Soluble guanylate cyclase beta1-subunit expression is increased in mononuclear cells from patients with erectile dysfunction.
The aim was to determine in circulating mononuclear cells from patients with erectile dysfunction (ED), the level of expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) beta1-subunit and phosphodiesterase type-V (PDE-V). Peripheral mononuclear cells from nine patients with ED of vascular origin and nine patients with ED of neurological origin were obtained. Fourteen age-matched volunteers with normal erectile function were used as control. Reduction in eNOS protein was observed in the mononuclear cells from patients with ED of vascular origin but not in those from neurological origin. Although sGC beta1-subunit expression was increased in mononuclear cells from patients with ED, the sGC activity was reduced. However, only the patients with ED of vascular origin showed an increased expression of PDE-V. This work shows for the first time that, independently of the aetiology of ED, the expression of sGC beta1-subunit was increased in circulating mononuclear cells; however, the expression of both eNOS and PDE-V was only modified in the circulating mononuclear cells from patients with ED of vascular origin.
Mateos-Cáceres
P J
PJ
Cardiovascular Research Unit, Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
Garcia-Cardoso
J
J
Lapuente
L
L
Zamorano-León
J J
JJ
Sacristán
D
D
de Prada
T P
TP
Calahorra
J
J
Macaya
C
C
Vela-Navarrete
R
R
López-Farré
A J
AJ
D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000378:metabolism; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000096:biosynthesis; D054706:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000201:enzymology*; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III / Q000378:metabolism; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000378:metabolism; D012995:Solubility; D015854:Up-Regulation
D021122:Protein Subunits; C496314:NOS3 protein, human; D052250:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III; D015106:3',5'-Cyclic-GMP Phosphodiesterases; D054706:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 5; C517381:PDE5A protein, human; D006162:Guanylate Cyclase; D006152:Cyclic GMP