EFFECTS OF SILDENAFIL ON THE RELAXATION OF HUMAN CORPUS CAVERNOSUM TISSUE IN VITRO AND ON THE ACTIVITIES OF CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE ISOZYMES
- 1 June 1998
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 159 (6) , 2164-2171
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63299-3
Abstract
Conclusions The data support the proposal that enhancement of penile erection by sildenafil in patients with erectile dysfunction involves potentiation of the NO-stimulated cGMP signal mediating relaxation of cavernosal smooth muscle during sexual stimulation. Sildenafil is a potent inhibitor of PDE5 from HCC, with high selectivity for PDE5 relative to other PDE isozymes.Keywords
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