Flaxseed reduces epithelial proliferation but does not affect basal cells in induced benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats.

Ilma Cely de Amorim RibeiroCarlos Alberto Soares da CostaVivian Alves Pereira da SilvaLanna Beatriz Neves Silva CôrreaGilson Teles BoaventuraMauricio Alves Chagas

Published in: European journal of nutrition (2016)

These results suggest that flaxseed has a protective effect on the prostate epithelium in BPH-induced animals.

Keyphrases

benign prostatic hyperplasia
lower urinary tract symptoms
high glucose
diabetic rats
prostate cancer
induced apoptosis
drug induced
signaling pathway
endothelial cells
oxidative stress
cell proliferation