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In animal models of peripheral nerve injury, glial growth factor-2 (GGF2), a member of the neuregulin family of growth factors, has neuroprotective and neurorestorative properties, but this potential has not been established after cavernous nerve (CN) injury.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The effectiveness of GGF2 in preserving axonal integrity and recovering erectile function in a rat model of radical prostatectomy-associated CN injury.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats underwent bilateral CN crush injury (BCNI) or sham surgery. Rats were administered GGF2 (0.5, 5, or 15 mg\/kg) or vehicle subcutaneously 24 hour pre and 24-hour post-BCNI, and once weekly for 5 weeks. Erectile function was assessed in response to electrical stimulation of the CN. CN survival was assessed by fluorogold retrograde axonal tracing in major pelvic ganglia (MPG). Unmyelinated axons in the CNs were quantitated by electron microscopy.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Main Outcome Measures<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Erectile function recovery, CN survival, and unmyelinated CN axon preservation in response to GGF2 treatment following BCNI.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Erectile function was decreased (P &amp;lt; 0.05) after BCNI, and it was improved (P &amp;lt; 0.05) by all doses of GGF2. The number of fluorogold-labeled cells in the MPG was reduced (P &amp;lt; 0.05) by BCNI and was increased (P &amp;lt; 0.05) by GGF2 (0.5 and 5 mg\/kg). The percentage of denervated Schwann cells in the BCNI group was higher (P &amp;lt; 0.05) than that in the sham-treated group and was decreased (P &amp;lt; 0.05) in the GGF2-treated (5 mg\/kg) BCNI group. In the BCNI + GGF2 (5 mg\/kg) group, the unmyelinated fiber histogram demonstrated a rightward shift, indicating an increased number of unmyelinated axons per Schwann cell compared with the BCNI group.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>GGF2 promotes erectile function recovery following CN injury in conjunction with preserving unmyelinated CN fibers. Our findings suggest the clinical opportunity to develop GGF2 as a neuroprotective therapy for radical prostatectomy.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jsm.12834","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,1,30]],"date-time":"2015-01-30T09:21:20Z","timestamp":1422609680000},"page":"897-905","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["GGF2 Is Neuroprotective in a Rat Model of Cavernous Nerve Injury-Induced Erectile Dysfunction"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Arthur L.","family":"Burnett","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology , Baltimore, MD , USA"},{"name":"The James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute , Baltimore, MD , USA"},{"name":"The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD , USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sena F.","family":"Sezen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Urology , Baltimore, MD , USA"},{"name":"The 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