A systematic review and meta-analysis on the use of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors alone or in combination with α-blockers for lower urinary tract symptoms due to …

M Gacci, G Corona, M Salvi, L Vignozzi, KT McVary… - European urology, 2012 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on phosphodiesterase type 5
inhibitors (PDE5-Is) have showed significant improvements in both lower urinary tract …

Mechanisms of penile erection and basis for pharmacological treatment of erectile dysfunction

KE Andersson - Pharmacological reviews, 2011 - ASPET
Erection is basically a spinal reflex that can be initiated by recruitment of penile afferents,
both autonomic and somatic, and supraspinal influences from visual, olfactory, and …

Monotherapy with tadalafil or tamsulosin similarly improved lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia in an international, randomised …

M Oelke, F Giuliano, V Mirone, L Xu, D Cox, L Viktrup - European urology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Tadalafil improved lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH; LUTS/BPH) in clinical studies but has not been …

Critical analysis of the relationship between sexual dysfunctions and lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia

M Gacci, I Eardley, F Giuliano, D Hatzichristou… - European urology, 2011 - Elsevier
CONTEXT: This review focuses on the relationship among sexual dysfunction (SD), lower
urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and related …

Current and emerging pharmacological targets and treatments of urinary incontinence and related disorders

MC Michel, L Cardozo, CJ Chermansky, F Cruz… - Pharmacological …, 2023 - ASPET
Overactive bladder syndrome with and without urinary incontinence and related conditions,
signs, and disorders such as detrusor overactivity, neurogenic lower urinary tract …

Tadalafil for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia: pathophysiology and mechanism (s) of action

KE Andersson, WC De Groat, KT McVary… - Neurourology and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background The PDE5 inhibitor tadalafil is investigation for the treatment of lower urinary
tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Several clinical …

Benign prostatic hyperplasia: a new metabolic disease of the aging male and its correlation with sexual dysfunctions

G Corona, L Vignozzi, G Rastrelli, F Lotti… - International journal …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a well‐recognized cluster of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors
including obesity, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and hyperglycaemia, closely associated with …

Phosphodiesterase type 5 expression in human and rat lower urinary tract tissues and the effect of tadalafil on prostate gland oxygenation in spontaneously …

A Morelli, E Sarchielli, P Comeglio… - The journal of sexual …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Introduction In humans, prostate phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5) expression
was prominently localized in the endothelial and smooth muscle cells of the vascular bed …

PDE5 inhibitors blunt inflammation in human BPH: a potential mechanism of action for PDE5 inhibitors in LUTS

L Vignozzi, M Gacci, I Cellai, A Morelli… - The …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH)/low
urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are often comorbid. Chronic inflammation is one of the …

Latest evidence on the use of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia

M Gacci, KE Andersson, C Chapple, M Maggi… - European urology, 2016 - Elsevier
Context Several preclinical reports, randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews, and
posthoc analyses corroborate the role of phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5-Is) in …