期刊
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY
卷 293, 期 4, 页码 H2588-H2596出版社
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00173.2007
关键词
renin-angiotensin system; nitric oxide; Mas receptor; penile erection
资金
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL-71138] Funding Source: Medline
First published The vasodilator/antiproliferative peptide angiotensin-(1-7) [ANG-(1-7)] is released into the corpus cavernosum sinuses, but its role in erectile function has yet to be defined. In this study, we sought to determine whether ANG-(1-7) and its receptor Mas play a role in erectile function. The ANG-(1-7) receptor Mas was immunolocalized in rat corpus cavernosum by confocal microscopy. Infusion of ANG-(1-7) into corpus cavernosum at a rate of 15.5 pmol center dot kg(-1)center dot min(-1) potentiated the elevation of the corpus cavernosum pressure induced by electrical stimulation of the major pelvic ganglion (MPG) in rats. The facilitatory effect of ANG-(1-7) was completely blunted by the specific ANG-(1-7) receptor blocker A-779 and N-omega-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester. Nitric oxide (NO) release in the corpus cavernosum was evaluated with the fluorescent dye 4-amino-5 methylamino- 2', 7'-difluorofluorescein diacetate. Electrical stimulated-release of NO in rat corpus cavernosum was potentiated by ANG-(1-7). Furthermore, incubation of rat and mouse corpus cavernosum strips with ANG-(1-7) at 10 nmol/l resulted in an increase of NO release. This effect was completely abolished in mas-deficient mice. More importantly, genetic deletion of Mas resulted in compromised erectile function as demonstrated by penile fibrosis and severely depressed response to electrical stimulation of the MPG. Furthermore, the attenuated erectile function of DOCA-salt hypertensive rats was fully restored by ANG-(1-7) administration. Together these data provide strong evidence for a key role of the ANG-(1-7)-Mas axis in erectile function.
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