RGD Reference Report - Zhonghua nan ke xue = National journal of andrology - Rat Genome Database

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Zhonghua nan ke xue = National journal of andrology

Authors: Shao, JC  Wang, Y  Zhang, SW  Luo, DK  Chang, DG  Wu, XQ  Tang, M  He, ZM 
Citation: Shao JC, etal., Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue. 2005 Jun;11(6):413-8.
RGD ID: 2292079
Pubmed: PMID:15999482   (View Abstract at PubMed)

OBJECTIVE: To study angiogenesis and regulatory factors in the proliferated prostatic tissues of Sprague Dawley (SD) rats with BPH induced by testosterone. METHODS: Sixteen castrated SD rats, aged 8 weeks and weighing 200 approximately 250 g, were equally randomized into a model group and a control group, and the BPH model was established by subcutaneous injection of testosterone. Immunohistochemistry and MIAS (micro-image analysis system) were used to test the manifestations of MVD (microvessel density), VEGF (vascular endothelium growth factor), flk-1, endostatin, MMP-2 (matrix metalloproteinase-2) and TIMP-2 (tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2) in the prostatic tissues of both the model and the control groups. Multiple linear regression with the stepwise method was adopted to analyze the data. RESULTS: The manifestations of MVD, VEGF, flk-1, MMP-2, MMP-2/TIMP-2 and VEGF/endostatin in the model group were higher, while that of endostatin was lower than in the control group (P < 0.01), and the manifestation of TIMP-2 showed no statistical difference between the two groups. The regression analysis indicated that MVD was positively correlated to VEGF, VEGF/endostatin and MMP-2/TIMP-2 (r = 0.974, 0.986, 0.982, P < 0.05) and negatively correlated to endostatin (r = - 0.975, P < 0.05) . CONCLUSION: Testosterone could induce BPH in SD rats by increasing MVD and promoting the multiplication of vascular endothelial cells after regradation of basement membrane.

RGD Manual Disease Annotations    Click to see Annotation Detail View
TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
prostatic hypertrophy  ISOKdr (Rattus norvegicus)2292079; 2292079 RGD 
prostatic hypertrophy  IEP 2292079 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Kdr  (kinase insert domain receptor)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Kdr  (kinase insert domain protein receptor)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
KDR  (kinase insert domain receptor)


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