title: [Relationship of platelet-derived growth factor with benign prostatic hyperplasia].
abstract: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostatitis are very common diseases in elderly men. The recent researches demonstrate that chronic inflammation is often present in the prostatic tissue of patients with BPH and the platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) plays an important part in stimulating prostatic cell proliferation by inducing mitogenesis. This article presents a detailed discussion on the relationship between PDGF and BPH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, First Hospital Affiliated to Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510630, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Hong-Xing
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Zhong
mesh_terms: D049109:Cell Proliferation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor; D017479:Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor