title: Response and Rebuttal to Letter to the Editor regarding "Taurine Supplementation Improves Erectile Function in Rats with Streptozotocin-Induced Type 1 Diabetes via Amelioration of Penile Fibrosis and Endothelial Dysfunction".
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Institute of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Yajun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Institute of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Mingchao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Institute of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. Electronic address: twang@hust.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Institute of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Institute of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Institute of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Shaogang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Institute of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Weiming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Institute of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Jihong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China; Institute of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
authors.forename: Zhangqun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003921:Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010410:Penile Erection; D010411:Penile Induration; D010413:Penis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013311:Streptozocin; D013654:Taurine
chemical_list: D013654:Taurine; D013311:Streptozocin