To the Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Impotence Research

V Travagli - International Journal of Impotence Research, 2021 - nature.com
I read with care the recent article from Colakerol et al. entitled “Effects of ozone treatment on
penile erection capacity and nitric oxide synthase levels in diabetic rats”[1]. This interesting …

Effects of ozone treatment on penile erection capacity and nitric oxide synthase levels in diabetic rats

A Colakerol, MZ Temiz, HH Tavukcu, S Aykan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
We aimed to determine the effects of ozone treatment on functional and biochemical
changes in corpus cavernosum of diabetic rats. A total of 18 rats were included in the study …

Evaluation of penile erectile function changes by assessing the nitrate oxidase expression in rat corpus cavernosum with neck bladder obstruction and given alpha …

HC MARTAMBA, AW SINRANG… - International …, 2020 - search.ebscohost.com
We conducted a review of evaluation erection function by assessing the expression level of
nitrate oxidase in rats with neck bladder obstruction and got alpha blocker treatment …

Ozone Therapy in Urology

S Ekici, AI Dogan Ekici, N Luleci - Yeditepe Medical …, 2015 - yeditepemedicaljournal.org
For the first time, ozone was used during World War I to treat soldiers having gangreen. It is
now accepted as a reliable medical therapeutic method. Ozone therapy is application of a …

Effect of sildenafil administration on penile hypoxia induced by cavernous neurotomy in the rat

L Vignozzi, A Morelli, S Filippi, GB Vannelli… - International journal of …, 2008 - nature.com
Hypoxia is a normal, physiological condition in penile tissue, which is interrupted by
reoxygenation associated to sleep-related erections. We previously described in the rat that …

Reactive oxygenated species (ROS) in male fertility; source, interaction mechanism and antioxidant therapy

D Fatehi, A Moayeri, O Rostamzadeh… - Research Journal of …, 2018 - indianjournals.com
Currently ROS is known as the cause of many diseases and damage to cells and tissues.
Many studies have shown that ROS is related to diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular …

Editors may inappropriately influence authors' decisions regarding selection of references in scientific articles

ME Falagas, VG Alexiou - International Journal of Impotence Research, 2007 - nature.com
The journal impact factor has been invented as an index of evaluation of the impact and
thus, by inference, the quality of scientific journals. However, even the inventors of this index …

Discovery of NO in the penis

J Rajfer - International journal of impotence research, 2008 - nature.com
In 1989, the recognition by our group at UCLA that nitric oxide was indeed the chemical
mediator of penile erection turned out to have major influences on our society and on some …

Does diabetes mellitus affect the progress of tolerance to isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN) in corporal tissue?

Ş Yildirim, S Ayan, Y Sarioğlu, Y Gültekin, S Uma - Nitric Oxide, 2000 - Elsevier
For erection to take place, the penile arteries and sinusoids have to dilate, thereby
increasing the blood flow into the penis. There is increasing evidence that release of l …

Lecture 2 Nitric oxide synthase and heme oxygenase knockout mice-what have we learned?

AL Burnett - International journal of impotence research, 2000 - search.ebscohost.com
Focuses on the role of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and heme oxygenase-2 (HO-2) in sexual
functions of mice. Involvement of nitric oxide in penile erection; Association between HO-2 …