Does vascular endothelial growth factor restore erectile function through inhibition of apoptosis in diabetic rat penile crura?
The decrease in and recovery of intracavernous pressure correlated significantly with a variation in anti-apoptotic protein expression in the diabetic and VEGF treated groups. To our knowledge this is the first study to show that intracavernous injection of VEGF restores erectile dysfunction through the inhibition of apoptosis in diabetic rats.
Simple smoking cessation advice combined with spirometric testing resulted in good 1 year cessation rates, especially in subjects with airway obstruction.