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JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
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OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glad222
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Complex I; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Oxidative phosphorylation; Prostate; Urology
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Age is the greatest risk factor for lower urinary tract symptoms attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH). Mitochondrial dysfunction is potentially involved in the fibrosis and lower urinary tract dysfunction in aged mice. Oleic acid (OA) shows potential as a mitochondrial modulator for the treatment of LUTS/BPH.
Background: Age is the greatest risk factor for lower urinary tract symptoms attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH). Although LUTS/BPH can be managed with pharmacotherapy, treatment failure has been putatively attributed to numerous pathological features of BPH (eg, prostatic fibrosis, inflammation). Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of aging; however, its impact on the pathological features of BPH remains unknown.Methods: Publicly available gene array data were analyzed. Immunohistochemistry examined mitochondrial proteins in the human prostate. The effect of complex I inhibition (rotenone) on a prostatic cell line was examined using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, immunocytochemistry, and Seahorse assays. Oleic acid (OA) was tested as a bypass of complex I inhibition. Aged mice were treated with OA to examine its effects on urinary dysfunction. Voiding was assessed longitudinally, and a critical complex I protein measured.Results: Mitochondrial function and fibrosis genes were altered in BPH. Essential mitochondrial proteins (ie, voltage-dependent anion channels 1 and 2, PTEN-induced kinase 1, and NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron-sulfur protein 3, mitochondrial [NDUFS3]) were significantly (p < .05) decreased in BPH. Complex I inhibition in cultured cells resulted in decreased respiration, altered NDUFS3 expression, increased collagen deposition, and gene expression. OA ameliorated these effects. OA-treated aged mice had significantly (p < .05) improved voiding function and higher prostatic NDUFS3 expression.Conclusions: Complex I dysfunction is a potential contributor to fibrosis and lower urinary tract dysfunction in aged mice. OA partially bypasses complex I inhibition and therefore should be further investigated as a mitochondrial modulator for treatment of LUTS/BPH. Hypotheses generated in this investigation offer a heretofore unexplored cellular target of interest for the management of LUTS/BPH.
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