Physiology of ejaculation: emphasis on serotonergic control.

Abstract:

:Ejaculation is constituted by two distinct phases, emission and expulsion. Orgasm, a feature perhaps unique in humans, is a cerebral process that occurs, in normal conditions, concomitantly to expulsion of semen. Normal antegrade ejaculation is a highly coordinated physiological process with emission and expulsion phases being under the control of autonomic and somatic nervous systems respectively. The central command of ejaculation is located at the thoracolumbar and lumbosacral levels of the spinal cord and is activated by stimuli from genital, mainly penile, origin although cerebral descending pathways exert both inhibitory and excitatory regulatory roles. Cerebral structures specifically activated during ejaculation form a tightly interconnected network comprising hypothalamic, diencephalic and pontine areas. A rational neurobiological approach has led to identify several neurotransmitters contributing to the ejaculatory process. Amongst them, serotonin (5-HT) has received strong experimental evidences indicating its inhibitory role in the central control of ejaculation. In particular, 5-HT1A cerebral autoreceptors but also spinal 5-HT1B and, in a lesser extent, 5-HT2C receptors have been shown to mediate the effects of 5-HT on ejaculation. Pharmacological strategies, especially those targeting serotonergic system, for the treatment of ejaculatory disorders in human will undoubtedly benefit from the application of basic and clinical research findings. In this perspective, the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) which basically increase the amount of central 5-HT and delay ejaculation in humans seems promising.

journal_name

Eur Urol

journal_title

European urology

authors

Giuliano F,Clément P

doi

10.1016/j.eururo.2005.05.017

keywords:

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2005-09-01 00:00:00

pages

408-17

issue

3

eissn

0302-2838

issn

1873-7560

pii

S0302-2838(05)00310-6

journal_volume

48

pub_type

杂志文章,评审
  • Prognostic factors for response to sildenafil in patients with erectile dysfunction.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To assess the clinical efficacy of sildenafil as treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) the factors associated with treatment failure were investigated. METHODS:Open, prospective study including 244 patients suffering from ED who were evaluated by anamnesis, physical exploration, blood test, dynamic penile ...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000049850

    authors: Martínez-Jabaloyas JM,Gil-Salom M,Villamón-Fort R,Pastor-Hernández F,Martínez-García R,García-Sisamón F

    更新日期:2001-12-01 00:00:00

  • The influence of various drugs on artificial oedema of the rat's bladder.

    abstract::An experimental oedema of the bladder wall was produced by electric coagulation current in 130 rats. The amount of oedema was calculated by determination of the difference between the weight of the freshly excised wet bladder and that after drying to constant weight. Thus, oedema of a fairly constant and reproducible ...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000472035

    authors: Strohmenger P,Wenzel H

    更新日期:1976-01-01 00:00:00

  • Preoperative and postoperative evaluation of prostate-specific antigen in localized prostatic cancer treated by radical prostatectomy.

    abstract::Preoperative prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values were determined in 73 patients with clinically localized prostatic cancer and candidates for a radical procedure. Correlation of preoperative PSA with a final pathological stage was attempted. Only in 44.8% of our 22 patients with organ-confined disease was the PSA v...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000474902

    authors: Zattoni F,Piazza R,Vianello R,Garbeglio A,Pagano F

    更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00

  • Crossed chemoprophylaxis assay between adriamycin and cis-platinum in recurrent superficial bladder tumor.

    abstract::Of 146 patients with superficial bladder carcinoma, 66 (35 primary and 31 recurrent from failure of thiotepa chemoprophylaxis) relapsed following transurethral resection (TUR) and chemotherapy with adriamycin or cis-platinum. A new TUR was carried out. In case of progression in the number of tumors, size, stage or gra...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000472630

    authors: Llopis B,Gallego J,Mompó JA,Boronat F,Alonso M,Moreno B,Jiménez JF

    更新日期:1986-01-01 00:00:00

  • Multiple ureteral diverticula: report of 2 cases and review of the literature.

    abstract::Multiple ureteral diverticula, probably acquired, are rare; they are most frequently diagnosed in elderly males and associated with infections of the urinary tract and prostatic hypertrophy. There is no definite treatment. On the other hand, one should be well aware of the possibly higher risk of transitional cell car...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1159/000463935

    authors: Wynant HP,Morelle V,Fonteyne E,Carpentier P

    更新日期:1990-01-01 00:00:00

  • The place of acupuncture in the management of psychogenic impotence.

