title: Erectogenic effect of the selective phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, DA-8159.
abstract: DA-8159, a new phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor, was assessed for its erectogenic potential by a penile erection test in rats, the relaxation of isolated rabbit corpus cavernosum (CC), and estimation of the intracavernous pressure (ICP) in the anesthetized dog. Oral administration of DA-8159 (0.3 to 1 mg/kg) increased the number of erections in rats with increasing dosage, with the highest penile erection index at 10 mg/kg. DA-8159 induced the relaxation of phenylephrine (PHE)-induced contractions in the rabbit CC and decreased the IC50 of the nitric oxide donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) in a dose-dependent fashion. In pentobarbital-anesthetized dogs, the intravenous administration of DA-8159 (1 approximately 300 g/kg) potentiated the increase in ICP induced by the intracavernosal SNP in a dose-related manner. These findings suggest that DA-8159 has significant therapeutic potential in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Research Laboratories, Dong-A Pharm. Co, Ltd, Yongin, Kyunggi, Korea. solemiooh@donga.co.kr
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: B O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009599:Nitroprusside / Q000494:pharmacology; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000187:drug effects*; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011743:Pyrimidines; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013449:Sulfonamides; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides
chemical_list: D009599:Nitroprusside; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D011743:Pyrimidines; D013449:Sulfonamides; C419664:udenafil; D000096926:Benzenesulfonamides