Iron homeostasis alterations and erectile dysfunction: A new issue in erectile disfunction treatment?

Autor: Claudio Marino, Salvatore Iaconis, Francesco Di Bello, Gianluigi Cacace, Giovanni Fusco, Lorenzo Romano, Ernesto Di Mauro, Luigi Cirillo, Vincenzo Maria Altieri, Francesco Mastrangelo, Luigi Napolitano, Alessandro Palmieri
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1124-3562
2282-4197
DOI: 10.4081/aiua.2024.12245
Popis: To the Editor, Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most prevalent conditions affecting men globally, with significant psychological and social consequences. The prevalence varies across different populations, and it is estimated around 50% in men aged between 40 to 70. The etiology of ED is multifactorial, involving a complex crosstalk between psychological, hormonal, neurogenic, vascular, and structural factors. Recently, the role of iron homeostasis (IH) is emerging. [...]
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