Review Article

Cavernous Nerve Injury Resulted Erectile Dysfunction and Regeneration

Table 1

EF in patients with CN injury.

StudyModelRegulation; mode of administrationTime point of evaluationFunctional or molecular outcome

1999 Bavetta S, Hamlyn PJ, et al.(rat)FK50612 weeksSpared axons in the dorsal column
2001 Sezen SF, Hoke A, et al.(rat)FK50614 daysEnhanced preservation of penile innervation
2002 Kershen RT, Yoo JJ, et al.(mouse)Reconstitution of human corpus cavernosum smooth muscle24 daysMaintenance of the smooth muscle phenotype confirmed
2006 Bella AJ, Lin G, Tantiwongse K, et al.(rat)Upregulation of penile iNOS48 hoursIncreased sensitivity of nitrinergic cavernosal tissue
2006 Hayashi N, Minor TX, et al.(rat)FK17068 weeksRestored axon shape and staining patterns
2007 Valentine H, Chen Y, et al.(rat)FK5067 daysImproved ICP to CNE
2011 Fricker FR, Lago N, et al.(mouse)Ninjurin-12 monthsNRG1-deficient axons found to regenerate at a slower rate
2011 Ji C, Min F, et al.(MDSC)Tissue-engineered corpus cavernosum with muscle-derived stem cells6 monthsExtracted all cellular components while preserving the original collagen fibres
2013 Lasker GF, Pankey EA, et al.(rat)Rho-kinase inhibitor azaindole-12 hoursImproved ICP to CNE
2013 Yin GN, Kim WJ, et al.(mouse)Ninjurin-17 daysImproved ICP to CNE
2015 Burnett AL, Sezen SF, et al.(rat)GGF25 weeksSchwann cells increased
2015 Cho MC, Park K, et al.(rat)Rho-kinase inhibitors4 weeksDecreased smooth muscle-to-collagen ratio
2015 Song SH, Park K, et al.(rat)Rho-kinase/LIM kinase/Cofilin4 weeksReduced ICP to CNE
2016 Haahr MK, Jensen CH, et al.Post RP ED menAutologous adipose-derived regenerative cells24 monthsRecovered erectile function
2017 Campbell JD, Burnett AL.(rat)Upregulation of eNOS21 daysImproved ICP to CNE
2017 Ding Z, Shen X, et al.(rat)Rho-associated kinaseImproved ICP to CNE
2017 Gao W, He X, et al.(rat)FK17064 monthsHigher S100β and GAP43
2017 Uvin P, Albersen M, et al.Post RP ED menRho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632Relaxation of corpus cavernosum in tissue strips
2018 Park J, Cho SY, et al.(rat)Inhibiting LIM-kinase21 weekImproved ICP to CNE
2020 Yang Q, Chen W, et al.(rat)Adipose tissue-derived stem cells and endothelial progenitor cells1 monthImproved ICP to CNE