    abstract::Successful sexual functioning is a complex process involving psychological and social responses as well as neurological, biochemical and vascular processes. Today it is believed that more than 50% of the sexual dysfunction cases have an organic etiology. Reflecting the controversy over the management of psychogenic im...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000475342

    authors: Yaman LS,Kiliç S,Sarica K,Bayar M,Saygin B

    更新日期:1994-01-01 00:00:00

  • Etiological aspects and interest of early surgical management of priapism.

    abstract::12 patients have been treated for priapism between March 1973 and September 1977. Etiologic conditions have been found 9 times, leaving only 3 idiopathic priapisms. Treatment of choice consisted of 8 saphenocavernous shunts, achieving detumescence in 7 cases and preserving sexual potency in 5. The precocity of operati...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000473100

    authors: Richard F,Fourcade R,Le Guillou M,Jardin A,Kuss R

    更新日期:1979-01-01 00:00:00

  • The natural history and predictors of outcome following biochemical relapse in the dose escalation era for prostate cancer patients undergoing definitive external beam radiotherapy.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The management of biochemical failure (BF) following external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) for prostate cancer is controversial, due to both the heterogeneous disease course following a BF and a lack of clinical trials in this setting. OBJECTIVE:We sought to characterize the natural history and predictors of ou...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2014.09.028

    authors: Zumsteg ZS,Spratt DE,Romesser PB,Pei X,Zhang Z,Polkinghorn W,McBride S,Kollmeier M,Yamada Y,Zelefsky MJ

    更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00

  • Down-regulation of estrogen receptor beta and transcriptional coregulator SNURF/RNF4 in testicular germ cell cancer.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:The role of estrogens and androgens in the etiology and progression of testicular germ cell cancer is poorly understood. To gain insight into the role of sex steroid action in testicular tumorigenesis, we have measured mRNAs encoding estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta), androgen receptor (AR), and their coregulat...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0302-2838(03)00382-8

    authors: Hirvonen-Santti SJ,Rannikko A,Santti H,Savolainen S,Nyberg M,Jänne OA,Palvimo JJ

    更新日期:2003-12-01 00:00:00

  • Clinical study of the longitudinal deformation of the flaccid penis and of its variations with aging.

    abstract::The length changes of the flaccid penis provoked by a maximum manual stretching of the glans have been measured in 905 men in order to study its biomechanical qualities. Our study shows that the flaccid penis is deformable, extensible and elastic in its longitudinal axis. The analysis of the variations of these biomec...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000474858

    authors: Bondil P,Costa P,Daures JP,Louis JF,Navratil H

    更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00

  • Surgical correction of severe Peyronie's disease without plaque excision. A new approach.

    abstract::We report 5 cases of severe Peyronie's disease treated by a new procedure. It consists of making parallel I-shaped incisions on the dorsal face of the penis so that the shortened part of the albuginea can increase. The 2 defects are covered with 2 patches of dura mater. All the cases except one had good results, eithe...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000471640

    authors: Sampaio JS,Passarinho A

    更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00

  • Effectiveness and morbidity of secondary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection after chemotherapy in testicular tumors.

    abstract::Addition of surgery to cytoreductive chemotherapy has increased the number of patients with complete remission after advanced testicular cancer. In this report, we present the morbidity of complete retroperitoneal lymph node dissection following aggressive chemotherapy in 10 of these patients. Although no mortality an...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000474102

    authors: Solé Balcells F,Villavicencio H,Germá JR,Algaba F

    更新日期:1983-01-01 00:00:00

  • Postchemotherapy laparoscopic retroperitoneal lymph node dissection for low-volume, stage II, nonseminomatous germ cell tumor: first 100 patients.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) is indicated after chemotherapy in case of radiologic incomplete remission or teratomatous elements in orchiectomy specimens. Open RPLND is associated with considerable morbidity, but technical difficulty of postchemotherapy laparoscopic RPLND (L-RPLND) can be si...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2012.09.036

    authors: Steiner H,Leonhartsberger N,Stoehr B,Peschel R,Pichler R

    更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00

  • Further experiences with the specific red cell adherence test (SRCA) in bladder cancer. a histological and cytological study.

