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ABSTRACT: Aim
To investigate whether urine levels of miRNAs that regulate the function of endothelial cells are associated with effectiveness in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients treated with a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, tadalafil.Patients & methods
We measured urine levels of three miRNAs (miR-21-5p, miR-126-5p & miR-155-5p) in 55 BPH patients before and after tadalafil administration to understand its effectiveness.Results
Baseline urine miR-21-5p level was an independent predictor of response to tadalafil in multivariate regression analysis (odds ratio: 0.28; 95% CI: 0.10-0.77; p = 0.014). Receiver operator curve analysis revealed that baseline urine miR-21-5p could serve as a predictor of response (area under curve: 0.85; 95% CI: 0.75-0.95; p < 0.001).Conclusion
Urine miR-21-5p could serve as a biomarker in predicting response of tadalafil for BPH.
SUBMITTER: Tanaka T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6060390 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tanaka Tomoaki T Minami Akinori A Tashiro Kouichiro K Yoshida Naomasa N Tohda Akira A Yamakoshi Yasuo Y Yasumoto Ryoji R Sugita Shozo S Nakatani Tatsuya T
Future science OA 20180315 6
<h4>Aim</h4>To investigate whether urine levels of miRNAs that regulate the function of endothelial cells are associated with effectiveness in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients treated with a phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, tadalafil.<h4>Patients & methods</h4>We measured urine levels of three miRNAs (miR-21-5p, miR-126-5p & miR-155-5p) in 55 BPH patients before and after tadalafil administration to understand its effectiveness.<h4>Results</h4>Baseline urine miR-21-5p level was an ...[more]