Effects of chronic L-DOPA administration on neurogenic and endothelium-dependent relaxation responses in rabbit corpus cavernosum
dc.contributor.author | Yildirim, Seniz | |
dc.contributor.author | Fincan, Gokce Sevim Ozturk | |
dc.contributor.author | Isli, Fatma | |
dc.contributor.author | Ercan, Sevim | |
dc.contributor.author | Sarioglu, Yusuf | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-06-25T18:17:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-06-25T18:17:10Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.department | Kırıkkale Üniversitesi | |
dc.description | SARIOGLU, YUSUF/0000-0002-9227-365X; Yildirim, seniz/0000-0001-8038-5796 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Dopamine is a crucial central neurotransmitter that plays a fundamental role in the autonomic and somatic components of penile reflexes in animals and humans. Similar to the erectile responses of dopamine, systemic administration of L-DOPA induces yawning and penile erection in some species. The possible effects of L-DOPA on nitric oxide (NO)-dependent and-independent non-adrenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) relaxation responses mediated by electrical field stimulation (EFS) and endothelium-dependent relaxation were investigated in this study. Methods: Thirty-two adult albino male rabbits, in two- and four-week-treatment groups, were divided into three subgroups: control group (saline-injected) (n = 4), 3 mg/kg/day (low dose) L-DOPA-injected groups (n = 6) and 12 mg/kg/day (high dose) L-DOPA-injected groups (n = 6). After the intraperitoneal injection treatments, the corpus cavernosum tissues were placed in organ bath chambers. The EFS-mediated responses, and the concentration-response curve to carbachol, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), sildenafil were assessed. Results: The two-week treatment with high-dose L-DOPA decreased the NO-dependent NANC relaxation responses, while there was no change in the low-dose two- and four-week treatment groups. The NO independent NANC relaxation responses in the two-week groups decreased, and the responses in the four-week groups were unchanged when compared to the controls. The relaxation responses to carbachol showed no differences among all groups except for the high-dose four-week L-DOPA group. The relaxation responses of SNP and sildenafil were increased in all of the treatment groups when compared to the controls. Conclusions: The observed increases in SNP- and sildenafil-induced responses, along with the decreased EFS-mediated responses, suggest increased sensitivity in the NO-signalling pathway following L-DOPA administration. (C) 2016 Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences. Published by Elsevier Sp. z o.o. All rights reserved. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | closedAccess | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.pharep.2016.04.012 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 934 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1734-1140 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 27362769 | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-84976417330 | |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q1 | |
dc.identifier.startpage | 926 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharep.2016.04.012 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/6712 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 68 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000384517600009 | |
dc.identifier.wosquality | Q2 | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Polish Acad Sciences Inst Pharmacology | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Pharmacological Reports | |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | L-DOPA | en_US |
dc.subject | Corpus cavernosum | en_US |
dc.subject | Electrical field stimulation (EFS) | en_US |
dc.subject | Rabbit | en_US |
dc.subject | Peripheral nervous system | en_US |
dc.title | Effects of chronic L-DOPA administration on neurogenic and endothelium-dependent relaxation responses in rabbit corpus cavernosum | en_US |
dc.type | Article |