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Erectile function in a rat model of cavernous nerve injury

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J Urol. 2010 Oct; 184(4) : 1560-6. Epub 2010 Aug 21.
Transplantation of nonhematopoietic adult bone marrow stem/progenitor cells isolated by p75 nerve growth factor receptor into the penis rescues erectile function in a rat model of cavernous nerve injury.

Kendirci M, Trost L, Bakondi B, Whitney MJ, Hellstrom WJ, Spees JL

PURPOSE: Radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer frequently results in erectile dysfunction and decreased quality of life. We investigated the effects of transplanting nonhematopoietic adult bone marrow stem/progenitor cells (multipotent stromal cells) into the corpus cavernosum in a rat model of bilateral cavernous nerve crush injury.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Multipotent stromal cells were isolated from the bone marrow of transgenic green fluorescent protein rats by plastic adherence (rat multipotent stromal cells) or magnetic activated cell sorting using antibodies against p75 low affinity nerve growth factor receptor (p75 derived multipotent stromal cells). Bilateral cavernous nerve crush injury was induced in adult male Sprague-Dawley rats. Immediately after injury 8 rats each were injected intracavernously with phosphate buffered saline (vehicle control), fibroblasts (cell control), rat multipotent stromal cells (cell treatment) or p75 derived multipotent stromal cells (cell treatment). Another 8 rats underwent sham operation (phosphate buffered saline injection). Four weeks after the procedures we assessed erectile function by measuring the intracavernous-to-mean arterial pressure ratio and total intracavernous pressure during cavernous nerve stimulation.

RESULTS: Intracavernous injection of p75 derived multipotent stromal cells after bilateral cavernous nerve crush injury resulted in a significantly higher mean intracavernous-to-mean arterial pressure ratio and total intracavernous pressure compared with all other groups except the sham operated group (p

CONCLUSIONS: Transplantation of adult stem/progenitor cells may provide an effective treatment for erectile dysfunction after radical prostatectomy.

PMID: 20728109 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE]