The Penile Erection Efficacy of a New Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitor, Mirodenafil (SK3530), in Rabbits with Acute Spinal Cord Injury(Pharmacology)

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Mirodenafil (SK3530) is a new potent and selective inhibitor of cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5). Recent clinical trials have demonstrated that mirodenafil is an effective treatment for erectile dysfunction. Its mechanism of action is enhancement of nitric oxide (NO) induced cGMP formation resulting in significant relaxation of the corpus cavernosum (CC). The aim of this study was to investigate the oral efficacy of mirodenafil in an acute spinal cord-injured rabbit model. Mirodenafil or sildenafil citrate was given orally to male rabbits with a surgical transection of the spinal cord at the L2-L4 lumbar vertebra or ischemic-reperfusion spinal cord injury (SCI). Erections were evaluated in a time-course manner by measuring the length of the uncovered penile mucosa. In the transection SCI model, penile erections were induced at 0.3, 1 and 3mg/kg of mirodenafil but sildenafil only showed an erectile response at 3mg/kg. The effects of 1 and 3mg/kg of mirodenafil were significantly increased by intravenous injection of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a nitric oxide donor. In the ischemic-reperfusion injury model, 3mg/kg of either mirodenafil or sildenafil produced a penile erection response. After injection of SNP, the lengths of immediate penile erections were significantly increased in the 1 and 3mg/kg mirodenafil and 3mg/kg sildenafil groups. The onset of erectile activity was faster with mirodenafil than with sildenafil citrate. These results demonstrate that mirodenafil may be useful for treating erectile dysfunction in patients with a spinal cord injury.
社団法人日本獣医学会の論文
2008-11-25

The Penile Erection Efficacy of a New Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitor, Mirodenafil (SK3530), in Rabbits with Acute Spinal Cord Injury(Pharmacology)

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