Chemical compound
[1]) is a vasodilator. It is a metabolite of the antianginal drug molsidomine and acts by releasing NO from the endothelial cells nonenzymatically. It also hyperpolarizes the cell membrane through influencing the sodium-potassium pump and thereby rendering it less responsive to adrenergic stimulation. Linsidomine injection at a dose of 1 mg produces usable erection[2] in about 70% of patients and full erection in up to 50% of patients. Linsidomine does not appear to be associated with priapism.[citation needed]
Linsidomine is neurotoxic and promotes oxidative stress on neurons.[3] Linsidomine is a peroxynitrite-generating compound involved in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases.[4]
References
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- ↑ Lemaire A, Buvat J (June 1998). “[Erectile response to intracavernous injection of linsidomine in 38 impotent patients. Comparison with prostaglandin E1]”. Progres en Urologie. 8 (3): 388–91. PMID 9689672.
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- ↑ Jang JH, Aruoma OI, Jen LS, Chung HY, Surh YJ (February 2004). “Ergothioneine rescues PC12 cells from beta-amyloid-induced apoptotic death”. Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 36 (3): 288–99. doi:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2003.11.005. PMID 15036348.
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