    abstract::The red cell adherence test allows the disclosure of the blood group antigens incorporated on the surface of the urothelium. In the course of dedifferentiation the urothelium will lose its antigenicity. We applied this test on superfical bladder tumours (T1), carcinoma in situ and cytological specimens and observed a ...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000473993

    authors: Jakse G,Hofstädter F

    更新日期:1978-01-01 00:00:00

  • A novel robotic system for single-port urologic surgery: first clinical investigation.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:The idea of performing a laparoscopic procedure through a single abdominal incision was conceived with the aim of expediting postoperative recovery. OBJECTIVE:To determine the clinical feasibility and safety of single-port urologic procedures by using a novel robotic surgical system. DESIGN, SETTING, AND P...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2014.06.039

    authors: Kaouk JH,Haber GP,Autorino R,Crouzet S,Ouzzane A,Flamand V,Villers A

    更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00

  • Deep Learning Predicts Molecular Subtype of Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer from Conventional Histopathological Slides.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is the second most common genitourinary malignancy, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Recently, molecular subtypes of MIBC have been identified, which have important clinical implications. OBJECTIVE:In the current study, we tried to predict the molecu...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2020.04.023

    authors: Woerl AC,Eckstein M,Geiger J,Wagner DC,Daher T,Stenzel P,Fernandez A,Hartmann A,Wand M,Roth W,Foersch S

    更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00

  • Mechanisms of prostate atrophy after glandular botulinum neurotoxin type a injection: an experimental study in the rat.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Previous studies in humans, dogs, and rats have shown that intraprostatic injection of botulinum neurotoxin type A (BoNTA) reduces gland size. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the role of eventual impairment of sympathetic, parasympathetic, and sensory nerves to gland atrophy after intraprostatic BoNTA administrati...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2008.07.003

    authors: Silva J,Pinto R,Carvallho T,Coelho A,Avelino A,Dinis P,Cruz F

    更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00

  • Identification of new prostate cancer progression markers by differential hybridization analysis.

    abstract::In studies on the onset and progression of cancer, molecular biology has proven to be very useful. Reasoning that tumorigenesis can be considered as a multistep process in which a normal cell gradually escapes from its delicately regulated growth pattern, one might describe this process in terms of gene expression. Th...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1159/000474893

    authors: Schalken JA,Debruyne FM

    更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00

  • Value of duplex Doppler ultrasonography in renal colic.

    abstract:OBJECTIVES:The aim of our study was to determine the value of duplex Doppler ultrasonography (DDU) in the patients' evolution with renal colic. The study of the resistive index (RI), difference of the RI (ARI) associated with a DDU intravesical recording (ureteral jets) were compared with renographic findings in renal ...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0302-2838(01)00005-7

    authors: Geavlete P,Georgescu D,Cauni V,Niţa G

    更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00

  • Polymorphisms of Genes Involved in Glucose and Energy Metabolic Pathways and Prostate Cancer: Interplay with Metformin.

    abstract:BACKGROUND:Energy metabolism is important in cancer proliferation and progression, but its role in prostate cancer (PCa) remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:We explored whether single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of genes involved in energy metabolic pathways are associated with PCa risk and prognosis, and whether antidiabe...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2015.03.026

    authors: Murtola TJ,Wahlfors T,Haring A,Taari K,Stenman UH,Tammela TL,PRACTICAL Consortium.,Schleutker J,Auvinen A

    更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00

  • Prostate specific antigen doubling time as auxiliary end point in hormone refractory prostatic carcinoma.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:In hormone refractory prostatic carcinoma (HRPCa), the majority of patients have bone metastases only, which are by definition non-measurable. This makes objective evaluation of chemotherapeutic agents difficult. Prostate specific antigen (PSA) as a dynamic model was analyzed as potential auxiliary end point ...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0302-2838(02)00539-0

    authors: Schmid HP,Morant R,Bernhard J,Maibach R,Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK).

