Association of high LDL concentrations with erectile dysfunction from a Mendelian randomization study.
Sci Rep
; 13(1): 22252, 2023 12 14.
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| ID: mdl-38097781
ABSTRACT
Lipid metabolism plays a key role in erectile dysfunction. Our purpose was to evaluate the influence of lipid-lowering drugs on erectile dysfunction employing a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) study. Genetic instruments were employed to represent the exposure of lipid-lowering drugs. Inverse variance-weighted MR (IVWMR) was employed to calculate the estimation of effects. IVW-MR analysis showed that the positive relationship between the expression of HMGCR and the risk of erectile dysfunction (odds ratio [OR] = 1.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.03-1.57; p = 0.028). No significant relationship was detected between NPC1L1, PSK9 expression and erectile dysfunction. This MR study suggested that HMGCR inhibitors are a more desirable treatment modality for patients with ED.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Erectile Dysfunction
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
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Sci Rep
Year:
2023
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Article
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