title: [Relationship between interleukin-8 levels in expressed prostatic secretion and expressions of bFGF and Bcl-2 in benign prostatic hyperplasia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the relationship between interleukin-8 levels in expressed prostatic secretion and expressions of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and Bcl-2 in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
  
  
  METHODS
  A series of 50 consecutive patients diagnosed with BPH and scheduled for transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) were included. Patients were divided into two groups, simple BPH and BPH with chronic prostatitis (CP). The grade of inflammatory changes in the prostate was then determined blindly by two experienced pathologists, according to the classification system. Expressed prostatic secretion (EPS) was collected right before TURP for IL-8 detection using ELISA kits. The resected prostatic tissue was harvested for immunohistochemistry to measure the expression of Bcl-2 and bFGF.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 30 (60%) patients were confirmed to have prostatic histologic inflammation. The volume of the prostate in BPH with CP was obviously larger than that in simple BPH (P=0.022). The NIH chronic prostatitis symptom index (NIH-CPSI) and international prostate symptom score (IPSS) of BPH with CP were both higher than those of simple BPH (P<0.05). Significantly increased levels of IL-8 were observed in EPS obtained from BPH patients with CP (mean level, 43.29 ng/L), compared with patients with simple BPH (mean level, 36.90 ng/L) (P=0.003). The expression of Bcl-2 in BPH with CP (mean level, 6.17) increased significantly, compared with those in simple BPH (mean level, 2.45) (P=0.013). The expression of bFGF in BPH with CP (mean level, 7.57) also obviously elevated, compared with those in simple BPH (mean level, 5.05) (P=0.008). Correlation coefficients of IL-8 levels in EPS and expression of Bcl-2 or bFGF indicated that IL-8 had strong correlation with Bcl-2 and bFGF respectively both in simple BPH and BPH with CP (0<R<1, P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IL-8, Bcl-2 and bFGF are significantly up-regulated in BPH with CP patients, compared with simple BPH patients. Inflammation might play an important role in the outcome and development of benign prostatic hyperplasia and makes it more severe.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital Baoshan Branch, Fudan University, Shanghai 201900, China.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China.
authors.forename: D Y
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Z H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016209:Interleukin-8; D008297:Male; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
chemical_list: C000595707:BCL2 protein, human; C508606:CXCL8 protein, human; D016209:Interleukin-8; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2