The role of resistin on metabolic syndrome-induced erectile dysfunction and the possible therapeutic effect of Boldine.

Erkan Kara Erkan Kahraman Ezgi Dayar Gunay Yetik Anacak Omer Demir Sedef Gidener Neşe Atabey Nergiz Durmus

Published in: Andrology (2020)

MetS caused a deterioration in erectile function accompanied by an increase in resistin expression and a reduction in eNOS enzyme activation in the rat penile tissues. Boldine treatment resulted in an improvement in erectile function, independent of resistin expression.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
metabolic syndrome
binding protein
gene expression
oxidative stress
long non coding rna
type diabetes
diabetic rats
prostate cancer
combination therapy
cell proliferation