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BACKGROUND
Nit
rous oxide (N O) is an inhalational medication that has anxiolytic, amnestic, potent venodilato
ry and mild-to-mode
rate analgesic p
rope
rties commonly used in the eme
rgency depa
rtment (ED) setting. N
2 O has a
rapid onset of action (<5 minutes) and
OBJECTIVE
Fetal hemoglobin (HbF) induction involves NO-cGMP signaling pathways. L-arginine, an NO precursor, and the phosphodiesterase (PDE) 5 inhibitor sildenafil, which potentiates cGMP, were studied in adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) who were stably on HU.
METHODS
Twenty four courses of
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of putative agents for preventing irreversible smooth muscle dysfunction, using an in vitro model of low-flow priapism (a condition conventionally managed using a combination of corporal blood aspiration and instillation of alpha-adrenergic agonists), as failure
BACKGROUND
Recent evidence suggests that blocking inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase in the penis may exacerbate fibrotic processes and that application of medications known to increase NO in tissues may prevent fibrosis.
OBJECTIVE
To report the use of an antifibrotic regimen consisting of
Pulmonary hypertension is prevalent in adult patients with sickle cell disease and is strongly associated with early mortality and markers of hemolysis, in particular, serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Intravascular hemolysis leads to impaired bioavailability of nitric oxide (NO), mediated by NO
Previous studies concerning ischemic priapism revealed that hypoxia alters the erectile and contractile responses of penis. But the effects of accompanying acidosis on those responses have not been fully evaluated or understood yet. We performed this study to elucidate the role of acidosis on the
Modern pharmacological treatment of impotence is determined by the presenting symptoms. Since this involves symptomatology with a heterogenous aetiology, many different drugs are involved in the treatment of impotence. Drugs used for libido and arousal problems include testosterone, yohimbine,
Many mechanisms contribute to the complex pathophysiology of sickle cell disease (SCD), with dysfunction of the vascular endothelium as a unifying theme. Specifically, hemolysis-associated low arginine and nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability, amplified by NO synthase uncoupling, elevated arginase
OBJECTIVE
To examine the effects of Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom (TSV) on human corpus cavernosum (HCC) using a bioassay cascade. Priapism is occasionally observed in scorpion envenomation, mostly in children.
METHODS
HCC strips were suspended in a cascade system and superfused with aerated and
Recent investigations have identified a syndrome of hemolysis-associated vasculopathy in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD), which features severe hemolytic anemia that leads to scavenging of nitric oxide (NO) and its biochemical precursor arginine. This diminished bioavailability of NO
The peptides Tx2-5 and Tx2-6, isolated from the whole venom of "armed-spider"Phoneutria nigriventer venom, are directly linked with the induction of persistent and painful erection in the penis of mammals. The erection induced by Tx2-6 has been associated with the activation of nitric oxide
Erectile dysfunction (ED) mechanisms in diabetic patients are multifactorial and often lead to resistance to current therapy. Animal toxins have been used as pharmacological tools to study penile erection. Human accidents involving the venom of Phoneutria nigriventer spider are characterized by
Previous in vitro studies have demonstrated that the cavernous relaxation under hypoxia does not involve the endothelium dependent mechanism. However, the mechanism of nitric oxide pathway under hypoxia are not fully evaluated or understood yet in vivo. The changes of intracavernous pressure to
A hemolysis-linked subphenotype of sickle cell disease (SCD), characterized by pulmonary hypertension, stroke, priapism and leg ulcers, is associated with decreased nitric oxide bioavailability and vasculopathy. Vasculopathy appears to have a multifactorial etiology, including mechanisms primarily
BACKGROUND
Sickle cell disease (SCD)-associated priapism is characterized by endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) dysfunction in the penis. However, the mechanism of decreased eNOS function/activation in the penis in association with SCD is not known.
OBJECTIVE
Our hypothesis in the present