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ArticleTranslational andrology and urology2022

Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide ameliorated diabetes mellitus-induced erectile dysfunction in rats by regulating fibrosis and the NOS/ERK/JNK pathway.

Xiaolin Yao, Yufang Yuan, Taile Jing, Sunyi Ye, Shuo Wang, Dan Xia

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Article in Translational andrology and urology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaolin YaoDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Yufang YuanDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Taile JingDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Sunyi YeDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Shuo WangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Dan XiaDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus-induced erectile dysfunction (DMED) is a frequent complication of diabetes mellitus (DM), with limited therapy at present. This study aimed to explore the role and mechanism of Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharide (GLP) on DMED. Methods: DMED was induced in the experimental rats [male 12-week-old Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats] by treatment with streptozotocin (60 mg/kg) and apomorphine (APO). Next, rats in the GLP low dose (GLP-L)/GLP high dose (GLP-H) groups were treated with GLP (100 or 400 mg/kg/d, respectively) for 8 weeks. Subsequently, erectile function was assessed by APO and electrostimulation of the cavernous nerve (CN). Serum or penile testosterone (T), luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) contents were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The levels of oxidative stress indicators in the corpus cavernosum (CC) were measured by corresponding kits, and histological changes in the CC were observed by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) and Masson staining. Additionally, the apoptosis index, caspase-3, caspase-9, and eNOS expression, and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) were also detected. Furthermore, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and western blot assays were conducted to determine the Results: The erectile function test revealed that erectile dysfunction (ED) was alleviated in the DMED rats following treatment with GLP. Moreover, GLP upregulated the T and cGMP content, improved the oxidative stress and histological injuries of CC, and also inhibited the apoptosis and MMP loss of penile tissues in DMED rats. Furthermore, GLP treatment enhanced the mRNA expression of Conclusions: GLP ameliorated DMED by repairing the CC pathological damage and upregulating

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corpus cavernosum (CC)diabetes mellitus-induced erectile dysfunction (DMED)fibrosisGanoderma lucidum polysaccharide (GLP)NOS/ERK/JNK pathway

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PMID35958898
PMCPMC9360518
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