Effect of sildenafil citrate on penile erection of rhesus macaques / 亚洲男科学杂志(英文版)

<p><b>AIM</b>To examine the effect of sildenafil citrate on penile erection of male rhesus macaque.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty Macaca mulatta were divided into the sildenafil treated and the control groups of 10 animals each. The penile size, the corpus cavernosal electromyogram (EMG) and the intra-corpus cavernosal pressure (ICP) were determined.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The diameter of penis and the ICP were significantly increased and the corpus cavernosal EMG significantly reduced in the sildenafil group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Sildenafil citrate increases the penile size and ICP and reduces the corpus cavernosal EMG in male rhesus macaque.</p>

Effect of sildenafil ciltrate on the sexual activities of male rats / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To obtain related pharmacodynamic data for the clinical experiment by observing the sexual activities of male rats after using sildenafil ciltrate through stomach irrigation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty male Sprague-Dawley rats were distributed into 4 groups with different dosages (control with distilled water, low dosage: 0.08%, medium dosage: 0.24% and high dosage: 0.72%). After the male Sprague-Dawlay rats were mated with their female counterparts in pairs, the latent period of chasing, the frequencies of chasing in 60 minutes, the latent period of intercourse and the frequencies of intercourse in 60 minutes were recorded.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the control, the frequencies of chasing were significantly increased and the latent periods of chasing were significantly shortened in both high dosage and medium dosage groups after using sildenafil (P < 0.01); The frequencies of intercourse in 60 minutes were significantly increased and the latent periods of intercourse were significantly shortened in all the groups after the use of sildenafil.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The sexual activities of male rats treated with sildenafil were significantly activated.</p>