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  • Title: Content and distribution of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in cavernous tissue of human penis.
    Author: Shirai M, Maki A, Takanami M, Ando K, Nakamura K, Yanaihara N, Yanaihara C, Iguchi K, Fujita T, Iwanaga T.
    Journal: Urology; 1990 Apr; 35(4):360-3. PubMed ID: 2321332.
    Abstract:
    Penile erection is controlled by a valvular structure in the helicine artery in humans. The opening and closing of this valve are believed to be regulated by the autonomic nervous system, especially through the release of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP). We determined the content of VIP in cavernous tissue in 18 impotent patients and in 5 normal controls by radioimmunoassay, and we examined the distribution of VIP-ergic nerve fibers in cavernous tissue by an immunohistochemical method. As a result, it was found that the lower penile VIP content was more frequent among patients with organic impotence than among the controls. Furthermore, VIP-ergic nerve fibers were seen to be diffusely and loosely distributed in a large number of organic impotence patients. These findings suggest that organic impotence in some patients may be due to decreases in the VIP content and in VIP-ergic nerve fibers.
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