Expression of the kallikreins-kinins system in the corpus cavernosum of rats / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the expression of the kallikreins-kinins system in the corpus cavernosum of rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The expression of tissue kallikrein I and kinin B2 receptor gene in the corpus cavernosum and heart of adult rats was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The tissue kallikrein I and kinin B2 receptor were detected in the corpus cavernosum as well as in the heart of the rats and the contents were similar.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>A kallikreins-kinins system exists in the corpus cavernosum of rats, and the content is rich, almost similar to that in the heart.</p>