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K+ Channels And Beta3 Adrenergic Receptors As New Pharmacological Targets For Overactive Bladder Treatment, Serge Amani Yao Afeli
K+ Channels And Beta3 Adrenergic Receptors As New Pharmacological Targets For Overactive Bladder Treatment, Serge Amani Yao Afeli
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Overactive bladder (OAB) is a pathophysiological condition which is characterized by the urinary bladder's failure to achieve proper storage of urine. OAB has a tremendous impact on the patient's quality of life by disturbing his sleep, work, and sexual activity. About 17% of Americans are affected with this disease and most patients experience symptoms of urgency, frequent urination, and abnormally elevated detrusor smooth muscle (DSM) contractility. Despite, numerous attempts to treat the disorder in the past with antimuscarinics and now with beta3 adrenergic receptors (beta3-AR agonists), OAB still remains a serious public health issue because the long term efficacy of …