Cofilin: a promising protein implicated in cancer metastasis and apoptosis

J Xu, Y Huang, J Zhao, L Wu, Q Qi, Y Liu… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cofilin is an actin-binding protein that regulates filament dynamics and depolymerization.
The over-expression of cofilin is observed in various cancers, cofilin promotes cancer …

Cavernous nerve injury resulted erectile dysfunction and regeneration

N Jiang, C Wu, X Zhou, G Zhai… - Journal of immunology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is an important cause of reduced quality of life for men and their
partners. Recent studies have found that cavernous nerve injury (CNI) during prostate …

ROCK1 activation-mediated mitochondrial translocation of Drp1 and cofilin are required for arnidiol-induced mitochondrial fission and apoptosis

J Hu, H Zhang, J Li, X Jiang, Y Zhang, Q Wu… - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - Springer
Background Arnidiol is a pentacyclic triterpene diol that has multiple pharmacological
activities. However, the apoptotic activities of arnidiol in human cancer cells have not yet …

Molecular pathogenesis and treatment of cavernous nerve injury-induced erectile dysfunction: a narrative review

G Song, P Hu, J Song, J Liu, Y Ruan - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common complication after radical prostatectomy
(RP), and it seriously affects the quality of life in patients and their partners. The primary …

Nrf2 enhances the therapeutic efficiency of adipose-derived stem cells in the treatment of neurogenic erectile dysfunction in a rat model

S Yang, W Shi, Q Liu, Y Song, J Fang - Basic and Clinical Andrology, 2023 - Springer
Background Erectile dysfunction (ED) caused by intraoperative nerve injury is a major
complication of pelvic surgery. Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) have presented …

An EPO‐loaded multifunctional hydrogel synergizing with adipose‐derived stem cells restores neurogenic erectile function via enhancing nerve regeneration and …

J Shao, P Nie, W Yang, R Guo, D Ding… - Bioengineering & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Neurogenic erectile dysfunction (nED) is one of the most common and intractable
postoperative complications of rectal and prostate cancer surgery and sometimes …

An update on the current status and future prospects of erectile dysfunction following radical prostatectomy

H Asker, D Yilmaz‐Oral, CV Oztekin, S Gur - The Prostate, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Radical prostatectomy (RP) and radiation treatment are standard options for
localized prostate cancer. Even though nerve‐sparing techniques have been increasingly …

Suppression of cavernosal fibrosis in a rat model

MC Cho, WH Song, JS Paick - Sexual Medicine Reviews, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Cavernosal fibrosis is an important pathologic condition leading to erectile
dysfunction (ED). The etiologies of cavernosal fibrosis include aging, diabetes mellitus …

Lipopolysaccharide-preconditioned allogeneic adipose-derived stem cells improve erectile function in a rat model of bilateral cavernous nerve injury

Z Zhang, P Nie, W Yang, X Ma, Z Chen… - Basic and Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
Background Erectile dysfunction (ED) often occurs due to cavernous nerve injury (CNI) after
colorectal surgery. Cell-based therapies have great potential for the treatment of CNI-related …

The role of LIM kinase in the male urogenital system

J Park, SW Kim, MC Cho - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The LIM kinases (LIMK1 and LIMK2), known as downstream effectors, and the Rho-
associated protein kinase (ROCK), a regulator of actin dynamics, have effects on a diverse …