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ArticleThe world journal of men's health2025

Mitochondrial FIS1 As a Novel Drug Target for the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: A Multi-Omic and Epigenomic Association Study.

Tianle Zhu, Pan Gao, Yukuai Ma, Peng Yang, Zhi Cao, Jingjing Gao, Junhua Du, Hui Jiang, Xiansheng Zhang

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Article in The world journal of men's health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Tianle Zhu *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2816-0175
Pan Gao *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0973-7845
Yukuai MaDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-8479-6779
Peng YangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3739-5047
Zhi CaoDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0426-4643
Jingjing GaoDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4226-3944
Junhua DuDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2064-843X
Hui JiangDepartment of Urology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6256-2733
Xiansheng ZhangDepartment of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China. zhangxiansheng@ahmu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6003-5182

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82071637National Natural Science Foundation of China 82371635University Natural Science Research Project of Anhui Province 2023AH053308
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeMitochondrial dysfunction may impact male erectile function, but the underlying genetic mechanisms remain unclear. The study aims to investigate the causal role for genetically regulated mitochondrial function in erectile dysfunction (ED) and to identify potential drug targets for the treatment of ED. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe data of gene methylation, gene expression and protein level related to mitochondria were extracted from the corresponding genome-wide association studies (GWAS) database. Discovery and validation datasets for ED were sourced from research by Bovijn et al, the FinnGen database, and the UK Biobank. We performed summary-data-based Mendelian randomization analysis, colocalization analysis, as well as molecular prediction and molecular docking analysis to assess the association between mitochondrial dysfunction and ED. We also identified relevant targets and potential molecules for the treatment of ED.

resultsThrough the integration of multi-omics results, we identified an inverse relationship between the expression of the mitochondrial-related gene

conclusionsThis study demonstrated the causal relationship between the mitochondrial

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Erectile dysfunctionMendelian randomization analysisMethylationMitochondrial diseasesMolecular docking simulation

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