Iron homeostasis alterations and erectile dysfunction: A new issue in erectile disfunction treatment?


https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2024.12245
Vol. 96 No. 1 (2024)
Published: February 16, 2024
Erectile dysfunction, Nitric oxide, Iron
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Authors

  • Claudio Marino Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8625-1703
  • Salvatore Iaconis Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
  • Francesco Di Bello Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8585-3701
  • Gianluigi Cacace Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
  • Giovanni Fusco Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
  • Lorenzo Romano Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
  • Ernesto Di Mauro Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
  • Luigi Cirillo Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
  • Vincenzo Maria Altieri Department of Medicine and Health Sciences "V. Tiberio", University of Molise, Campobasso; Department of Urology, Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Italy.
  • Francesco Mastrangelo Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
  • Luigi Napolitano
    dr.luiginapolitano@gmail.com
    Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2036-0356
  • Alessandro Palmieri Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.

To the Editor,
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most prevalent conditions affecting men globally, with significant psychological and social consequences. The prevalence varies across different populations, and it is estimated around 50% in men aged between 40 to 70. The etiology of ED is multifactorial, involving a complex crosstalk between psychological, hormonal, neurogenic, vascular, and structural factors [...]


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Marino, C., Iaconis, S., Di Bello, F., Cacace, G., Fusco, G., Romano, L., Di Mauro, E., Cirillo, L., Altieri, V. M., Mastrangelo, F., Napolitano, L., & Palmieri, A. (2024). Iron homeostasis alterations and erectile dysfunction: A new issue in erectile disfunction treatment?. Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 96(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2024.12245

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