Pravastatin improves the impaired nitric oxide-mediated neurogenic and endothelium-dependent relaxation of corpus cavernosum in aged rats
AGING MALE, vol.17, no.4, pp.259-266, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 17 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.3109/13685538.2013.832194
- Journal Name: AGING MALE
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.259-266
- Keywords: 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 University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of pravastatin treatment on diminished corpus cavernosum (CC) function associated with aging.