Oestrogen And Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Effects On Stromal Cell Proliferation And Local Formation From Androgen

UroToday.com - Previous animal studies suggested a role for estrogens in the pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) 1,2. Estrogens interact with two forms of estrogen receptor (ER), ERα and ERβ. We recently reported the differential expression of the two ER subtypes in stromal and epithelial cells derived from human BPH tissues 3.

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Filed under: Cancer on July 31st, 2008