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ea0022p527 | Male reproduction | ECE2010

Tadalafil attenuates proliferation and transdifferentiation of prostatic stromal cells indicating therapeutic potential for benign prostatic hyperplasia

Zenzmaier Christoph , Untergasser Gerold , Pernkopf Dominik , Berger Peter

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is characterized by tissue overgrowth and stromal reorganization primarily due to cellular proliferation and fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transdifferentiation. Given the recently reported beneficial effects of PDE5 inhibitors on lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to BPH this study aimed to investigate the influence of PDE5 inhibition on the prostate at a cellular level. We investigated the expression of PDE5 in the human prostate and demon...