[Reactive oxygen species and erectile dysfunction].
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the common male diseases, which affects 15,200 men in the world. Recent discovery has shown the important role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in ED. This paper updates the researches on the role of ROS in ED, expounds the relationship of ROS with various risk factors of ED, and outlines the advances in the anti-oxidation treatment of the problem.
Zhang
Qi
Q
Department of Pharmacology, Nanjing Industrial University Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, China. nancyzhang03@hotmail.com
Yi
Jing-Ya
JY
Shang
Xue-Jun
XJ
D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species
D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species