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Nitric Oxide ; 113-114: 23-30, 2021 09 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33915274

ABSTRACT

PnPP-19 peptide has a primary sequence design based on molecular modeling studies of PnTx2-6 toxin. It comprises the amino acid residues that are potentially significant for the pharmacological action of PnTx2-6. Ex vivo and in vivo experiments in normotensive, hypertensive, or diabetic murine models have shown a significant improvement in penile erection after administration of PnPP-19. Given the potential use of PnPP-19 in pharmaceutical formulations to treat erectile dysfunction and the lack of information concerning its mode of action, the present work investigates its activities on the nitrergic system. PnPP-19 induced a significant increase in nitric oxide (NO) and cGMP levels in corpus cavernosum (cc). These effects were inhibited by l-NAME, a non-selective inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS); were partially inhibited by 7- Nitroindazole, a selective inhibitor of neuronal NOS (nNOS); and were abolished by L-NIL, a selective inhibitor of inducible NOS (iNOS). This potentiating effect was not affected by atropine. PnPP-19 also led to changes in mRNA levels, protein expression and phosphorylation at specific sites of NOS, in cc. Assays using cavernous tissue from knockout mice to endothelial NOS (eNOS), nNOS or iNOS showed that PnPP-19 potentiates relaxation only in eNOS-knockout mice, which suggests an essential role for nNOS. Surprisingly, iNOS enhanced the potentiation of erectile function evoked by PnPP-19. Our results demonstrate that this new synthetic peptide potentiates erectile function via nitric oxide activation and reinforce its role as a new pharmacological tool for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.


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Erectile Dysfunction/drug therapy , Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/metabolism , Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I/metabolism , Peptides/pharmacology , Animals , Computational Biology , Erectile Dysfunction/metabolism , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I/deficiency , Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I/genetics , Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/deficiency , Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/genetics , Peptides/chemical synthesis , Peptides/chemistry , RNA, Messenger/genetics , RNA, Messenger/metabolism , Rats , Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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