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[Effects of autologous adipose-derived stromal vascular fraction on erectile dysfunction of hypertensive rats].

Gao F., Zhang SL., Liao S., Ge YZ., Zhou LH., Wu R.

Animal Study with a reported sample of 40, published in Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (2016) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.

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Study type
Animal Study
Journal
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (2016)
Country
China
Reported sample size
40
Source database
PubMed
PMID
26792698
DOI
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2016.02.013
Citations
1

Abstract (original English)

To study the effect of autologous adipose stromal vascular fraction (SVF) injection into corpora cavernosa on the hypertension-associated erectile dysfunction (ED) in rats and its possible mechanism. Healthy male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) at 30-week (n=40) and homologous rats with normal blood pressure (WKY) (n=20) were selected. Noninvasive blood pressure meter was used to measure the systolic blood pressure (SBP) at the tail. Cervical subcutaneous injection of apomorphine was applied to test penile erectile function. The rats with ED were divided into hypertension-associated ED rats treated with autologous SVF injection into corpora cavernosa (ED-SHR-SVF group) (n=8) and hypertension-associated ED rats treated with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) injection into corpora cavernosa (ED-SHR-PBS group) (n=8). The intracavernosal pressure (ICP) was measured in each group. Western blot and RT-PCR were conducted to test protein and mRNA expressions of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) in corpora cavernosa. The tail SBP in SHR rats was significantly higher than that in WKY rats ((197.47±6.82) mmHg vs (125.23±4.65) mmHg, P<0.05). The erectile rate in SHR rats was 60% (24/40), and that in WKY rats was 100% (20/20). After 5 V electrical stimulation, the ICP in the ED-SHR-SVF group was significantly higher than in the ED-SHR-PBS group ((83.42±3.21) mmHg vs (52.37±3.11)

What this study does not prove

  • • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
  • • This is preclinical work; animal or laboratory results cannot be applied to humans.

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Evidence from laboratory and animal studies provides groundwork for understanding mechanisms and potential before human studies continue.

How we grade evidence
Adipose TissueAnimalsBlood PressureErectile DysfunctionHypertensionMalePenile ErectionPenisRatsRats, Inbred SHR

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