ArticleVeterinary research communications2025
The impacts of L-citrulline and sildenafil on penile and testicular vascular perfusion pattern, advanced testicular analysis, steroids, and semen picture in normospermic dogs.
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Abstract
This study aimed for the first time to demonstrate the effects of combination of L-citrulline and sildenafil (L-Cit + S) on penile and testicular vascular perfusions in dogs regarding the semen quality and hormonal profile. Normospermic German Shepherd dogs were subdivided into three groups (n = 6/each); control group that injected 1 ml saline, second group subjected to L-Citrulline intravenous injection (L-Cit), and third one administrated oral dose of sildenafil with injected L-Cit (L-Cit + S). Dogs were examined at time points of assessment by hours. Semen collection, blood sampling, hormonal assaying, Doppler evaluation and testicular echo-texture analysis were performed. Testicular colored area (TCA) elevated significantly (P = 0.03) in L-Cit group at 8-120 h compared to other groups. While volume, echogenicity, and heterogeneity were not changed (P ≥ 0.05) among groups. Testicular and penile arteries Doppler indices were decreased (P = 0.01) in L-Cit group from 1 to 48 h with a sharp decrease (P = 0.01) was observed in L-Cit + S group within 1-8 h with a significant (P = 0.01) elevation of peak velocity and blood flow rate within the same hours in the same group. Motility % and sperm concentrations were increased (P = 0.02) at 4 h in third group. Circulating L-Cit levels were increased in second and third groups from 4 to 24 h, while S levels were (P = 0.01) increased from 1 to 4 h only in third group. An elevation of nitric oxide and estradiol levels was observed (P = 0.01) form 1 h in L-Cit + S group compared to other groups, while testosterone levels were increased (P = 0.01) from 1 h but rapidly declined till reach a lowest value at 48 h compared to other groups. Addition of L-citrulline to sildenafil demonstrated a more efficiency in improvement of blood flow, hormonal profile, and semen quality than using sildenafil alone due to the action of L-Cit on nitric oxide.
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