ASSAYING METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AGENT FOR TREATING FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION (FSD), METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTING FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, AND NON-HUMAN ANIMAL MODEL OF FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an effective method for treating a female suffering from female sexual dysfunction (FSD), in particular, female sexual arousal dysfunction (FSAD). PSOLUTION: The method comprises assaying an agent capable of potentiating cAMP in the genital argans of the female suffering from the female sexual dysfunction, in particular, female sexual arousal dysfunction. The agent is an inhibitor of a neutral endopeptidase (I:NEP). The method includes an anesthetized female animal including a means for measuring change in blood flow in the genital organs of the animal accompanied with pelvic nerve stimulation. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI