Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors: current status and potential applications

DP Rotella - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2002 - nature.com
Phosphodiesterase enzymes convert cyclic GMP and cyclic AMP to the corresponding
nucleotide monophosphates. Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibition is now a widely …

Practitioners' Section-Novel phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors: Current indications and future directions

R Sharma - Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2007 - bioline.org.br
Cardiovascular diseases like hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and obesity
are the important predictors of erectile dysfunction (ED). Endothelial dysfunction is proposed …

Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibition in erectile dysfunction: an overview

F Giuliano - European Heart Journal Supplements, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Widely distributed throughout the body, cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are
functionally heterogeneous enzymes with potential roles in a number of physiological …

New therapeutic applications of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors (PDE5-Is)

G Ribaudo, M Angelo Pagano, S Bova… - Current Medicinal …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors (PDE5-Is) sildenafil, vardenafil, tadalafil and
the recently approved avanafil represent the first-line choice for both on-demand and …

Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors: state of the therapeutic class

CC Carson III - Urologic Clinics of North America, 2007 - Elsevier
With three effective and safe phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors, the clinician now
has multiple choices in the treatment of patients who have erectile dysfunction of all …

Treating erectile dysfunction and central neurological diseases with oral phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors. Review of the literature

G Lombardi, F Nelli, M Celso… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Erectile dysfunction (ED) is reported in a high percentage of patients with
central neurological disorders (CND). Aim An up-to-date review on oral phosphodiesterase …

Pharmacologic therapy for erectile dysfunction and its interaction with the cardiovascular system

N Ioakeimidis, JB Kostis - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Phosphodiesterase (PDE) enzymes are widely distributed throughout the body, having
numerous effects and functions. The PDE type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors are widely used to treat …

A review on the pharmacological importance of PDE5 and its inhibition to manage biomedical conditions

Q Saikia, A Hazarika, R Mishra - Journal of Pharmacology …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) is a cyclic GMP (cGMP) specific protein. It hydrolyzes the
phosphodiesterase linkage and catalyzes the conversion of cGMP to 5'GMP, which controls …

Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors: a biochemical and clinical correlation survey

NN Kim - International journal of impotence research, 2003 - nature.com
Abstract Phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE 5) is the major cGMP hydrolyzing enzyme in penile
corpus cavernosum and is an important regulator of nitric oxide-mediated smooth muscle …

Phosphodiesterase inhibitors in clinical urology

S Ückert, MA Kuczyk, M Oelke - Expert review of clinical …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
To date, benign diseases of the male and female lower urinary and genital tract, such as
erectile dysfunction, bladder overactivity, lower urinary tract symptomatology secondary to …