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ReviewReproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E2025

The role of programmed cell death in diabetes mellitus-induced erectile dysfunction: from mechanisms to targeted therapy.

Jun Zhang, Sheng Xin, Jiaquan Mao, Xiaming Liu, Tao Wang, Jihong Liu, Xiaodong Song, Wen Song

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Review in Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jun Zhang *Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Sheng Xin *Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jiaquan MaoDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Xiaming LiuDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Tao WangDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Jihong LiuDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Xiaodong SongDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China. songxdd@126.com.
Wen SongDepartment of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China. songwen@hust.edu.cn.

Funding

Huazhong University of Science and Technology 2019kfyXKJC06National Natural Science Foundation of China 82072838Tongji Outstanding Young Researcher Funding 2020YQ13
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease that often leads to vascular endothelial injury and peripheral neuropathy. Erectile dysfunction (ED), a common condition in andrology, is frequently associated with DM. The incidence of diabetes mellitus-induced ED (DMED) is second only to the cardiovascular complications of diabetes. Compared to other types of ED, DMED presents with more severe symptoms, rapid progression, and notable resistance to phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5is). Various forms of programmed cell death (PCD)-including apoptosis, autophagy, pyroptosis, and ferroptosis-play pivotal roles in the pathogenesis of DMED. An exacerbation of DMED is linked to critical irritants like advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the corpus cavernosum tissue. These irritants can spark anomalous activations of diverse PCDs, which damage primary corpus cavernosum cells like cavernous nerve cells, endothelial cells, and myocytes, leading to ED. Hence, we reviewed current knowledge on the mechanisms and therapeutic potential of targeting PCDs in DMED, aiming to advance strategies for enhancing erectile function.

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ApoptosisDiabetes ComplicationsDiabetes MellitusErectile DysfunctionAnimalsAutophagyHumansMalePhosphodiesterase 5 InhibitorsReactive Oxygen SpeciesPhosphodiesterase 5 InhibitorsReactive Oxygen SpeciesApoptosisAutophagyDiabetes mellitus-induced EDFerroptosisPyroptosis

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PMID40033391
PMCPMC11874627

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