Distinct mechanisms implicated in atherosclerosis-induced erectile dysfunction in rabbits
Distinct mechanisms implicated in atherosclerosis-induced erectile dysfunction in rabbits
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DOI:
10.1016/s0021-9150(01)00740-7
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发表时间:
2002-06-01
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影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Giuliano, F
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作者:
Behr-Roussel, D;Bernabe, J;Giuliano, F
Ageing and atherosclerosis (ATH) are well-known risk factors for erectile dysfunction (ED). To identify the mechanisms implicated in ATH-induced ED. independently of its ageing-associated component, we studied (i) erectile responses in vivo. and, 60 endothelium-dependent and independent relaxations of corporal strips from young adult (YAD, n = 6), adult (AD. 11 = 6). and cholesterol-fed (ATH, n = 8) New-Zealand white rabbits. Measurement of Intima Media (1, M) ratio on iliac arteries from ATH rabbits determined those with moderate (Mod ATH. 0.5 +/- 0.3) or severe (Sev ATH, 1.5 +/-0.4, P < 0.05 Mann-Whitney) atherosclerotic lesions. Erectile response,,, were reduced in AD compared with YAD rabbits (at 6 V to 10 Hz: 51.6+/-4.6%,, vs. 57.5 +/- 1.4%) them ere similar in AD and mod ATH rabbits (48.1 +/- 4.6%) but drastically impaired in Se ATH rabbits (34.8 +/- 5.4%, P < 0.05. two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)). Corporal endothelium-dependent and -independent relaxations were comparable in YAD and AD rabbits (maximal relaxation to acetylcholine: 51.3 +/- 9.5 vs. 56.1 +/- 9.3%) but decreased in ATH est that the mechanisms implicated in ATH-induced ED are rabbits (37.1 +/- 1.6%, P