2024-02-09 20:09:19
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Around 20% of men may suffer from erectile dysfunction, a problem that increases with age. Scientists at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have discovered a way that could help find new therapeutic alternatives for impotence. They publish the results of their work in the latest issue of Science.
By: The world
The research, carried out in mice, demonstrates that fibroblasts, connective tissue cells, play a key role in achieving penile erection, a function that was previously unknown.
As they explain, fibroblasts are essential to achieve the flow and retention of blood in the penis. But, in addition, scientists have shown that a greater frequency of erections stimulates the proliferation of fibroblasts. That is, the more erections, the more fibroblasts and, therefore, fewer erectile dysfunction problems.
This mechanism, the researchers point out, opens a new avenue for therapeutic exploration, since training could promote the proliferation of fibroblasts and the achievement of better erections.
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