Upregulation of gp91(phox) subunit of NAD(P)H oxidase contributes to erectile dysfunction caused by long-term nitric oxide inhibition in rats : reversion by regular physical training
Gilberto De Nucci, Mario A. Claudino, Marcelo N. Muscara, Carla F. Franco-Penteado, Simone A. Teixeira, Fernanda B. M. Priviero, Enilton A. Camargo, Edson Antunes, Angelina Zanesco
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Agradecimentos: Mario A. Claudino is grateful to Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
To test the hypothesis that glyco protein 91phox (gp91(phox)) subunit of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate [NAD(P) H] oxidase is a fundamental target for physical activity to ameliorate erectile dysfunction (ED). Vascular risk factors are reported to contribute to ED. Regular physical...
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To test the hypothesis that glyco protein 91phox (gp91(phox)) subunit of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate [NAD(P) H] oxidase is a fundamental target for physical activity to ameliorate erectile dysfunction (ED). Vascular risk factors are reported to contribute to ED. Regular physical exercise prevents cardiovascular diseases by increasing nitric oxide (NO) production and/or decreasing NO inactivation. METHODS Male Wistar rats received the NO synthesis inhibitor N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) for 4 weeks, after which animals were submitted to a run training program for another 4 weeks. Erectile functions were evaluated by in vitro cavernosal relaxations and intracavernous pressure measurements. Expressions of gp91(phox) subunit and neuronal nitric oxidase synthase in erectile tissue, as well as superoxide dismutase activity and nitrite/nitrate (NO(x)) levels were determined. RESULTS The in vitro acetylcholine-and electrical field stimulation-induced cavernosal relaxations, as well as the increases in intracavernous pressure were markedly reduced in sedentary rats treated with L-NAME. Run training significantly restored the impaired cavernosal relaxations. No alterations in the neuronal nitric oxidase synthase protein expression (and its variant penile neuronal nitric oxidase synthase) were detected. A reduction of NO(x) levels and superoxide dismutase activity was observed in L-NAME-treated animals, which was significantly reversed by physical training. Gene expression of subunit gp91(phox) was enhanced by approximately 2-fold in erectile tissue of L-NAME-treated rats, and that was restored to basal levels by run training. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that ED seen after long-term L-NAME treatment is associated with gp91(phox) subunit upregulation and decreased NO bioavailability. Exercise training reverses the increased oxidative stress in NO-deficient rats, ameliorating the ED
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Upregulation of gp91(phox) subunit of NAD(P)H oxidase contributes to erectile dysfunction caused by long-term nitric oxide inhibition in rats : reversion by regular physical training
Gilberto De Nucci, Mario A. Claudino, Marcelo N. Muscara, Carla F. Franco-Penteado, Simone A. Teixeira, Fernanda B. M. Priviero, Enilton A. Camargo, Edson Antunes, Angelina Zanesco
Upregulation of gp91(phox) subunit of NAD(P)H oxidase contributes to erectile dysfunction caused by long-term nitric oxide inhibition in rats : reversion by regular physical training
Gilberto De Nucci, Mario A. Claudino, Marcelo N. Muscara, Carla F. Franco-Penteado, Simone A. Teixeira, Fernanda B. M. Priviero, Enilton A. Camargo, Edson Antunes, Angelina Zanesco
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Urology Vol. 75, no. 4 (Apr., 2010), p. 961-967 |