[Endothelium-dependent and endothelium-independent vasodilation in patients with chronic prostatitis].

Using laser Doppler flowmetry, basal blood flow in patients with chronic prostatitis was evaluated. 90 men with chronic prostatitis and 30 healthy men of reproductive age underwent examination. For the assessment of endothelial vasomotor function, ionophoretic tests with 5% acetylcholine and 5% sodium nitroprusside were performed. Results of the study suggested a violations of the skin vasomotor activity in patients studied, which indicated a decrease in reserve capacity of the microvasculature both in bacterial and abacterial genesis of chronic prostatitis.