Experimental rat prostatitis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis infection.

Ki-Seok JangIk-Hwan HanSeung-Ju LeeJin YooYe-Seul KimSeobo SimJae-Sook Ryu

Published in: The Prostate (2018)

Injection of T. vaginalis in rats caused prostatitis as revealed by pathologic changes, mast cell infiltration and increased CCL2 production. Therefore, this study provides the first evidence that T. vaginalis infection in rats causes prostatitis.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
radiation therapy
locally advanced
liver fibrosis
lymph node
rectal cancer