title: Improvement of erectile function by Korean red ginseng (Panax ginseng) in a male rat model of metabolic syndrome.
abstract: The seriousness of metabolic syndrome is not due to the disease itself but its promotion of other diseases, such as erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. We investigated the effects of Korean red ginseng (KRG, Panax ginseng) extract on erectile function in a rat model of metabolic syndrome. We divided the rats into three groups: control, metabolic syndrome+normal saline (N/S) and metabolic syndrome+KRG. To determine the occurrence of metabolic syndrome in all groups, body weight and various biochemical parameters (e.g., blood glucose, insulin, cholesterol) were measured, and the intra-abdominal glucose tolerance test was performed. To investigate penile erection, the peak intracavernosal pressure (ICP), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and Masson's trichrome stain were evaluated. Erectile function was also investigated by measuring the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) levels of the corpus cavernosum. We found that the various biochemical parameters and body weight were similar in the metabolic syndrome+KRG group and the control group, although the values were slightly higher. The peak ICP/MAP ratio of the metabolic syndrome+N/S group was markedly decreased compared to the other groups. The cGMP level of the corpus cavernosum in the metabolic syndrome+N/S group was significantly lower than that of the other groups. As demonstrated in this model of metabolic syndrome with erectile dysfunction, KRG may improve erectile function.
authors: Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju 690767, Korea.
authors: Sung-Dae
authors: SD
authors: Kim
authors: Young-Joo
authors: YJ
authors: Kim
authors: Jung-Sik
authors: JS
authors: Huh
authors: Sae-Woong
authors: SW
authors: Kim
authors: Dong-Wan
authors: DW
authors: Sohn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D062186:Arterial Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005894:Panax; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000502:physiology; D010413:Penis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051381:Rats; D011921:Rats, Inbred WKY; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D006152:Cyclic GMP
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