The epidemiological characteristics of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) in mainland China are not completely understood. We performed this meta-analysis to assess the prevalence of BPH from 1989 through 2014. A total of 14 articles and 19 datasets were included. The pooled overall prevalence of BPH among men aged 40 years and older was 36.6% [95% CI, 32.3-44.8]. The occurrence rate of BPH in t...

OBJECTIVE Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the major public health problems among men: 50% of men over 55 are concerned with this disease. Prostate growth is under the control of androgens which act by means of several growth factors such as fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), epidermal growth factor and transforming growth factor beta. Basic FGF (bFGF) has been shown to stimulate pro...

Andrographis paniculata has been studied for their potential protective action on benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH). This polyphenol reported to repair the antioxidant defense mechanisms in prostate, reduce inflammation, and inhibit IGF-I IGF-II. its (BPH) ability inflammation prostate. study aimed explore various scientific evidence related exploration of management These three studies consist...

We evaluated whether type III 5-alpha reductase (SRD5A3; steroid reductase 5-alpha 3) polymorphism was associated with susceptibility of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and the combined effects in BPH risk between the type of short tandem repeat (STR) in SRD5A3 and the length of trinucleotide (CAG) repeats in androgen receptor (AR) gene. We compared the length of AC repeats in STR region of S...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to investigate any associations between benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the VDR gene (FokI, BsmI, ApaI and TaqαI loci) and the CYP17 gene (MspA1I locus), as well as TA repeat polymorphism in SRD5A2 gene among Lebanese men. MATERIALS AND METHODS DNA extracted from blood of 68 subjects with confirmed BPH and 79 ...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a condition that greatly affects the quality of life of middle-aged and elderly men. Histopathologically, hyperplastic changes frequently occur in the prostate tissue of elderly men, the incidence of which has been reported to reach approximately 80% in men in their 70s. In clinical practice, approximately 25% of men with histologic BPH are assumed to exper...

OBJECTIVE Erectile dysfunction (ED) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) frequently co-occur in men aged ≥40, along with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to BPH. Given little real-world evidence on treatment use or satisfaction with treatment for concurrent BPH/LUTS and/or ED, this study examined medication regimens and differences in satisfaction and health-related quality of li...

PURPOSE We compared the effects of alpha-adrenergic receptor blocker (α-blocker) monotherapy with those of combination therapy with α-blocker and 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor (5-ARI) on benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) progression for over 10 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 620 patients with BPH who received α-blocker monotherapy (α-blocker group, n=368) or combination therapy (combi...

Symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) occurs in one third of men over the age of 65 years. With an increase in the ageing population of Hong Kong, the number of men suffering from BPH is expected to increase in the next decade. These men will live longer, enjoy a better quality of life, and receive more comprehensive medical care for the remainder of their active lives than the previou...

Prostatic development is induced by androgens acting via mesenchymal-epithelial interactions. Androgens elicit their morphogenetic effects by acting through androgen receptors (ARs) in urogenital sinus mesenchyme (UGM), which induces prostatic epithelial development. In adulthood reciprocal homeostatic stromal-epithelial interactions maintain functional differentiation and growth-quiescence. Te...