Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5): A Highly Potent Inhibitor
The most popular PDEs are PDE5. Since cGMP produced by activation of this cell signalling pathway is central to a lot of physiological processes, PDE5 inhibition has been shown to exert a multitude of therapeutic roles, from erectile dysfunction to pulmonary hypertension. These inhibitors are designed to inhibit PDE5, but they are not as selective or affine…