Patent ID: 7772278

Claim:
A method for treating erectile dysfunction in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of: (2S,3S)-2,3,4-tris(nitroxy)butyl 7-[5-((1E)(3S)-3-hydroxyoct-1-enyl)(1R, 4R,5R)-4-hydroxy-2-oxocyclopentyl]heptanoate; (2S)-2,3-bis(nitroxy)propyl 7-[5-((1E)(3S)-3-(nitrooxyoct-1-enyl)(1R,4R,5R)-4-(nitrooxy)-2-oxocyclopentyl]heptanoate; 3-nitrooxy-2,2-bis(nitrooxymethyl)propyl 7-[5-((1E)(3S)-3-hydroxyoct-1-enyl)(1R,4R,5R)-4-hydroxy-2-oxocyclopentyl]heptanoate; 3-nitrooxy-2,2-bis[(nitrooxy)methyl]propyl 7-[5-[(1E)(3S)-3-(nitrooxyoct-1-enyl)(1R,4R,5R)-4-nitrooxy-2-oxocyclopentyl]heptanoate; methyl 7-[5-((1E)(3S)-3-nitroxyoct-1-enyl)(1R,4R,5R)-4-nitrooxy-2-oxocyclopentyl]heptanoate; 2-[2-(nitrosothio)adamantan-2-yl]ethyl 7-[5-((1E)(3S)-3-hydroxyoct-1-enyl)(1R,4R,5R)-4-hydroxy-2-oxocyclopentyl]heptanoate; [{1-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-4-(nitrosothiol)-4-piperidyl}methyl 7-[5-((1E) (3S)-3-hydroxyoct-1-enyl)(1R,4R,5R)-4-hydroxy-2-oxocyclopentyl]heptanoate; and 2-methyl-2-(nitrosothio)propyl 7-[5-((1E)(3S)-3-hydroxyoct-1-enyl)(1R,4R, 5R)-4-hydroxy-2-oxocyclopentyl]heptanoate; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.