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. 2025 Mar 27;26(7):3073. doi: 10.3390/ijms26073073
ED Erectile dysfunction
CVD Cardiovascular disease
NCD Non-Communicable Disease
LCEE Loss of control of erection and ejaculation
NO Nitric oxide
NOS Nitric oxide synthase
nNOS Neuronal nitric oxide synthase
eNOS Endothelial nitric oxide synthase
PDE5 Phosphodiesterase Type 5
OS Oxidative stress
ROS Reactive oxygen species
RNS Reactive nitrogen species
ONOOH Peroxynitrous acid
ONOO– Peroxynitrite
ICAM-1 Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1
VCAM-1 Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1
NOX NADPH oxidase
XO Xanthine oxidase
iNOS Inducible nitric oxide synthase
SOD Superoxide dismutase
GSH Glutathione
MAPK Mitogen-activated protein kinases
ERK1/2 Extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1 and 2
MDD Major depressive disorder
IL-1 Interleukin 1
IL-6 Interleukin 6
TNF Tumor Necrosis Factor
HPG Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal
T2DM Type 2 diabetes mellitus
LUTS Lower urinary tract symptoms
BPH Benign Prostate Hyperplasia
XOR Xanthine oxidoreductase
PE Premature ejaculation
CP/CPPS Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome