Inhibitory effect of sildenafil on the human isolated seminal vesicle.

Gajar, Sessin A.; Tano, Tania; Resende, Ângela C.; Bitencourt, José Augusto F.; De Lemos Neto, Miguel; Damião, Ronaldo; Criddle, David N.; De Moura, Roberto Soares

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of sildenafil on noradrenaline- and potassium-induced contractions of isolated human seminal vesicles (SVs), as premature ejaculation is a relatively common male sexual dysfunction that currently lacks an adequate therapy, and recent in vitro tests showed that sildenafil induces relaxation of rodent isolated SVs, but it is not known whether it also inhibits isolated human SV. MATERIAL AND METHODS Isolated strips of human SVs were suspended in an organ bath and cumulative concentration-response curves to either noradrenaline or KCl were constructed in the presence and absence of sildenafil to evaluate its inhibitory actions. RESULTS Sildenafil (25–100 µm) induced concentration-dependent inhibitory effects on the human SV contracted by either noradrenaline or KCl. These actions of sildenafil do not therefore appear to be mediated via a competitive antagonism of α-adrenoceptors and are consistent with its recognized ability to inhibit phosphodiesterase-5. CONCLUSIONS The present results show an important inhibitory action of sildenafil in the isolated human SV, supporting the therapeutic indication of this drug for treating premature ejaculation.

SILDENAFIL; SEMINAL vesicles; NEUROTRANSMITTERS; SEXUAL dysfunction; MEDICAL sciences

BJU International, 2007, Vol 100, Issue 6, p1322

1464-4096

Academic Journal

10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.07260.x