Derangements in endothelial cell-to-cell junctions involved in the pathogenesis of hypercholesterolemia-induced erectile dysfunction

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1893-1907

  Ryu, Ji Kan ^a   Zhang, Lu Wei ^a   Jin, Hai Rong ^a   Piao, Shuguang ^a   Choi, Min Ji ^a   Tuvshintur, Buyankhuu ^a   Tumurbaatar, Munkhbayar ^a   Shin, Sun Hwa ^a   Han, Jee Young ^a   Kim, Woo Jean ^a   Suh, Jun Kyu ^a  

^a Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elevated cholesterol; Endothelium; Erectile Dysfunction; Junction; Penis

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; ANGIOPOIETIN 1; ANGIOPOIETIN RECEPTOR; CD31 ANTIGEN; CHOLESTEROL; CLAUDIN 5; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CADHERIN; CADHERIN; CLDN5 PROTEIN, HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NOS3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CELL JUNCTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACAVERNOUS PRESSURE; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MOUSE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; PATHOLOGY; PENIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD31; CADHERINS; CLAUDIN-5; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IMPOTENCE, VASCULOGENIC; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PENIS;

EID: 67649850653     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01275.x     Document Type: Article

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