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SUBMITTER: Wang X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6893282 | biostudies-literature | 2019
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Xiaolong X Wang Yiming Y Gratzke Christian C Sterr Christian C Yu Qingfeng Q Li Bingsheng B Strittmatter Frank F Herlemann Annika A Tamalunas Alexander A Rutz Beata B Ciotkowska Anna A Waidelich Raphaela R Liu Chunxiao C Stief Christian G CG Hennenberg Martin M
Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity 20191122
Epidemiologic studies revealed a context between lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and metabolic syndrome. However, molecular mechanisms underlying this relationship are largely unknown. Prostate enlargement and increased prostate smooth muscle tone are important factors in the pathophysiology of LUTS suggestive of BPH. In the present study, we studied effects of the metabolic hormone ghrelin on prostate enlargement in rats with experimentally i ...[more]