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However, it is unclear whether low androgen levels and type 1 diabetes cause ED by methylating the promoter region of eNOS in the penile corpus cavernosum.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>To clarify the effects of type 1 diabetes and hypo\u2010androgen status on the methylation level of the promoter region of the eNOS gene in penile cavernous tissue and their relationship with the erectile function.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Fifty\u2010eight eight\u2010week\u2010old male Sprague\u2013Dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u00a0=\u00a06): sham operation group, castration group, castration+testosterone (cast+T) group, normoglycemia group, diabetic group, and diabetic+methyltransferase inhibitor (5\u2010aza\u2010dc, 1.5\u00a0mg\/kg) group. The ICPmax\/MAP, serum T, the concentration of nitric oxide (NO), the expression of DNMT1, DNMT3a, DNMT3b, and eNOS, and the methylation level of the eNOS promoter region in penile corpus cavernosum of rat were examined 4\u00a0weeks after surgery in the sham\u2010operated group, the castration group, and the castration + testosterone replacement group. Those tests were examined after 6\u00a0weeks using of methylation inhibitors in the normoglycemic group, the diabetic group, and the diabetic + methylation inhibitor group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>ICPmax\/MAP, DNMT1, DNMT3a, DNMT3b, eNOS, and NO levels were significantly lower in castrated rats than in sham and cast+T rats (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05). ICPmax\/MAP, eNOS, and NO levels were lower, and DNMT1, DNMT3a, and DNMT3b expression levels were significantly increased in the diabetic group compared with the normoglycemic and diabetic+methyltransferase inhibitor groups (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05). There was no significant difference in the methylation level of the promoter region of eNOS in penile cavernous tissue of castrated rats compared with the sham group or the testosterone replacement group. The methylation level of the promoter region of eNOS in penile cavernous tissue was significantly higher in the diabetic group than in the normoglycemic group and diabetic+methyltransferase inhibitor group (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Although low androgen status inhibited the level of methyltransferase in rat penile cavernous tissue, did not affect the level of methylation in the promoter region of eNOS. Hyperglycemia inhibits the NO level in the penile cavernous tissue and the erectile function of rats by upregulating the methyltransferase level in the penile cavernous tissue and the methylation level in the promoter region of eNOS. 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