Overview

This drug is a landmark discovery, which consequently has become the definitive therapy for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). Following the major breakthrough in the field of nitric oxide (NO)-physiology and pharmacology leading to sildenafil being marketed, the most current information is presented in this reference book, including ongoing research from several disparate groups about NO as endothelium-derived relaxing factor (EDRF) and also as a neurotransmitter for nerves innervating erectile tissue in mammals.The development of sildenafil as an oral phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitor drug for the treatment of ED resulted in one of the first products, which made its way successfully from basic NO research to routine clinical therapy.This volume addresses all fields of sildenafil application in both men and women. In a highly competitive research environment with a critical medical need for drug improvements the reader will learn more about clinical resistance to sildenafil treatment and the modalities to overcome the failure rates. The individual chapters cover clinical use, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, biochemistry, and cultural aspects. They are written by leading experts in their respective fields. Therefore, readers - whether professionals in the pharmaceutical industry, physicians treating ED, biochemists, chemists or pharmacologists - will find a detailed and up-to-date knowledge base about current research activities and an excellent overview for further research on this compound class and its cultural impact.

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Author:   Udo Dunzendorfer
Publisher:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Imprint:   Birkhauser Verlag AG
Edition:   2004 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9783764362553

ISBN 10:   3764362553
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   25 October 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

The discovery and development of Viagra®(sildenafil citrate).- Sildenafil, pharmacology of a highly selective PDE5 inhibitor.- Sildenafil citrate: a 5-year update on the worldwide treatment of 20 million men with erectile dysfunction.- Current and future strategies for preventing and managing erectile dysfunction following radical prostatectomy.- Neurologic erectile dysfunction.- Therapy of erectile dysfunction (ED) with sildenafil improves quality of life (QoL) and partnership (QoP).- Erectile dysfunction, depression, and pharmacological treatments: biologic interactions.- Potential role for the PDE5 inhibitor sildenafil in the treatment of female sexual dysfunction.- Molecular processing of sildenafil in endothelial function: potential applications in cardiovascular diseases.- Sildenafil and cardiovascular events — drug interactions.- Cardiovascular safety of sildenafil in the treatment of erectile dysfunction.- NO pathway and phosphodiesterase inhibitors in pulmonary arterial hypertension.- The phosphodiesterase V inhibitor low responder study (PILRS) in patients with erectile dysfunction — A rationale for a PDE5 inhibitor combination therapy.- Extended clinical use of sildenafil in patients with IPP, prostatitis and infertility syndrome.- The cultural impact of sildenafil.

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