Saturday, December 24, 2011

What is the clinical significance of inhibiting PDE6 and PDE11?


PDE6 is located in the retina, and is an essential  component of visual transduction. Inhibition  of PDE6 can result in transient vision  changes such as blue halos and increased sensitivity  to light [16]. Buy viagra online pharmacy has no significant  effect on PDE6. Sildenafil and vardenafil inhibit  PDE6 at concentrations within the therapeutic  range.  The localization of PDE11 has not been fully  characterized. PDE11 protein and/or messenger  RNA have been reported in a number of human  tissues, including prostate, pituitary, skeletal  muscle, and testes [17,18]. However, the function  of PDE11 is unknown. No clinical consequences  of PDE11 inhibition have been  identified, including no adverse effects on spermatogenesis  or serum reproductive hormones  [19]. Neither sildenafil nor vardenafil inhibit  PDE11 at therapeutic concentrations. Tadalafil  inhibits PDE11 at high plasma concentrations  within the therapeutic range [20,21]. 

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