PMID: 6410140Jul 25, 1983Paper

Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) as a putative neurotransmitter in penile erection

Life Sciences
E A WillisJ Fahrenkrug

Abstract

The localization of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in the male genitourinary tract was investigated in the rabbit and man by means of radioimmunoassay and immunohistochemistry. In addition, the in vitro effect of VIP upon penile smooth muscle from man, the Vervet monkey, and the rabbit was investigated. Significant concentrations of VIP immunoreactivity were found in the human penis and all the organs of the rabbit genital tract apart from the testis. VIP immunoreactive nerve fibres were observed in the erectile tissue of the human and rabbit penis and in the other organs of the rabbit genital tract apart from the testis. Fibres were most abundant in association with blood vessels, in smooth muscle tissue, and subepithelially in glandular tissue. Strips of smooth muscle taken from the corpus cavernosum of Vervet monkey and man showed a dose-dependent relaxation in response to VIP at concentrations of 6 X 10(-8) mol X L-1 and 6 X 10(-7) mol X L-1. The data indicate that VIP may be an inhibitory neurotransmitter involved in the nervous control of penile erection.

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