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Jacob Rajfer is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States, focusing on the field of Medicine with a particular emphasis on subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Pharmacology.

Their research contributions span several main topics, including:

  • Sexual function and dysfunction studies
  • Hormonal and reproductive studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Healthcare and Venom Research
  • Ginger and Zingiberaceae research

Rajfer's recent publications illustrate a range of research interests and collaborations. Notable papers include:

  • IFN-γ-mediated control of SARS-CoV-2 infection through nitric oxide, 2023, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Activation of the iNOS/NO/cGMP pathway by Revactin® in human corporal smooth muscle cells, 2021, Translational Andrology and Urology
  • Nutraceutical COMP-4 confers protection against endothelial dysfunction through the eNOS/iNOS-NO-cGMP pathway, 2025, PLoS ONE
  • 169 COMP-4 Reduces Oxidative Stress Markers in the Rat Corpora Cavernosa and Media of the Penile Dorsal Artery, 2020, The Journal of Sexual Medicine
  • HF02-12 A 25-YEAR CELEBRATION OF THE LITTLE BLUE PILL THAT REVOLUTIONIZED AN INDUSTRY, 2024, The Journal of Urology

The author's collaborations have been frequent with several primary co-authors. These collaborators include:

  • Mónica G. Ferrini
  • Andrea Abraham
  • Leslie Graciano
  • Sabine Nguyen
  • Jesse N. Mills

Jacob Rajfer has contributed to journals across multiple specialized venues, specifically:

  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Translational Andrology and Urology
  • PLoS ONE
  • The Journal of Sexual Medicine
  • The Journal of Urology

Best Publications

  • Nitric Oxide as a Mediator of Relaxation of the Corpus Cavernosum in Response to Nonadrenergic, Noncholinergic Neurotransmission

    Jacob Rajfer;William J. Aronson;Peggy A. Bush;Frederick J. Dorey

  • Nitric oxide and cyclic GMP formation upon electrical field stimulation cause relaxation of corpus cavernosum smooth muscle

    Louis J. Ignarro;Peggy A. Bush;Georgette M. Buga;Keith S. Wood

  • Sildenafil for Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction in Men With Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Marc S. Rendell;Jacob Rajfer;Pierre A. Wicker;Michael D. Smith

  • Quercetin in men with category III chronic prostatitis: a preliminary prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    Daniel A Shoskes;Scott I Zeitlin;Asha Shahed;Jacob Rajfer

  • Dihydrotestosterone is the active androgen in the maintenance of nitric oxide-mediated penile erection in the rat

    J A Lugg;J Rajfer;N F González-Cadavid

  • L-arginine and phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors counteract fibrosis in the Peyronie's fibrotic plaque and related fibroblast cultures.

    Eliane G.A Valente;Dolores Vernet;Monica G Ferrini;Ansha Qian

  • Peyronie's Disease: A Review.

    Shahram S. Gholami;Nestor F. Gonzalez-Cadavid;Ching-Shwun Lin;Jacob Rajfer

  • VARDENAFIL PREVENTS FIBROSIS AND LOSS OF CORPORAL SMOOTH MUSCLE THAT OCCURS AFTER BILATERAL CAVERNOSAL NERVE RESECTION IN THE RAT

    Monica G. Ferrini;Monica G. Ferrini;Hugo H. Davila;Istvan Kovanecz;Sandra P. Sanchez

  • The efficacy and safety of tadalafil: an update

    C.C. Carson;J. Rajfer;I. Eardley;S. Carrier

  • Nitric oxide is a potent relaxant of human and rabbit corpus cavernosum.

    Peggy A. Bush;William J. Aronson;Georgette M. Buga;Jacob Rajfer

  • Reduction of penile nitric oxide synthase in diabetic BB/WORdp (type I) and BBZ/WORdp (type II) rats with erectile dysfunction.

    Dolores Vernet;Liping Cai;Hermes Garban;Martha L. Babbitt

  • Paraneoplastic syndromes in urologic malignancy: the many faces of renal cell carcinoma.

    Ganesh S Palapattu;Blaine Kristo;Jacob Rajfer

  • Hormonal Regulation of Testicular Descent: Experimental and Clinical Observations

    Jacob Rajfer;Patrick C. Walsh

  • Chronic daily tadalafil prevents the corporal fibrosis and veno-occlusive dysfunction that occurs after cavernosal nerve resection.

    Istvan Kovanecz;Amarnath Rambhatla;Monica G. Ferrini;Monica G. Ferrini;Dolores Vernet

  • Antifibrotic Role of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase

    M.G. Ferrini;D. Vernet;D. Vernet;T.R. Magee;T.R. Magee;A. Shahed;A. Shahed

  • Mechanisms of Disease: new insights into the cellular and molecular pathology of Peyronie's disease.

    Nestor F Gonzalez-Cadavid;Jacob Rajfer

  • Comparison of gene expression profiles between Peyronie's disease and Dupuytren's contracture.

    A Qian;R.A Meals;J Rajfer;N.F Gonzalez-Cadavid

  • Effect of aging on nitric oxide-mediated penile erection in rats

    H. Garban;D. Vernet;A. Freedman;J. Rajfer

  • Effect of nitric oxide on the differentiation of fibroblasts into myofibroblasts in the Peyronie's fibrotic plaque and in its rat model.

    Dolores Vernet;Monica G Ferrini;Eliane G Valente;Thomas R Magee;Thomas R Magee

  • Hormonal therapy of cryptorchidism: A randomized, double-blind study comparing human chorionic gonadotropin and gonadotropin-releasing hormone

    Jacob Rajfer;Jacob Rajfer;David J. Handelsman;David J. Handelsman;Ronald S. Swerdloff;Ronald S. Swerdloff;Richard Hurwitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Nestor F. Gonzalez-Cadavid
Nestor F. Gonzalez-Cadavid University of California, Los Angeles
Ronald S. Swerdloff
Ronald S. Swerdloff Lundquist Institute
Stephen J. Freedland
Stephen J. Freedland Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
David Heber
David Heber University of California, Los Angeles
William J. Aronson
William J. Aronson University of California, Los Angeles
Louis J. Ignarro
Louis J. Ignarro University of California, Los Angeles
David F. Penson
David F. Penson Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Arthur L. Burnett
Arthur L. Burnett Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Shalender Bhasin
Shalender Bhasin Brigham and Women's Hospital
José A. Rodríguez
José A. Rodríguez Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo

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