title: Endothelial progenitor cells and erectile dysfunction: a brief review on diagnostic significance and summary of our experience.
abstract: The article provides a brief review of the literature concerning the diagnostic use of endothelial progenitor cells in patients with erectile dysfunction. In particular, patients with arterial erectile dysfunction could benefit from the use of this diagnostic marker, which in clinical practice can be used together with more conventional methods such as the penile Doppler. It is very important to acquire diagnostic tools for the diagnosis of sub clinical form of endothelial dysfunction in these patients, in particular when the erectile dysfunction is associated with cardiovascular risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical and Pediatric Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosita A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Condorelli
authors.forename: Aldo E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Calogero
authors.forename: Enzo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vicari
authors.forename: Ylenia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Duca
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Favilla
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morgia
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cimino
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: La Vignera
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D042783:Endothelial Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D018783:Impotence, Vasculogenic / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers