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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-11-16
pubmed:abstractText
Sildenafil (Viagra), a selective and specific inhibitor of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) phosphodiesterases (PDEs), is currently marketed for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Sildenafil is a potent and highly selective PDE-V inhibitor and enhances smooth muscle relaxation in human. Systemic arterial and venous smooth muscle cells contain PDE-V and nitric oxide (NO) which is a major mediator of relaxation of the smooth muscle cell. The aim of the present study is to investigate, in a rat model, the potential effect of sildenafil on survival of random pattern skin flaps. For this purpose, 32 Sprague-Dawley rats were used and a McFarlane-type caudally based skin flap was designed on the dorsum of the rat (2.5 x 8 cm). Rats were divided into four groups: One control (Group D), and three treatment groups (Groups A, B, C). Sildenafil was administered orally to the experiment groups; Group A: 3 mg/kg/single dose a day, Group B: 10 mg/kg/single dose a day and Group C: 10 mg/kg/twice dose a day. The areas of flap necrosis were measured in each group. The extent of viable flap areas were expressed as a percentage of total flap area, and differences were studied by Completely Randomised Experimental design. The areas of necrosis of skin flaps decreased depending on sildenafil dose, but viability of the flaps treated with 3 mg/kg/day was not different than the control group. The flaps receiving 2 x 10 mg/kg/day sildenafil gave the highest (P < 0.01) survival rate. As a conclusion, sildenafil may have a dose dependent effect to increase flap survival in random skin flaps.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0007-1226
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
57
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
769-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
The influence of sildenafil on random skin flap survival in rats: an experimental study.
pubmed:affiliation
Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey. nsarifakioglu@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article