Endothelial function in patients with chronic bacterial prostatitis

Materials and methods: 120 patients with chronic bacterial prostatitis under clinical and laboratory exacerbation (study group) and 30 clinically healthy men (control group) were examined. The mean age in the study group was 39.6 ± 0.96 years, in the control group 36.8 ± 0.95 years. In all patients, the endothelial function markers were determined: metabolites of NO, endothelin I, free L-arginine, homocysteine, a test with reactive hyperemia was performed. Results: The results of the measurements showed a decrease in the plasma level of total metabolites of nitric oxide in patients with exacerbation of chronic bacterial prostatitis by 18,7% to the parameters of the control group (32.1 ± 3.59 μmol / L) (26.1 ± 2.62 μmol / l) (р