- Watchful waiting (observation)
- Alpha-Adrenergic Antagonists
- Background:
- There are at least three a-1 adrenergic receptor subtypes in human tissues that have been identified by pharmacologic studies and receptor cloning.
- The current nomenclature recognizes a-lA, a-1B, and a-1D.
- All three subtypes have been found in prostatic stromal tissue.
- The a-1A receptor comprises 60 to 85 percent of the a-1 population.
- Potential side effects include orthostatic hypotension (said to occur primarily in patients with hypertension), dizziness, fatigue, nasal stuffiness, and ejaculatory disturbances
- Agents classified according to:
- The degree of a-1 receptor selectivity
- Dosing requirements
- Determined by serum half life
- All of the classic a-1 blockers appear to be very similar in terms of clinical efficacy and safety.
- The maximal response to alpha blockade occurs within 2 weeks of dose escalation
- Agents:
- Phenoxybenzamine
- A nonselective alpha blocker (blocks (a-1 and a-2 receptors)
- First agent used to treat BPH.
- Prazosin
- Relatively selective a-1 blocker
- Requires 3 times daily dosing
- Terazosin/doxazosin
- Relatively selective a-1 blockers
- Half lives that permit once daily dosing
- Tamsulosin
- Superselective blocker for the a-1A subtype
- Of the three molecularly cloned subtypes of the a-1 receptor, the a-1A seems responsible for prostate smooth muscle tension
- Once daily dosing
- 5-a Reductase Inhibitors
- Finasteride
- Competitive selective inhibitor of type II 5 a reductase
- Does not reduce DHT levels to castrate values
- Reduces prostatic DHT by 80 to 90 percent
- Does not lower plasma testosterone.
- Reduces group mean serum PSA levels by approximately 50 percent but the effect on individual levels is highly variable
- Approximately 12 percent of patients develop sexual side effects including decreased libido (3.4 to 4.7 percent), ejaculatory disorder (2.7 percent), and impotence (1.7 to 3.7 percent).
- The drug does seem to be effective in the management of BPH-related hematuria.
- The drug is optimally effective in men with prostate volumes over 40 to 50 mL.
- Studies:
- Finasteride reduces prostate volume approximately 20 percent
- The overall treatment related improvement in symptom score varies from 0.6 units to 2.2 units
- Peak flow rate improvement ranges from 0.2 to 1.8 mL/sec
- Dutestaride
- Blocks Type I and Type II 5 a reductase
- Similar efficacy and side effect profile to finasteride
- Therapy to Facilitate Urinary Storage and Bladder Filling
- Bladder related - inhibiting bladder contractility, decreasing sensory input and/or increasing bladder capacity
- Anticholinergic agents
- Musculotropic relaxants
- Calcium antagonists
- Potassium channel openers
- Prostaglandin inhibitors
- B-Adrenergic agonists
- a-Adrenergic antagonists
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO)
- Polysynaptic inhibitors
- Capsaicin, resiniferatoxin, and similar agents
- Outlet related
- a-Adrenergic agonists
- Tricyclic antidepressants
- B-Adrenergic antagonists, agonists
- Therapy to Facilitate Bladder Emptying and Voiding
- Bladder related (increasing intravesical pressure or facilitating bladder contractility)
- Parasympathomimetic agents
- Prostaglandins
- Blockers of inhibition a-Adrenergic antagonists
- Opioid antagonists
- Outlet related (increasing outlet resistance)
- At a site of anatomic obstruction - Decrease prostate size or tone
- a-Adrenergic antagonists
- 5-a Reductase inhibitors
- LHRH agonists/antagonists
- Antiandrogens
- Prostatectomy
- Prostatotomy (diathermy, heat)
- At the level of the smooth sphincter
- a-Adrenergic antagonists
- B-Adrenergic antagonists
- At the level of the striated sphincter
- Skeletal muscle relaxants
- a-Adrenergic antagonists
- Botulinum A toxin (injection)
References
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- Barry MJ, Williford WO, Chang Y, et al: Benign prostatic hyperplasia specific health status measures in clinical research: How much change in the AUA symptom index and the BPH impact index is perceptible to patients? J Urol 154:1770-1774, 1995.
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Chapter 3: Regulation of prostatic growth. Cockett ATK, Coffey D, DiSant Agnese A, et al.
Chapter 5: Initial evaluation of LUTS. Artibani W, Correa R, Desgranchamps F, et al.
Chapter 6: Quantification of symptoms, quality of life and sexuality. Adolfsson J, Barry M, Batista JE, et al.
Chapter 7: The urodynamics of LUTS. Abrams P, Buzelin JM, Griffiths D, et al.
Chapter 10: Interventional therapy. Altwein J, Baba S, Blute M, et al. Chapter 11: Endocrine treatment. Akaza H, Bartsch G, Calais daSilva F, et al. Chapter 12: Alpha-blocker therapy. AldoBono V, Andersson KE, Chapple C, et al.
Chapter 15: BPH 1997-New treatment strategy. ElHilali M, Kirby R, McConnell J.
Lepor H, Williford WO, Barry MJ, et al: The efficacy of terazosin, finasteride, or both in BPH. N Engl J Med 335:533-539, 1996.
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Chapter 46: Epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia. McConnell JD.
Chapter 47: Natural history, evaluation, and nonsurgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Lepor H.
Chapter 48: Minimally invasive treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. McCullough DL.
Chapter 49: Transurethral surgery. Mebust WK.
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