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MOLECULAR THERAPY
卷 13, 期 4, 页码 705-715出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2005.10.016
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erectile dysfunction; hyperlipidemia; angiogenesis; gene therapy; adenoviral vector; angiopoietin-1; vascular endothelial growth factor
Hypercholesterolemia-related endothelial cell dysfunction and decreased endothelium-derived nitric oxide formation may account for impaired angiogenesis and subsequent erectile dysfunction. Angiopoietin-1 (Ang1) is a critical angiogenic factor for vascular maturation and enhances vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced angiogenesis in a complementary manner. We hypothesized that combined adenovirus-delivered human Angl (ad-Ang1) and VEGF165 (adVEGF165) gene transfer might promote angiogenesis cooperatively in a rat model of hyper-cholesterolemic erectile dysfunction and result in a recovery of erectile function. Ad-Ang1 and adVEGF165 were injected either alone or in combination into the corpus cavernosum of the penis. Combined gene transfer of both ad-Ang1 and ad-VEGF165 significantly increased cavernous angiogenesis, eNOS phosphorylation, and cGMP expression compared with that in the groups treated with either therapy alone. Erectile function, as evaluated by electrical stimulation of the cavernous nerve 2 and 8 weeks after treatment, was completely restored in the combined treatment group, whereas intracavernous injection of either ad-Ang1 or ad-VEGF165 alone elicited partial improvement. The results indicate that combined application of angiogenic factors may enhance cavernous angiogenesis cooperatively by reinforcing the endothelium both structurally and functionally, which results in an additive effect on erectile function in hypercholesterolemic rats.
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