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The pathophysiology of DU is unclear, and current therapies fail to improve symptoms. The current studies characterized voiding function and contractility of bladder and urethral tissues in a novel rat model of DU.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Female obese prone (OP) and obese resistant (OR) rats were fed a 60\u2009kcal% fat diet at 8 weeks old. A subset of rats (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20094\/strain) underwent uroflowmetry biweekly for 18 weeks in metabolic cages. At 40\u201356 weeks old, rats (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20099\u201310\/strain) underwent instrumented cystometry under urethane anesthesia. Following cystometry, bladder and urethral tissues (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20098\u20139\/strain) were harvested for in vitro assessments of contractility in response to carbachol, electric field stimulation, atropine, alpha, beta\u2010methylene ATP, and caffeine.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>OP rats exhibited increased urinary frequency (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0031), decreased voided volume (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0093), and urine flow rate (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0064) compared to OR rats during uroflowmetry. Bethanechol (10\u2009mg\/kg) did not alter uroflowmetry parameters. During cystometry, OP rats exhibited decreased bladder emptying efficiency (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), decreased pressure to generate a void (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), and increased EUS activity during filling (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0011). Bladder contractility was decreased in OP rats when exposed to carbachol (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0003) and ATP (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0004), whereas middle urethral contractility was increased when exposed to carbachol (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0014), EFS (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0289), and caffeine (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0031).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Impaired cholinergic and purinergic signaling in the bladder may contribute to poor voiding function in OP rats. 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