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Glucocorticoids are induced while dihydrotestosterone levels are suppressed in 5-alpha reductase inhibitor treated human benign prostate hyperplasia patients.

Renjie JinConnor M ForbesNicole L MillerDouglas W StrandThomas CaseJustin Merrill Marken CatesHye-Young H KimPhillip A WagesNed A PorterKrystin M MantioneSarah BurkeJames L MohlerRobert J Matusik
Published in: The Prostate (2022)
After failure of medical therapy for BPH/LUTS, 5ARI therapy continued to inhibit androgenesis but a 5ARI-induced pathway increased tissue levels of GC not seen in patients on α-blockers. GC stimulation of organoids indicated that the GC receptors are a trigger for controlling growth of prostate glands. A 5ARI-induced pathway revealed GC activation can serve as a master regulator of prostatic branching and growth.
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