    更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00

  • Villous adenoma of the prostatic urethra.

    abstract::We present a case of villous adenoma of the prostatic urethra, without malignant transformation. A review of the diagnostic and therapeutic criteria and pathogenic hypotheses on this kind of lesion in the lower urinary tract are made. ...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000472952

    authors: Algaba F,Matias-Guiu X,Badia F,Solé-Balcells F

    更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00

  • Urinary BTA-stat, BTA-trak and NMP22 in surveillance after TUR of recurrent superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder.

    abstract:OBJECTIVES:To evaluate NMP22, BTA-Stat and BTA-Trak tests in monitoring recurrent transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder. METHODS:The tests were performed in 179 selected patients being followed up for recurrent superficial bladder tumors: 55 patients had bladder recurrence and 124 patients were recurrence free. T...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000020318

    authors: Serretta V,Pomara G,Rizzo I,Esposito E

    更新日期:2000-10-01 00:00:00

  • Treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and occurrence of prostatic surgery and acute urinary retention: a population-based cohort study in the Netherlands.

    abstract:OBJECTIVES:To assess and compare the risk of prostatic surgery in (subsets of) patients with a diagnosis of BPH. We sought to expand on data of an earlier pharmacy-based study by obtaining more information on BPH disease parameters by using a Dutch GP-based research database. METHODS:A retrospective cohort study (1994...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2004.11.001

    authors: Souverein PC,van Riemsdijk MM,de la Rosette JJ,Opdam PC,Leufkens HG

    更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00

  • Improving Standards of Care through the Publication of Surgeon Identifiable Outcome Data in Urology.

    abstract::Consultant Outcomes Publication aims to drive up standards of care by greater transparency and peer comparison of surgical practice and outcomes. This is despite difficulties of data entry and bias, and potential for risk avoidance and diminished training. ...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 社论

    doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2018.02.015

    authors: Thiruchelvam N,Joyce A,Speakman M,Catto JWF,Hagan P,Fowler S,Hermans L,Keeley F

    更新日期:2018-07-01 00:00:00

  • Urinary retention in patients with BPH treated with finasteride or placebo over 4 years. Characterization of patients and ultimate outcomes. The PLESS Study Group.

    abstract:OBJECTIVES:Knowledge regarding the incidence and prevalence of acute urinary retention and the ultimate outcome is very limited. The purpose of the present analysis was to document the natural history and outcomes of acute urinary retention (AUR) further specified as being either precipitated or spontaneous, and to eva...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验

    doi:10.1159/000020189

    authors: Roehrborn CG,Bruskewitz R,Nickel GC,Glickman S,Cox C,Anderson R,Kandzari S,Herlihy R,Kornitzer G,Brown BT,Holtgrewe HL,Taylor A,Wang D,Waldstreicher J

    更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00

  • Familial and hereditary prostate cancer by definition in an italian surgical series: clinical features and outcome.

    abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical impact of different definitions of hereditary prostate cancer (PCa), the relative risk (RR) of relatives of PCa cases and differences in clinical-pathological features and outcome as function of a family history in a surgical series exposed to Mediterranean diet. METHODS:We classifie...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2005.01.016

    authors: Sacco E,Prayer-Galetti T,Pinto F,Ciaccia M,Fracalanza S,Betto G,Pagano F

    更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00

  • Clinical Characteristics and Outcome for Four SARS-CoV-2-infected Cancer Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.

    abstract::Preliminary data suggest that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with higher mortality among cancer patients, particularly in those on systemic therapy. It is unclear whether this applies to patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). In this case series, 7...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type:

    doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2020.05.024

    authors: Szabados B,Abu-Ghanem Y,Grant M,Choy J,Bex A,Powles T

    更新日期:2020-08-01 00:00:00

  • Is ipsilateral testis mandatory for the occurrence of contralateral intratesticular biochemical changes indicative of hypoxia after unilateral spermatic cord torsion?

    abstract::Experimental unilateral spermatic cord torsion has been shown to induce both ipsilateral and contralateral intratesticular biochemical changes indicative of hypoxia. An experimental study was conducted to see whether the presence of the ipsilateral testicular tissue is necessary for the occurrence of the biochemical c...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000475039

    authors: Akgür FM,Kilinç K,Aktuğ T

    更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00

  • Growth characteristics of cultured human normal bladder epithelial cells: a comparison with urothelial carcinoma cell cultures.

    abstract::We present the in vitro growth characteristics and morphology of the first established long-term culture of human normal bladder epithelium. Normal bladder cells were grown with a mean generation time of 44 h and a life span of 33 population doublings in 12 weeks. The cells exhibited contact inhibition of growth. The ...

    journal_title:European urology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1159/000473448

    authors: Logothetou-Rella H,Nesland JM,Karayiannis A,Dimopoulos C

    更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00