Benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH)is a chronic male disease characterized by the enlarged prostate.Celtis choseniana Nakai(C.choseniana)is medicinally used to alleviate pain,gastric disease,and lung abscess.In this stu...Benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH)is a chronic male disease characterized by the enlarged prostate.Celtis choseniana Nakai(C.choseniana)is medicinally used to alleviate pain,gastric disease,and lung abscess.In this study,the effect of C.choseniana extract on BPH was investigated using testosterone-induced rats.Sprague Dawley rats were divided into five groups:control,BPH(testosterone 5 mg·kg^(−1)),Fina(finasteride 2 mg·kg^(−1)),and C.choseniana(50 and 100 mg·kg^(−1)).After four weeks of TP treatment with finasteride or C.choseniana,prostate weights and DHT levels were measured.In addition,the prostates were histopathologically examined and measured for protein kinase B(Akt)/nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB)/AR signaling,proliferation,apoptosis,and autophagy.Pro-state weight and epithelial thickness were reduced in the C.choseniana groups compared with that in the BPH group.The extract of C.choseniana acted as a 5αreductase inhibitor,reducing DHT levels in the prostate.Furthermore,the extract of C.choseniana blocked the activation of p-Akt,nuclear NF-κB activation and reduced the expression of AR and PSA compared with BPH.Moreover,the ex-pression of Bax,PARP-1,and p53 increased,while the expression of bcl-2 decreased.The present study demonstrated that C.choseni-ana extract alleviated testosterone-induced BPH by suppressing 5αreductase and Akt/NF-κB activation,reducing AR signaling and in-ducing apoptosis and autophagy in the prostate.These results suggested that C.choseniana probably contain potential herbal agents to alleviate BPH.展开更多
文摘Benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH)is a chronic male disease characterized by the enlarged prostate.Celtis choseniana Nakai(C.choseniana)is medicinally used to alleviate pain,gastric disease,and lung abscess.In this study,the effect of C.choseniana extract on BPH was investigated using testosterone-induced rats.Sprague Dawley rats were divided into five groups:control,BPH(testosterone 5 mg·kg^(−1)),Fina(finasteride 2 mg·kg^(−1)),and C.choseniana(50 and 100 mg·kg^(−1)).After four weeks of TP treatment with finasteride or C.choseniana,prostate weights and DHT levels were measured.In addition,the prostates were histopathologically examined and measured for protein kinase B(Akt)/nuclear factor-κB(NF-κB)/AR signaling,proliferation,apoptosis,and autophagy.Pro-state weight and epithelial thickness were reduced in the C.choseniana groups compared with that in the BPH group.The extract of C.choseniana acted as a 5αreductase inhibitor,reducing DHT levels in the prostate.Furthermore,the extract of C.choseniana blocked the activation of p-Akt,nuclear NF-κB activation and reduced the expression of AR and PSA compared with BPH.Moreover,the ex-pression of Bax,PARP-1,and p53 increased,while the expression of bcl-2 decreased.The present study demonstrated that C.choseni-ana extract alleviated testosterone-induced BPH by suppressing 5αreductase and Akt/NF-κB activation,reducing AR signaling and in-ducing apoptosis and autophagy in the prostate.These results suggested that C.choseniana probably contain potential herbal agents to alleviate BPH.
