Neuropeptides and central control of sexual behaviour from the past to the present: a review

A Argiolas, MR Melis - Progress in neurobiology, 2013 - Elsevier
Of the numerous neuropeptides identified in the central nervous system, only a few are
involved in the control of sexual behaviour. Among these, the most studied are oxytocin …

Erectile dysfunction: Treatments, advances and new therapeutic strategies

A Argiolas, FM Argiolas, G Argiolas, MR Melis - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to get and maintain an adequate penile erection for
satisfactory sexual intercourse. Due to its negative impacts on men's life quality and increase …

Dopamine, erectile function and male sexual behavior from the past to the present: a review

MR Melis, F Sanna, A Argiolas - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Early and recent studies show that dopamine through its neuronal systems and receptor
subtypes plays different roles in the control of male sexual behavior. These studies show …

[HTML][HTML] Moringa oleifera extract enhances sexual performance in stressed rats

T Prabsattroo, J Wattanathorn, S Iamsaard… - Journal of Zhejiang …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aphrodisiacs are required to improve male sexual function under stressful conditions. Due to
the effects of oxidative stress and dopamine on male sexual function, we hypothesized that …

Oxytocin, erectile function and sexual behavior: last discoveries and possible advances

MR Melis, A Argiolas - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
A continuously increasing amount of research shows that oxytocin is involved in numerous
central functions. Among the functions in which oxytocin is thought to be involved are those …

Altered sexual behavior in dopamine transporter (DAT) knockout male rats: a behavioral, neurochemical and intracerebral microdialysis study

F Sanna, J Bratzu, MP Serra, D Leo… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Central dopamine plays a key role in sexual behavior. Recently, a Dopamine Transporter
knockout (DAT KO) rat has been developed, which displays several behavioral dysfunctions …

Erectile function and sexual behavior: A review of the role of nitric oxide in the central nervous system

MR Melis, A Argiolas - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nitric oxide (NO), the neuromodulator/neurotransmitter formed from l-arginine by neuronal,
endothelial and inducible NO synthases, is involved in numerous functions across the body …

Modulation of dopaminergic pathways to treat erectile dysfunction

U Simonsen, S Comerma‐Steffensen… - Basic & clinical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The currently recommended first‐line treatments of erectile dysfunction (ED),
phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i), for example sildenafil, are efficacious in many …

[HTML][HTML] The treatment of erectile dysfunction in patients with neurogenic disease

AN Shridharani, WO Brant - Translational Andrology and Urology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Erectile dysfunction (ED) related to compromise of the nervous system is an increasingly
common occurrence. This may be due to the multifactorial nature of ED, the myriad of …

Oxytocin-induced yawning: Sites of action in the brain and interaction with mesolimbic/mesocortical and incertohypothalamic dopaminergic neurons in male rats

F Sanna, A Argiolas, MR Melis - Hormones and behavior, 2012 - Elsevier
Oxytocin (80ng) induces yawning when injected into the caudal part of the ventral tegmental
area, the hippocampal ventral subiculum and the posteromedial nucleus of the amygdala of …