BIOASSAY METHOD

1 . An improved assay method to determine the efficacy of an antagonist by inhibiting the activity of bradykinin receptors; the assay method comprising:

a. seeding a cell expressing the receptor of interest on the plate;

b. optionally incubating the cell for suitable time;

c. washing the cell with suitable buffer selected from Hanks' Balanced Salt Solution (HBSS) and phosphate buffer; said buffer further comprising 1 M HEPES and optionally with probenecid;

d. mixing the suitable dye to stain the cell;

e. incubating the cell for suitable time;

f. acclimatize the cell to suitable temperature for suitable time;

g. washing the cell with suitable buffer;

h. mixing the suitable antagonist diluted in suitable buffer;

i. incubating and shaking the plate for suitable time at suitable temperature;

j. reading the plate to determine the baseline signal;

k. mixing a suitable agonist diluted in suitable buffer;

l. shaking the plate for suitable time; and

m. reading the plate to determine the receptor of interest inhibition activity of antagonist;

wherein the assay improved the signal to noise ratio and lower the variability, in comparison to assay performed without washing.

2 . The assay method according to claim 1 wherein the antagonist has an IC 50 values selected from about 1 nM to about 20 μM.

3 . The assay method according to claim 2 wherein the, IC 50 values of antagonist is selected from, about 1 nM about to 20 μM, about 1 nM to about 15 μM, about 1 nM to about 10 μM, about 1 nM to about 5 μM, about a1 nM to about 1 μM, about 1 nM to about 0.5 μM, and about 1 nM to about 0.1 μM.

4 . The assay method according to claim 1 , wherein the cell is a mammalian cell.

5 . The assay method according to claim 4 , wherein the mammalian cell is Chinese Hamster Ovary cells (CHO).

6 . The assay method according to claim 1 , wherein the cell used are seeded on the plate at seeding density from about 25,000 to about 40,000 cells/well.

7 . The assay method according to claim 6 , wherein the cell used have seeding density from 30,000 cells/well.

8 . The assay method according to claim 1 , wherein the incubation is performed for about 12 to about 24 hours in CO 2 incubator at 37° C. and 5% CO 2 .

9 . The assay method according to claim 1 , wherein the washing is performed with about 150 to about 200 μL assay buffer.

10 . The assay method according to claim 1 , wherein the suitable dye is fluorescent dye comprising Ex/Em=about 333 nm to about 665 nm.

11 . The assay method according to claim 10 , wherein the suitable dye comprising Ex/Em=about 400 nm to about 665 nm.

12 . The assay method according to claim 11 , wherein the suitable dye comprising Ex/Em=about 494 nm to about 516 nm.

13 . The assay method according to claim 1 wherein the suitable dye is selected from FLIPR Calcium 4, FLIPR Calcium 5, FLIPR Calcium 6 and 6-QF, Fluo-8 AM, Fluo-4 NW and Fluo-4 AM.

14 . The assay method according to claim 1 wherein the incubation is performed in step (e) is about 20 minutes to about 40 minutes.

15 . The assay method according to claim 1 wherein the acclimatization is performed in step (f) is at suitable temperature from about 20° C. to about 25° C.

16 . The assay method according to claim 1 wherein the antagonist is selected from compound of formula X.

17 . The assay method according to claim 1 wherein the incubation is performed in step (i) is about 10 minutes to about 30 minutes at suitable temperature selected from about 25° C. to about 37° C.

18 . The assay method according to claim 17 wherein the incubation is performed in step (i) is about 10 minutes at suitable temperature selected from about 37° C.

19 . The assay method according to claim 1 wherein the agonist is selected from Lys-[Des-Arg9]-Bradykinin (LDBK), and BK (bradykinin) for Bradykinin B1 receptor and Bradykinin B2 receptor respectively.

20 . The assay method according to claim 1 wherein the suitable buffer in step (l) is similar to buffer used in step (c).

21 . The assay method according to claim 1 wherein the receptor in step (n) is GPCR receptor.

22 . The assay method according to claim 21 wherein the receptor in step (n) is bradykinin receptor.

23 . The assay method according to claim 1 wherein the plate reading is performed at least in about 90 seconds to 10 minutes.

24 . The assay method according to claim 23 wherein the plate reading is performed at least in about 90 seconds to about 5 minutes.

25 . The assay method according to claim 24 wherein the plate reading is performed at least in about 90 seconds.

26 . The assay method according to claim 1 , wherein washing improving the response of agonist and antagonist.

27 . The assay method according to claim 1 , wherein washing reduces the variation withing the group of same concentration of compound.

28 . The assay method according to claim 1 , wherein washing improves the difference between the vehicle control group and the group containing suitable compound.

29 . The assay method according to claim 1 , wherein washing reduces the variation withing the group of same concentration for compound selected from the compound I, compound II, compound III, compound IV and compound V.

30 . The assay method according to claim 1 , wherein washing step provides the higher values of fluorescence.

31 . The assay method according to claim 30 , wherein the higher values of fluorescence is selected from about 60,000 RFU to about 210000 RFU.

32 . The assay method according to claim 1 , wherein the washing provides the higher Z′ values selected from about 0.3, about 0.4, about 0.5, about 0.6, about 0.7, about 0.8, about 0.9 and about 1.0.

33 . The assay method according to claim 1 , wherein the assay method comprises a one or more antagonist selected from the group consisting of; the compound of formula X is consisting of general formula I;

and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates thereof wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 can be selected independently from hydrogen and hydroxyl group.

34 . The assay method according to claim 33 , wherein one or more antagonist is selected from the group consisting of;

or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates thereof.

35 . The assay method according to claim 1 , for use in determining the antagonistic effect of desired compound of formula I, Formula I-A, by inhibiting the activity of bradykinin receptors wherein the compounds are useful in the treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), over active bladder (OAB), chronic cough, endometriosis, neuropathic pain, migraine, pruritus, postherpetic neuralgia, urinary tract infection related pain, osteoarthritis, arthritis, IC/BPS with or without Hunner's lesion, urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (UCPPS), chronic prostatitis, urinary tract infection (UTI) induced pelvic pain, cancer pain syndromes of the genitourinary region, urogenital pain syndromes, vulvodynia, pelvic floor dysfunction, urethral syndrome and urinary incontinence.