OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of testosterone on PDE5 expression and PDE5 inhibitor tadalafil in vivo responsiveness in a rat model. METHODS: PDE5 expression was localized by immunohistochemistry in the rat corpus cavernosum (CC) and quantified by both real-time RT-PCR and Western blot analysis in several tissues. In the in vivo study, control, castrated and testosterone (T) supplemented castrated rats were treated with acute or chronic oral tadalafil. Erectile function was evaluated by monitoring intracavernous pressure (ICP) following electro-stimulation (ES) of the cavernous nerve and intracavernous injection of NO donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP). RESULTS: Rat CC expressed the highest PDE5 mRNA level. PDE5 was specifically immunolocalized in endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Surgical castration induced a significant reduction of PDE5 gene and protein expression (p<0.05), and ES response at all stimulation frequencies (p<0.001). T supplementation completely restored PDE5 expression, erectile response to ES and responsiveness to PDE5 inhibitor. Both acute and chronic tadalafil treatment were ineffective in ameliorating the ES response in castrated rats. Injection of increasing concentrations of SNP in castrated rats resulted in a statistically significant increase in ICP/MAP ratio as that observed in intact rats. In addition, tadalafil did not amplify the SNP effect in castrated rats at all the doses tested (0.06-6 nmoles). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that testosterone positively regulates PDE5 expression and in vivo responsiveness to PDE5 inhibitor, tadalafil, in the rat CC. Comment in J Urol. 2005 Aug;174(2):657-8. PMID:15716209 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Testosterone regulates PDE5 expression andl in vivo responsiveness to tadalafil in rat corpus cavernosum / X.H. ZHANG; A. MORELLI; M. LUCONI; L. VIGNOZZI; S. FILIPPI; M. MARINI; G.B. VANNELLI; R. MANCINA; G. FORTI; M. MAGGI. - In: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. - ISSN 0302-2838. - STAMPA. - 47:(2005), pp. 409-416. [10.1016/j.eururo.2004.10.021]

Testosterone regulates PDE5 expression andl in vivo responsiveness to tadalafil in rat corpus cavernosum.

MORELLI, ANNAMARIA;LUCONI, MICHAELA;VIGNOZZI, LINDA;FILIPPI, SANDRA;MARINI, MIRCA;VANNELLI, GABRIELLA;MANCINA, ROSA;FORTI, GIANNI;MAGGI, MARIO
2005

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of testosterone on PDE5 expression and PDE5 inhibitor tadalafil in vivo responsiveness in a rat model. METHODS: PDE5 expression was localized by immunohistochemistry in the rat corpus cavernosum (CC) and quantified by both real-time RT-PCR and Western blot analysis in several tissues. In the in vivo study, control, castrated and testosterone (T) supplemented castrated rats were treated with acute or chronic oral tadalafil. Erectile function was evaluated by monitoring intracavernous pressure (ICP) following electro-stimulation (ES) of the cavernous nerve and intracavernous injection of NO donor, sodium nitroprusside (SNP). RESULTS: Rat CC expressed the highest PDE5 mRNA level. PDE5 was specifically immunolocalized in endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Surgical castration induced a significant reduction of PDE5 gene and protein expression (p<0.05), and ES response at all stimulation frequencies (p<0.001). T supplementation completely restored PDE5 expression, erectile response to ES and responsiveness to PDE5 inhibitor. Both acute and chronic tadalafil treatment were ineffective in ameliorating the ES response in castrated rats. Injection of increasing concentrations of SNP in castrated rats resulted in a statistically significant increase in ICP/MAP ratio as that observed in intact rats. In addition, tadalafil did not amplify the SNP effect in castrated rats at all the doses tested (0.06-6 nmoles). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that testosterone positively regulates PDE5 expression and in vivo responsiveness to PDE5 inhibitor, tadalafil, in the rat CC. Comment in J Urol. 2005 Aug;174(2):657-8. PMID:15716209 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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X.H. ZHANG; A. MORELLI; M. LUCONI; L. VIGNOZZI; S. FILIPPI; M. MARINI; G.B. VANNELLI; R. MANCINA; G. FORTI; M. MAGGI
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