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JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
Volume 27, Issue 20, Pages 3147-3156Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.17903
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benign prostatic hyperplasia; dihydrotestosterone; finasteride; inflammation; oxidative stress; PSA; selenium; testosterone; tomato
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This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of selenium in combination with a tomato extract in aged rats with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The results showed that the combination treatment significantly reduced prostate weight and inhibited cell proliferation, while also decreasing oxidative stress and inflammation levels.
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common adenoma in old men. Tomatoes are a rich source of bioactive compounds that, as well as selenium (Se), possess antioxidant and antiproliferative activity. The aim was to evaluate the therapeutic effect of Se in combination with a tomato extract in aged rats with BPH. Aged male Wistar rats were divided in the following groups (n = 10 rats/group): Control (C), BPH, BPH + Finasteride (BPH + F), BPH + Tomato Lipidic Extract (BPH + E), BPH + Selenium (BPH + S) and BPH plus E plus S (BPH + E + S). After 4 weeks of treatment, prostate weight, diuresis, antioxidants enzymes, prooxidants and inflammatory markers, growth factors and androgens were determined. BPH + E + S reduced prostate weight by 59.29% and inhibited growth by 99.35% compared to BPH + F which only decreased weight and inhibited growth by 15.31% and 57.54%, respectively. Prooxidant markers were higher with BPH + F (49.4% higher vs. BPH), but BPH + E + S decreased these markers (94.27% vs. BPH) and increased antioxidant activity. Finally, diuresis was higher with the BPH + E + S combination and markers of inflammation and growth factors were significantly lower with respect to BPH + F. Our findings provide a beneficial and protective therapeutic option of E + S directed against androgens, oxidative stress and inflammation that regulates cell proliferation in the prostate gland.
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