Platelets and erectile dysfunction / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
;
(12): 771-774, 2015.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-276022
ABSTRACT
Platelets, small pieces of cytoplasm with biological activity, split and fall off the megakaryocytes and mature from the bone marrow. After stimulated, platelets produce nitric oxide to inhibit their own activation and aggregation. Pathologically, the injury of endothelial cells activates platelets and changes their functions. The release of inflammatory mediators and cytokines induces and enhances the development and progression of atherosclerosis, and thereby promotes the occurrence of erectile dysfunction. Besides, platelets and their related functional parameters may serve as important indicators in the diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction.
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Main subject:
Physiology
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Blood Platelets
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Platelet Activation
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Cytokines
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Endothelial Cells
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Atherosclerosis
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Erectile Dysfunction
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Metabolism
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Nitric Oxide
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
National Journal of Andrology
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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