Endothelium-specific gene and stem cell-based therapy for erectile dysfunction

• 来源期刊: 亚洲男性学杂志（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2008,（1）
• 页码范围: 14-22
• 页数: 9页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2008.00362.x

摘要

Erectile dysfunction (ED) commonly results from endothelial dysfunction of the systemic vasculature. Although phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors are effective at treating most cases of ED, they must be taken routinely and are ineffectual for a meaningful number of men. In recent years gene and stem cell-based therapies targeted at the penile endothelium have been gaining momentum in preclinical studies. These early studies reveal that gene and stem cell-based therapies may be both enduring and efficacious, and may eventually lead to a cure for ED. The following review will highlight our current understanding of endothelial-specific gene and stem cell-based therapies performed to date in a number of experimental animal models.