Profile of cell proliferation and apoptosis activated by the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways in the prostate of aging rats.
Amanda C R GonzagaGabriel H Campolina-SilvaHipácia Werneck-GomesJúnia D Moura-CordeiroLetícia C SantosGermán A B MahechaMônica Morais-SantosCleida A OliveiraPublished in: The Prostate (2017)
Our findings reveal that, as the animals age, there is an increase of proliferation in restricted areas of the prostate epithelium, and a concomitant reduction of the apoptosis rate with an increase in cell survival induced by caspase-8, indicating a focused and spontaneous disruption of tissue homeostasis.