Problem statement: Two experiments were conducted to determine the effect of the prostatic fluid from the first and third fractions of the ejaculates on the freezability of poodle dog sperm. Approach: The ejaculates from 2 trained poodle dogs were collected. Effect of prostatic fluid from the first and third fractions of ejaculates on cryosurvival of dog sperm was examined. SDS-PAGE analyses we...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the hypothesis that the prostate contracts at ejaculation to push its secretions into the urethra. Although it has been mentioned that the prostate contracts at ejaculation, a report of this finding could not be traced in published studies. METHODS The electromyographic activity of 8 canine prostates was recorded by applying an electrode to the prostate. The prostati...

: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the overgrowth of prostate tissues with high prevalence in older men. BPH pathogenesis is not completely understood, but it is believed to be a result of de novo overgrowth of prostatic stroma. In this study, we show that aberrant activation of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) mobilizes mesenchymal/stromal stem cells (MSCs) in circulating blood, which...

AIMS To investigate the effect of combination endocrine treatment (CET) or luteinising hormone releasing hormone agonist and flutamide on non-neoplastic prostate, prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, and prostatic adenocarcinoma. METHODS The morphology, including the mitotic activity, of 12 radical prostatectomies from patients with prostatic adenocarcinoma pretreated for three months with CE...

OBJECTIVE To describe the prostatic arterial supply using Cone-beam computed tomography (CT) and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) before prostatic arterial embolization (PAE) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). METHODS In a retrospective study from January 2012 to January 2014, 55 male patients (110 hemipelves) with BPH who underwent PAE were evaluated by Cone-beam CT in addition to ...

Many previous studies have shown that a proportion of patients with carcinoma of the prostate have increased activity of the creatine kinase (E.C. 2.7.3.2) isoenzyme designated BB in sera from their peripheral blood. We have analyzed tissues from prostatic hyperplasia of 22 patients and from prostatic carcinoma of 23 additional patients. Prostatic carcinomas contain less (p less than 0.001) cre...

OBJECTIVE To compare the prostatic resistive index (RI) and measurements from pressure-flow studies (PFS) for the diagnosis and follow-up of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). PATIENTS AND METHODS In all, 338 men (aged 55-82 years) presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms were evaluated prospectively for BOO secondary to BPH. In all patie...

Background Prostatic carcinoma carries a high morbidity and mortality if it is not diagnosed early. In resource limited countries, patients are at increased risk of being diagnosed late as they are operated for presumed benign prostatic hyperplasia. The information on the magnitude and risk factors of this problem in our setting could assist in the overall optimization of care of patients at ri...

Aims: Benign prostatic hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma are common diseases that account for considerable morbidity and mortality of ageing population. In cancer related deaths in men, the prostatic cancer is the second most common to lung cancer. Purpose of this study is to analyze various clinicopathological features in benign and malignant prostatic lesions, to correlate of benign and malignan...