Relationship of platelet-derived growth factor with benign prostatic hyperplasia.
- Author:
Jing CHU
1
;
Hong-Xing ZHONG
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, First Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Cell Proliferation;
Humans;
Male;
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor;
metabolism;
Prostatic Hyperplasia;
metabolism;
pathology;
Prostatitis;
metabolism;
pathology;
Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor;
metabolism
- From:
National Journal of Andrology
2007;13(10):932-935
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostatitis are very common diseases in elderly men. The recent researches demonstrate that chronic inflammation is often present in the prostatic tissue of patients with BPH and the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) plays an important part in stimulating prostatic cell proliferation by inducing mitogenesis. This article presents a detailed discussion on the relationship between PDGF and BPH.
