{"id":32903,"date":"2026-09-03T18:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/?post_type=glossary-term&p=32903"},"modified":"2026-09-04T06:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:02:00","slug":"disfuncion-endotelial","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/es\/glossary-term\/disfuncion-endotelial\/","title":{"rendered":"Disfunci\u00f3n endotelial"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","glossary-category":[141],"glossary-product":[],"class_list":["post-32903","glossary-term","type-glossary-term","status-publish","hentry","glossary-category-erectile-dysfunction-treatments"],"acf":{"gt-definition":"<p>La disfunci\u00f3n endotelial es una afecci\u00f3n patol\u00f3gica caracterizada por el deterioro del funcionamiento del endotelio, la fina capa de c\u00e9lulas que recubre la superficie interior de los vasos sangu\u00edneos y las cavidades card\u00edacas.<sup>1<\/sup> Esta disfunci\u00f3n da lugar a una regulaci\u00f3n an\u00f3mala del tono vascular, lo que provoca que los vasos sangu\u00edneos se contraigan o estrechen en lugar de dilatarse.<sup>2<\/sup> La afecci\u00f3n se debe principalmente a una disminuci\u00f3n de la biodisponibilidad de \u00f3xido n\u00edtrico (NO) en las paredes de los vasos sangu\u00edneos, lo que conduce a una vasodilataci\u00f3n deficiente, un aumento de la inflamaci\u00f3n vascular y una permeabilidad vascular alterada.<sup>3<\/sup> En el contexto de la funci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil, la disfunci\u00f3n endotelial afecta a las peque\u00f1as arterias de resistencia del pene y al cuerpo cavernoso del pene, alterando la respuesta vasodilatadora normal necesaria para la erecci\u00f3n peneana.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n","gt-synonyms":"Disfunci\u00f3n endotelial vascular, disfunci\u00f3n de las c\u00e9lulas endoteliales, DE (nota: puede confundirse con disfunci\u00f3n er\u00e9ctil), disfunci\u00f3n vascular, deterioro de la funci\u00f3n endotelial, endoteliopat\u00eda","gt-citation":"[1] Bivalacqua TJ, Usta MF, Champion HC, Kadowitz PJ, Hellstrom WJ. Endothelial Dysfunction in Erectile Dysfunction: Role of the Endothelium in Erectile Physiology and Disease. J Androl. 2003;24(S6):S17-S37. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/j.1939-4640.2003.tb02743.x\n\n[2] Burnett AL. The role of nitric oxide in erectile dysfunction: implications for medical therapy. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2006;8(12 Suppl 4):53-62. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/j.1524-6175.2006.06026.x\n\n[3] Zou H, Zhang X, Chen W, et al. Vascular endothelium is the basic way for stem cells to treat erectile dysfunction: a bibliometric study. Cell Death Discov. 2023;9:143. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41420-023-01443-9\n\n[4] Konstantinopoulos A, Giannitsas K, Raptis S, Perimenis P. Endothelial Dysfunction, Erectile Dysfunction and Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors. An Update of the Current Data and Future Perspectives. Drug Target Insights. 2007;2:111-117. 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