Pravastatin improves the impaired nitric oxide-mediated neurogenic and endothelium-dependent relaxation of corpus cavernosum in aged rats

Dalaklioglu S., Sahin P., TAŞATARGİL A., Celik-Ozenci C.

AGING MALE, cilt.17, sa.4, ss.259-266, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3109/13685538.2013.832194
  • Dergi Adı: AGING MALE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.259-266
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Aging, corpus cavernosum, NADPH oxidase, nitric oxide, pravastatin, rho kinase, INDUCED PULMONARY-HYPERTENSION, COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS, ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION, SMOOTH-MUSCLE, SYNTHASE, SIMVASTATIN, PHOSPHORYLATION, BIOSYNTHESIS, ROSUVASTATIN, ATORVASTATIN
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pravastatin treatment on diminished corpus cavernosum (CC) function associated with aging.