Relationship of platelet-derived growth factor with benign prostatic hyperplasia

Chu, J.; Zhong, H.-X.

Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue 13(10): 932-935

2007


ISSN/ISBN: 1009-3591
PMID: 17977330
Document Number: 612835
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.

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