• 1. Andrology Laboratory, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Urology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
YUAN Jiuhong, Email: jiuhongyuan2107@163.com
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Autophagy is a lysosome dependent, conservative material degradation process, which exists in all eukaryotic cells and plays import roles in many pathophysiology process. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common male disease with multiple etiology. In recent years, more and more evidences have demonstrated that autophagy has a close relation to ED, therefore, we combine previous study to classify ED by hypoxia, aging, diabetes and other causes, and review the advances of autophagy in ED.

Citation: WU Changjing, FU Fudong, YUAN Jiuhong. Advances of autophagy in erectile dysfunction. West China Medical Journal, 2019, 34(4): 433-436. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201902072 Copy

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