title: [Advances in pathogenesis and treatment of diabetic erectile dysfunction].
abstract: Erectile dysfunction is a familiar complication of diabetes mellitus, which results from combined factors of impairment to the vascular structure of the penis, the pathological changes in neural system and neural transmitters, and endocrine disorders. There are numerous therapeutic options for the treatment of diabetic erectile dysfunction, including medicines like PDE5 inhibitors, insulin, androgen, surgical therapy and gene therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Command, PLA, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210002, China.
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000728:Androgens / Q000502:physiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000502:physiology; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D019332:Endothelin-1; D009569:Nitric Oxide