title: [Growth factors and benign prostatic hyperplasia].
abstract: The data about the possible role of growth factors in pathogenesis of benign prostatic hyperplasia are presented in this review article. Special attention is paid to the basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta1). The data about the regional concentration of growth factors in normal and benign hyperplastic human prostates are provided.
authors.affiliation: Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center CJSC, Erevan, Republic Armenia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boroian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D009130:Muscle, Smooth / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D005346:Fibroblast Growth Factors; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor