men , said method comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of an aromatase inhibitor . the invention also concerns a method for the treatment of decreased androgen to estrogen ratio in men , said method comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of an aromatase inhibitor .

Detailed Description:
this invention relates to the use of aromatase inhibitors in men for the treatment of detrusor urethral sphincter dyssynergia causing obstructive voiding dysfunction . the principal cause of this dysfunction may include early estrogenization ( demasculinization ) and / or excessive estrogen production and subsequently decreased androgen to estrogen ratio ( dater ) in the male organism in serum and / or steroid hormone target tissues . in these cases enlargement of the prostate may or may not be present . this invention also relates to the use of aromatase inhibitors in the treatment of decreased androgen to estrogen ration in men , for example male climacterium or andropause which is due to the relative androgen deficiency in men . these symptoms of andropause may include benign prostatic hypertrophy ( bph ), erectile dysfunction , impotence , infertility , gynecomastia ( especially juvenile gynecomastia ), decreased muscle mass , obesity , bone mass and fitness , and subsequent psychological symptoms . in this invention we propose that it is possible to improve the dater by aromatase inhibitors . these drugs effectively and specifically increase the androgen to estrogen ratio . they may be given safely to men to treat all syndromes and symptoms which are due to relative androgen deficiency ( dater ). these drugs inhibit the conversion of androgens to strogens and thus benefit the subject in two ways , by decreasing estrogen levels and increasing androgen levels ( fig1 ). aromatase is an enzyme complex involving a nadph - cytochrome c reductase and a specific cytochrome p - 450 protein . the reaction which is catalyzed by aromatase is unique in the biosynthesis of steroids , as it involves conversion of ring a of the steroid structure to an aromatic ring with the loss of the angular c - 19 methyl group and cis - elimination of the 1βand 2βhydrogens to yield estrogen and formic acid . aromatization is the last and critical step in the biosynthesis of estrogens from cholesterol ( see fig1 ). therefore , specific blockade of this enzyme does not cause deprivation of other essential steroids such as cortisol or male sex hormones . as suitable selective aromatase inhibitors can be mentioned , for example , the compounds coverd by formula ( i ) in international patent application publication no . wo 94 / 13645 . said compounds ## str1 ## include members wherein r 1 is hydrogen , methyl , methoxy , nitro , amino , cyano , trifluoromethyl , difluoromethyl , monofluoromethyl or halogen ; r 2 is a heterocyclic radical selected from 1 - imidazolyl , triazolyl , tetrazolyl , pyrazolyl , pyrimidinyl , oxazolyl , thiazolyl , isoxazolyl and isothiazolyl ; r 3 is hydrogen or hydroxy ; r 4 is hydrogen ; r 5 is hydrogen or hydroxy ; or r 4 is hydrogen and r 3 and r 5 combined form a bond ; or r 3 is hydrogen and r 4 and r 5 combined form = o ; r 6 is methylene , ethylene , -- choh -- , -- ch 2 choh -- , -- choh -- ch 2 -- , -- ch = ch -- or -- c (= o )-- ; or r 4 is hydrogen and r 3 and r 6 combined is = ch -- or = ch -- ch 2 -- ; or a stereoisomer , or a non - toxic pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof . a preferred compound of this group 1 -[ 1 -( 4 - cyanophenyl )- 3 -( 4 - fluorophenyl ) - 2 - hydroxypropyl ]- 1 , 2 , 4 - triazole . particularly preferred is the compound 1 -[ 1 -( 4 - cyanophenyl ) - 3 -( 4 - fluorophenyl )- 2 - hydroxypropyl ]- 1 , 2 , 4 - triazole , diasteroisomer a + d , which also is known under the code mpv - 2213ad . as examples of other suitable aromatase inhibitors can be mentioned anastrozole , fadrozole , letrozole , vorozole , roglethimide , atamestane , exemestane , formestane , ym - 511 ( 4 -[ n -( 4 - bromobenzyl )- n -( 4 - cyanophenyl ) amino ]- 4h - 1 , 2 , 4 - triazole ), zd - 1033 ( arimedex ) and nks - 01 ( 14 - α - hydroxyandrost - 4 - ene - 3 , 6 , 17 - trione ) and their stereoisomers and non - toxic pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts . mpv - 2213ad , like all presently described specific aromatase inhibitors , have been intended mainly for the treatment of female breast cancer where estrogens stimulate the tumor growth , and aromatase inhibitor , by depleting estrogens , inhibits the tumor growth . in men aromatase inhibitors dramatically decrease estradiol concentrations and may simultaneously increase the testosterone concentrations being thus especially beneficial for the increasing the dater and for the treatment of voiding dysfunction which are due to the dater , as described in this invention . for the purpose of this invention , the aromatase inhibitor or its stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt can be administered by various routes . the suitable administration forms include , for example , oral formulations ; parenteral injections including intravenous , intramuscular , intradermal and subcutanous injections ; and transdermal or rectal formulations . suitable oral formulations include e . g . conventional or slow - release tablets and gelatine capsules . the required dosage of the aromatase inhibitors compounds will vary with the particular condition being treated , the severity of the condition , the duration of the treatment , the administration route and the specific compound being employed . for example , mpv - 2213ad can be administered perorally preferentially once daily . the daily dose is 1 - 30 mg , preferably 3 - 10 mg . mpv - 2213ad can be given as tablets or other formulations like gelatine capsules alone or mixed in any clinically acceptable non - active ingredients which are used in the pharmaceutical industry . this invention also relates further to a new methodology which enables studying the urodynamics in rats , when applied accordingly , in such detail that has not been possible earlier . the method according to the invention is based on combining urinary flow and bladder pressure with simultaneous measurements of the electrical activity on the smooth muscles of the lower urinary tract ( e . g . detrusor , bladder neck and rhabdosphincter ). the signals from the registered bladder pressure , urinary flow , and electrical activity of the detrusor , bladder neck and rhabdosphincter muscles are transferred to a programmed computer and optionally also displayed . the rodents , e . g . rats can for example be administered with an agent , the influence of which on the urinary function of said rodent shall be investigated . the animal model can also be used to study the influence of certain physical conditions on the rodents &# 39 ; urinary function . according to a preferred application , the method is used to investigate the ability of a certain compound to reverse a condition of detrusor urethral sphincter dyssynergia that has been induced in the rodent . after the induced dyssynergia , the rodents have been administered with an agent which shall be investigated in respect of its effect in the treatment of detrusor urethral sphincter dyssynergia . this model allows urodynamic studies in combination with morphological investigations , because , contrary to previous methods , the new method which registers the action potential of smooth muscles and striated sphincter muscles in the lower urinary tract gives information on the location of areas that should be subjected to morphological investigations . initiated by accidental findings , the studies of the voiding problems of neonatally estrogenized rats were systematically continued . the increase in the maximum pressure during rapid oscillation and decreased flow rate indicate incomplete opening of the bladder neck and / or urethral lumen at a time when the detrusor muscle is contracted and voiding initiated . no marked increase was seen in the periurethral glandular mass , and thus it is unlikely that periurethral glandular tissues cause static occlusion of the urethral lumen . this animal model allows the reproduction of the urodynamics ( increased bladder pressure , decreased flow rate , intermittency and prolongation of the micturition time ) characteristics for men with incomplete opening disorder of the detrusor / urethral dyssynergia . although the animal model cannot be directly extrapolated to humans , it is now for the first time possible to analyse quantitatively and simultaneously the physiological processes in normal and altered voiding without mechanical obstruction . similar measurements can be used in the future also in humans for differential diagnosis of urethral dysfunctions . the animal model for the detrusor urethral sphincter dyssynergia is constructed in the following way . male noble rats were treated neonatally with estrogen ( 10 μg of diethylstilbestrol ( des ) daily s . c . on days 1 - 5 of postnatal life ). after the treatment with diethylstilbestrol , the rats were left to develop normally without any treatments for 5 - 6 months in standardized conditions . the dysfunction of the detrusor and urethra develops during this time . the measurements of the electrical activity of the muscles of the lower urinary tract showed that neonatal exposure to estrogen ( diethylstilbestrol , des ) predisposes the male rat to urethral opening disorder which is due to detrusor urethral sphincter dyssynergia . increased maximum voiding pressure in the bladder is not necessarily only associated with structural changes in the smooth muscle component of the urethral wall . smooth muscle cells are surrounded by the rhabdosphincter in the middle and distal parts of the urethral wall in the rat ( from the level of urethral inlets of ejaculatory ducts and prostatic collecting ducts under the interior surface of the pelvic floor ). it is not yet understood how estrogens can change muscular structure and function . estrogens could influence smooth muscle activity through effects mediated by the autonomic nervous system . it has been suggested that the density of α 2 - adrenergic receptors and contractile responses of urethral smooth muscle cells to neurotransmitters is increased by estrogens in male and female rabbits . however , no evidence is available for a direct estrogen effect on urethral smooth muscle cells and , consequently , on the urodynamic parameters of men or women . early estrogenization could alter the relative contribution of different embryonic tissues ( e . g . including the mullerian ducts ) to the formation of urethral muscle tissue . we describe our experience of using the developed method in investigating the effect of neodes - treatment on the urinary function and reversal of the urinary dysfunction by the aromatase inhibitor mpv - 2213ad . the 5 - month old control and neonatally estrogenized rats were treated with the aromatase inhibitor mpv - 2213ad suspended in a vehicle . carboxyl methyl cellulose ( cmc ) water solution was used for placebo treatment . for aromatase - inhibitor treatment , 10 mg / kg of mpv - 2213 ad was compared with placebo . the treatments were made p . o . for four or six weeks . in this report we use the results mainly of six week study . our results show that the treatment with aromatase inhibitor reversed the urodynamic changes : the bladder pressure was decreased and the flow rate increased . the codes for different groups are as follows : p stands for placebo , a for aromatase - inhibitor treatment , c for control and d for neonatally estrogenized ( neodes ) rats , and n denotes the number of rats . the novel method for recording the urodynamics of the rat is a combination of transvesical cystometry ( maggi & amp ; al ., 1986a ) with recordings of the flow rate with a flowmeter ( van asselt et . al . 1995 ) and the electrical activity of the smooth muscles with suction electrodes ( hoffman et . al . 1959 ). the combination of these previous methods has never been applied to study of rodent urodynamics . the setup of the method is disclosed in fig3 where an anesthetized rat is used . an infusion cannula is inserted in the bladder . the infusion cannula is connected to an infusion pump and to a pressure transducer . a flow probe is inserted in the distal urethra and connected to a flow meter . the smooth muscles and striated muscle of rhabdosphincter of the rat &# 39 ; s urinary tract rat are also provided with electrodes for registering of the electrical activity ( emg ) of said muscles . at a certain point of time a solution is infused into the bladder to induce micturition . the bladder pressure , urinary flow and the electrical activities of the muscles are registered as function of time . the setup further includes necessary electronic components such as signal amplifiers and converters , and a programmed computer . in the specific tests carried out and described below the setup included the following components : - suction electrodes : the suction electrodes were made of flexible thinwall silicon tubing ( i . d . 1 . 10 mm and o . d . 2 mm ) in which were inserted a thin ( 0 . 125 mm ) chlorided silver wire ( world precision instruments , inc . sarasota ). - infusion pumps : mikroperpex ® peristaltic infusion pump , lkb or b . braun - melsungen ag , type 1831 , d - 3508 melsungen / west germany - animal heating blanket : harvard animal blanket control unit ( type 50 - 7061 , harvard apparatus limited , edgenbridge , england ) - signal converter : biopac - system mp 100 a , biopac systems inc ., santa barbara , calif . - recording program : acq knowledge 3 . 02 ( mp100 manager version 3 . 02 , copyright © 1992 - 95 biopac systems inc .). the rats were anesthetized with chloral hydrate ( 0 . 9 g / kg ; sigma chemical co . st . luis . mo . 63178 , u . s . a .) i . p . the anesthesia was maintaind with urethane ( 0 . 32 g / kg ; sigma chemical co . st . luis . mo . 63178 , u . s . a .) i . v . if needed . the body temperature was kept constant at + 36 - 38 ° c . by a thermostatically controlled animal blanket and if needed , with a heating lamp . the bladder and the distal part of urethra were exposed with a midline incision of the lower abdomen . in transvesical cystometry a 20g i . v . cannula was inserted through the bladder apex into the lumen . the cannula was connected to an infusion pump and to a pressure transducer . the whole system was filled with saline . measurements were made at the infusion rate of 0 . 185 ml / min . an ultrasonic flow probe was used for measurement of the flow rate from the distal part of urethra . the flow probe was connected to a flow meter . with sampling rate of 100 hz . at the same time with the measurements of transvesical cystometry and flow rate , the electrical activity of the detrusor , bladder neck and striated urethral sphincter ( rhabdosphincter ) were measured extracellulary with suction electrodes . the electrodes were attached onto ventral surface of the muscles by suction ( provided by a flow of tap water ). the suction electrodes and pressure transducer were connected to an amplifier . in electrical activity measurements we used 0 . 8 hz low frequency ac coupling . the reference and ground electrodes were placed on the side of the wound so that ekg signal was not observable . the tissues were kept moist during measurements with warm (+ 37 ° c .) saline . the pressure and voltage signals were transferred to the biopac - system as well as the flow meter signals . the biopac - system was connected to a personal computer . continuous recording was made with acq knowledge 3 . 02 program with sample rate of 400 hz . the analysis of data was carried out with the same program . three representative voidings were chosen for further analysis . statistical analysis was carried out with anova . the tables shows the significations in p - values ( post - hoc ; lsd - test ). effects of aromatase inhibitor ( mpv - 2213ad ) on voiding functions of the control and neonatally estrogenized male rats in this study we compared the recordings between placebo - and aromatase - inhibitor treated control and neodes rats . the neonatal estrogenization affects negatively in several urodynamical parameters . intraluminal pressure high - frequency oscillations ( iphfo ) of bladder pressure are characteristic in male rat voiding . the first parameter is the bladder pressure ( maximum - and mean pressures ). the maximal and mean bladder pressures are calculated from the pressure oscillations . maximal value is measured from the highest peak and the mean value from all oscillations . both the maximal and mean bladder pressures were significantly higher in placebo treated neodes rats ( pd ) than in placebo treated control rats ( pc ). aromatase inhibitor treatment decreased significantly the maximum and mean bladder pressures of neodes ( ad ) rats during voiding while no effect was seen in aromatase - inhibitor treated control ( ac ) animals ( table 1 ). table 1______________________________________maximum and mean pressures ( mmhg ) of the bladder mean sd ± n p______________________________________maximumpc 38 . 12 4 . 66 11ac 39 . 15 2 . 11 11 0 . 5789pd 45 . 35 6 . 13 11 0 . 0003ad 42 . 21 3 . 38 12 0 . 0282meanpc 28 . 02 3 . 25 11ac 30 . 10 1 . 60 11 0 . 1197pd 34 . 80 4 . 11 11 & gt ; 0 . 0001ad 31 . 51 2 . 78 12 0 . 