Expression of the kallikreins-kinins system in the corpus cavernosum of rats.
- Author:
Tao WANG
1
;
Ji-hong LIU
;
Jun CHEN
;
Heng-jun XIAO
;
Yang LI
;
Zhang-qun YE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Animals; Male; Myocardium; metabolism; Penis; metabolism; RNA, Messenger; genetics; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Receptor, Bradykinin B2; biosynthesis; genetics; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; Tissue Kallikreins; biosynthesis; genetics
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2005;11(4):278-280
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the expression of the kallikreins-kinins system in the corpus cavernosum of rats.
METHODSThe 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).
RESULTSThe 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.
CONCLUSIONA kallikreins-kinins system exists in the corpus cavernosum of rats, and the content is rich, almost similar to that in the heart.
