Androgens are deemed critical for penile‐tissue development, growth, and maintenance of
erectile function, however, their role in erection, especially in humans, remains controversial …

Several changes have been reported to occur in the cavernosal tissue and tunica albuginea
with aging. The atherosclerosis of the penis that occurs with aging causes a decrease in …

Associate Editor Michael G. Wyllie Editorial Board Ian Eardley, UK Jean Fourcroy, USA
Sidney Glina, Brazil Julia Heiman, USA Chris McMahon, Australia Bob Millar, UK Alvaro …

In a beautifully descriptive paper, authors from Rio de Janeiro and San Francisco report a
quantitative and qualitative histological analysis of spongiosal tissue in patients with bulbar …

Introduction Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a frequent complication of diabetes mellitus. The
efficacy of common ED therapies is low for diabetes-associated ED. Aim To explore the …

It was recently reported in the rat that vardenafil given in a continuous long-term manner was
successful in preventing smooth muscle fibrosis in the penile corpora cavernosa and …

Aging-related erectile dysfunction is characterized by a loss of smooth muscle cells (SMCs)
and fibrosis in the corpora cavernosa, and functionally by corporal veno-occlusive …

OBJECTIVE To determine whether skeletal muscle‐derived stem cells (MDSCs) convert into
smooth muscle cells (SMCs) both in vitro and in vivo, and in so doing ameliorate the erectile …

This study was designed to investigate the effect of vascular endothelial growth factor 164
adenovirus (Ad‐VEGF164)–transfected mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) on improving …

Introduction Androgens are critical for maintaining penile structure and function and
androgen deficiency alters the function of the corporal veno‐occlusive mechanism in animal …