0093______________________________________ the second parameter is the flow rate . the maximal and mean flow rates were significantly lower in pd rats compared to pc group . aromatase inhibitor treatment increased significantly the maximum and mean flow rates of ad animals ( table 2 ). table 2______________________________________maximum and mean flow rates ( ml / min ) mean sd ± n p______________________________________maximumpc 29 . 80 11 . 84 11ac 31 . 14 17 . 28 11 0 . 7986pd 20 . 03 7 . 04 11 0 . 0339ad 30 . 79 10 . 88 12 0 . 8067meanpc 4 . 79 1 . 87 11ac 6 . 54 4 . 22 11 0 . 1081pd 2 . 63 1 . 04 11 0 . 0498ad 5 . 02 1 . 74 12 0 . 8276______________________________________ the parameter of mean flow rate was chosen because of the micturition of the neodes rats consists usually of several voidings ( fig4 a represents one micturition of the control rat ; fig4 b one micturition of the neodes rat ). this phenomena affects the duration of voiding of the neodes rats , which is our third parameter . as mentioned the micturition time is lengthened significantly in pd animals . as can be seen from fig4 a and 4b , in neodes rats the urination takes place in several short fragments and micturition totally lasts longer than in control rats . in ad rats the time of urination has normalized . even in ac group the micturition time is shorter than in pc group ( table 3 ). table 3______________________________________micturition time ( seconds ) mean sd ± n p______________________________________pc 7 . 10 2 . 75 11ac 4 . 91 2 . 25 11 0 . 1421pd 11 . 12 5 . 74 11 0 . 0210ad 8 . 24 4 . 04 12 0 . 4315______________________________________ the extracellular electrical activity of the detrusor , proximal urethra ( bladder neck ) and striated urethral sphincter was measured with flexible suction electrodes simultaneously with transvesical cystometry and flow rate , in order to analyse the role of bladder and urethral smooth muscles and the striated sphincter muscle ( rhabdosphincter ) in micturition . there was a good correspondence between voltage and pressure . high amplitude electrical activity starts in all three electrodes , when the iphfo of pressure starts . the shape of electrical activity of the striated urethral sphincter muscle differs from that of the bladder smooth muscle . it &# 39 ; s electrical activity simultaneously with the activity of the detrusor and and striated urethral sphincter indicates the closure of the urethra . in the early part of the oscillation , the ap &# 39 ; s ( ap = action potential ) of the striated urethral sphincter appear to be in different phase compared to the ap &# 39 ; s of the detrusor . when the flow peaks appear , the ap &# 39 ; s have the same timing . when the first flow spikes appear the shape of ap &# 39 ; s of the and striated urethral sphincter starts to differ from that of the detrusor . the ap &# 39 ; s of the detrusor and striated urethral sphincter are simultaneous . it is impossible on hydrodynamical ground since the simultaneous activation should close the lumen of the and striated urethral sphincter and prevent the flow . the explanation for the controversy is a fast hyperpolarization in the middle of the ap of the and striated urethral sphincter ( fig5 arrow ). the ap starts with a depolarization , but is overcome by the rapid hyperpolarization and it ends to the depolarization ( fig5 ). the timing of the hyperpolarization fits with the timing of the flow peaks ( fig5 ). the urethra seems to be open during the shortlasting hyperpolarizations . this cannot be seen in electrical activity of pd rats which show a single action potential ( like in detrusor ) ( fig6 arrow ). this suggests a failure in the opening mechanisms of the striated urethral sphincter . aromatase - inhibitor normalizes this detrusor urethral dyssynergia ( fig7 arrow ) in ad group . the voiding is still possible in pd group even if there is this muscular failure in the striated urethral sphincter . this may be due to lengthened duration of the ap &# 39 ; s of both detrusor and proximal urethra smooth muscles in pd rats in comparison with pc animals . the increase of the duration of the ap &# 39 ; s is associated with hypertrophy of the detrusor and bladder neck muscles . this suggests that the strength of the detrusor has increased and it can force the urine trough the closed urethra . in ad group the duration of the smooth muscle ap &# 39 ; s are decreased ( tables 4 and 5 ). table 4______________________________________duration of the ap &# 39 ; s in the detrusor in thebeginning . in the middle and in the end of the iphfoduration ( ms ) mean sd ± n p______________________________________beginningpc 0 . 105 0 . 005 8ac 0 . 096 0 . 01 5 0 . 3619pd 0 . 125 0 . 037 5 0 . 0590ad 0 . 103 0 . 011 6 0 . 7897middlepc 0 . 093 0 . 012 8ac 0 . 078 0 . 014 5 0 . 1018pd 0 . 118 0 . 014 5 0 . 0058ad 0 . 93 0 . 013 6 0 . 9568endpc 0 . 099 0 . 009 8ac 0 . 087 0 . 012 5 0 . 2458pd 0 . 130 0 . 03 5 0 . 0059ad 0 . 113 0 . 016 6 0 . 1764______________________________________ table 5______________________________________duration of the ap &# 39 ; s in the bladder neck in thebeginning , in the middle and in the end of the iphfoduration ( ms ) mean sd ± n p______________________________________beginningpc 0 . 116 0 . 007 8ac 0 . 104 0 . 014 5 0 . 0997pd 0 . 110 0 . 012 5 0 . 4152ad 0 . 09 0 . 015 6 0 . 3374middlepc 0 . 101 0 . 009 8ac 0 . 09 0 . 014 5 0 . 1554pd 0 . 134 0 . 019 5 0 . 0003ad 0 . 105 0 . 010 6 0 . 6338endpc 0 . 107 0 . 007 8ac 0 . 099 0 . 016 5 0 . 3772pd 0 . 131 0 . 021 5 0 . 0161ad 0 . 119 0 . 014 6 0 . 1726______________________________________ the last of the parameters shows the amount of the residual urine . this is measured as follows . first the bladder is emptied with suction . during this time there is no infusion of saline in to the bladder . after emptying the bladder , the infusion ( 0 , 185 ml / min ) is started . after the micturition ( caused by infusion of the saline ) the voided volume is collected in tubes . this volume is subtracted from the infused volume . aromatase - inhibitor treatment does not affect the amount of residual urine in control rats . as can be seen in neodes rats the amount of residual urine is increased significantly . the aromatase - inhibitor treatment ( already in four weeks ) reduces the residual urine . the values are shown in table 6 . table 6______________________________________residual urine in milliliters ( four week study ) mean sd ± n p______________________________________pc 0 . 375 0 . 14 11ac 0 . 359 0 . 12 9 0 . 8522pd 0 . 717 0 . 27 9 0 . 0003ad 0 . 589 0 . 20 9 0 . 0152______________________________________ the experiments show that mpv - 2213ad treatment can reverse many of the detrimental effects of neodes treatment . the beneficial effects of mpv - 2213ad were seen in several parameters . in the four week study the results show beneficial effects , but they seldom reach a statistical significance . in the six week study the mpv - 2213 ad normalizes the voiding dysfunction better . the results indicate that by increasing the length of the treatment it is possible to further increase the beneficial effect of the treatment . effect of an aromatase inhibitor on the concentrations of estradiol and testosterone in men in order to support the pharmacological effect of mpv - 2213 ad in men , the said compound was given as a single dose of 0 . 03 , 0 . 3 , 3 , 9 , 30 , 100 , 300 and 600 mg . number of test subjects / dose level was 3 except for the doses of 300 and 600 mg were the number was 10 and 8 , respectively . the study was a phase i study and it was conducted according to the good clinical practise regulations . the concentrations of estradiol and testosterone were measured by spectria ria , orion diagnostica , turku , finland . several other analyses were done but have not been described in this application . there were , however , no abnormalities to be found in the measured variables . as shown in table 7 , the concentrations of estradiol fall significantly and the concentrations of testosterone increase slightly , but consistently as a function of dose . higher doses have a longer duration of action than the lower ones . increase of testosterone was most clear at higher doses and after 2 - 4 days after the single dose . the ratio androgen to estrogen increases significantly ( several fold at high doses ). these results show that the aromatase inhibitor mpv - 2213ad has expected pharmacological property in men . the described study was a single dose study and it is understood that the effects are seen even more clearly during long - term administration of the inhibitor . similar types of results have been described with other aromatase inhibitors in clinical phase i studies ( vanden bossche et al , 1994 ; trunet et al , 1993 ) indicating that the rationale of this invention is valid also for other specific aromatase inhibitors . such inhibitors include anastrozole , fadrozole , letrozole , vorozole ( and enantiomers thereof ), roglethimide , atamestane , exemestane , formestane , ym - 511 , zd - 1033 , and nks - 01 ( drugs of the future , 19 : 335 - 337 , 1994 ). table 7______________________________________test subjects &# 39 ; demographic data in the single dosestudy of mpv - 2213ad . mean ( sd ) is presented . dose age height weight ( mg ) ( yrs ) ( cm ) ( kg ) ______________________________________0 . 