The Acute Effects and Mechanism of Ketamine on Nicotine-Induced Neurogenic Relaxation of the Corpus Cavernosum in Mice

The present study aimed to investigate the acute effects and the mechanism of ketamine on nicotine-induced relaxation of the corpus cavernosum (CC) in mice. This study measured the intra-cavernosal pressure (ICP) of male C57BL/6 mice and the CC muscle activities using an organ bath wire myograph. Various drugs were used to investigate the mechanism of ketamine on nicotine-induced relaxation. Direct ketamine injection into the major pelvic ganglion (MPG) inhibited MPG-induced increases in ICP. D-serine/L-glutamate-induced relaxation of the CC was inhibited by MK-801 (N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor inhibitor), and nicotine-induced relaxation was enhanced by D-serine/L-glutamate. NMDA had no effect on CC relaxation. Nicotine-induced relaxation of the CC was suppressed by mecamylamine (a non-selective nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist), lidocaine, guanethidine (an adrenergic neuronal blocker), Nw-nitro-L-arginine (a non-selective nitric oxide synthase inhibitor), MK-801, and ketamine. This relaxation was almost completely inhibited in CC strips pretreated with 6-hydroxydopamine (a neurotoxic synthetic organic compound). Ketamine inhibited cavernosal nerve neurotransmission via direct action on the ganglion and impaired nicotine-induced CC relaxation. The relaxation of the CC was dependent on the interaction of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves, which may be mediated by the NMDA receptor.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 24(2023), 8 vom: 10. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Ming-Wei [VerfasserIn]
Chao, Tze-Chen [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Li-Yi [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Hsi-Hsien [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Stephen Shei-Dei [VerfasserIn]

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6384-92-5
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6M3C89ZY6R
Corpus cavernosum
Dizocilpine Maleate
Glutamic Acid
Journal Article
Ketamine
Major pelvic ganglion
N-Methylaspartate
N-methyl-D-aspartate
Nicotine
Nitric Oxide
Serine
Sympathetic nerve

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Date Completed 01.05.2023

Date Revised 01.05.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms24086976

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356117146