03 23 ( 1 . 0 ) 177 ( 10 . 6 ) 69 ( 3 . 8 ) 0 . 3 24 ( 0 . 6 ) 181 ( 6 . 7 ) 73 ( 1 . 2 ) 3 22 ( 1 . 0 ) 180 ( 9 . 1 ) 81 ( 2 . 9 ) 9 21 ( 1 . 2 ) 177 ( 4 . 5 ) 69 ( 7 . 5 ) 30 20 ( 1 . 2 ) 181 ( 5 . 3 ) 78 ( 4 . 7 ) 100 24 ( 4 . 7 ) 176 ( 5 . 0 ) 71 ( 5 . 0 ) 300 24 ( 2 . 9 ) 180 ( 6 . 0 ) 73 ( 4 . 0 ) 600 25 ( 3 . 1 ) 180 ( 6 . 7 ) 75 ( 8 . 7 ) ______________________________________ table 8______________________________________estradiol and testosterone concentrations ( mean ( sd )) before and 1 and 2 days after single doses of mpv - 2213ad as well as the ratio testosterone to estradiol . mean ( sd ) is presented . t = testosterone , e = estradiol . theratio t to e is calculated as t nmol / l / e pmol / l . day 0 isthe pretreatment value at 8 a . m . on days 1 and 2 thehormone concentrations were measured at the same time ( at 8a . m .) to eliminate the diurnal changes of the hormoneconcentrations . testo - testo - testo - estradiol estradiol estradiol sterone sterone steronedose pmol / l pmol / l pmol / 1 nmol / l nmol / l nmol / l ( mg ) ( day 0 ) ( day 1 ) ( day 2 ) ( day 0 ) ( day 1 ) ( day 2 ) ______________________________________0 . 03 124 ( 58 . 2 ) 133 ( 63 . 9 ) 124 ( 67 . 1 ) 25 ( 4 . 2 ) 25 ( 8 . 1 ) 25 ( 6 . 9 ) 0 . 3 97 ( 20 . 4 ) 85 ( 15 . 5 ) 95 ( 38 . 7 ) 17 ( 4 . 6 ) 19 ( 7 . 1 ) 21 ( 9 . 1 ) 3 92 ( 11 . 2 ) 39 ( 5 . 5 ) 89 ( 10 . 1 ) 16 ( 3 . 5 ) 16 ( 2 . 1 ) 20 ( 5 . 0 ) 9 155 ( 16 . 1 ) 69 ( 2 . 5 ) 149 ( 23 . 1 ) 25 ( 3 . 0 ) 29 ( 2 . 6 ) 32 ( 5 . 9 ) 30 159 ( 52 . 6 ) 58 ( 19 . 9 ) 130 ( 38 . 6 ) 23 ( 1 . 2 ) 31 ( 1 . 5 ) 27 ( 3 . 1 ) 100 116 ( 31 . 8 ) 36 ( 13 . 4 ) 58 ( 12 . 1 ) 14 ( 5 . 5 ) 17 ( 7 . 0 ) 21 ( 6 . 0 ) 300 115 ( 30 . 0 ) 33 ( 12 . 8 ) 55 ( 17 . 8 ) 17 ( 3 . 3 ) 24 ( 4 . 3 ) 24 ( 4 . 1 ) 600 101 ( 43 . 6 ) 33 ( 16 . 6 ) 51 ( 28 . 6 ) 18 ( 5 . 1 ) 23 ( 6 . 6 ) 24 ( 8 . 7 ) ______________________________________ratio ratio ratiodose t to e t to e t to e ( mg ) ( day 0 ) ( day 1 ) ( day 2 ) ______________________________________0 . 03 0 . 20 0 . 18 0 . 200 . 3 0 . 18 0 . 22 0 . 223 0 . 17 0 . 41 0 . 229 0 . 18 0 . 42 0 . 2230 0 . 14 0 . 53 0 . 20100 0 . 12 0 . 47 0 . 36300 0 . 14 0 . 72 0 . 43600 0 . 17 0 . 70 0 . 47______________________________________ on the basis of the results obtained in the animal mode as described above for the study of detrusor urethral sphincter dyssynergia , we suggest that estrogens play an essential role in the development of the muscular dysfunction involved in detrusor urethral sphincter dyssynergia . experiments in developmentally estrogenized rats with the aromatase inhibitor mpv - 2213ad show that the estrogen - related neuromuscular changes are at least partially reversible . experiments in young men (& lt ; 40 yrs ) show that with a single dose of mpv - 2213ad estradiol concentrations fall dramatically and testosterone concentrations increase slightly enabling thus improvement of dater . it will be appreciated that the methods of the present invention can be incorporated in the form of a variety of embodiments , only a few of which are disclosed herein . it will be apparent for the specialist in the field that other embodiments exist and do not depart from the spirit of the invention . thus , the described embodiments are illustrative and should not be construed as restrictive . hinman , f . and baumann , f . w . vesical and ureteral damage from voiding dysfunction in boys without neurologic or obstructive disease . j . urol . 109 : 727 , 1973 . hoffman , b . f ., p . f . cranefield , e . lepeschkin , b . surawick , and h . c . herrlich . comparison of cardiac monphasic action potentials recorded by intracellular and suction electrodes . am . j . physiol . 196 ( 6 ): 1297 - 1301 , 1959 . iosif , c . s ., batra , s ., ek . a . and åstedt . estrogen receptors in the human female lower urinary tract . am . obstet . gynecol . 141 : 817 , 1981 . kaplan , s . a ., santarosa , r . p ., d &# 39 ; 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