scholarly journals Efficacy of Combination Dutasteride and Lycopene to Reduce Bleeding in Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) Post- Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) Overview of Hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1 α) Expression and Hematocrit Levels

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Eriawan Agung Nugroho ◽  
Siti Amarwati ◽  
Nugroho Akhbar

Trans Urethral Resection of the Prostate (TURP) is one of the gold operating standards for people with Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH), but the complications, like bleedings, often occur both in durante and post-surgery. The risk of bleeding in TURP is caused by angiogenesis. Hypoxia-Induced Factor-1 Alpha (HIF-1 α) is one of the trigger factors for angiogenesis in BPH. Based on the existing literature, it was found that there was a relationship between lycopene and dutasteride which both had a synergistic effect in inhibiting angiogenesis. However, the mechanism is unknown. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the combination of dutasteride and lycopene on the expression of HIF-1α and hematocrit levels in BPH patients undergoing TURP surgery. This research was an experimental study with "Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Post Test Only Design". The 22 patients were divided into 2 groups, namely T (dutasteride + lycopene), C (lycopene+plasebo), which were given every 24 hours for a minimum of 30 days until the TURP operation was carried out. The observation of HIF-1α expression used immunohistochemical methods. Different tests were conducted between the groups with Independent T-test. The result shows the combination of dutasteride and lycopene was not significant in reducing the HIF-1α expression, indicated by mean rank in the group (C) (= 21.60), group (T) (= 20.00). The results obtained from the Independent   T-test were (p = 0.410), meaning the difference in HIF-1α expression between the 2 groups was not significant: Average Δ Ht group C (= 1.26); group T (= -0,98). The statistical test with the Independent T-test obtained (p = 0.027), where there were significant differences. Giving a combination of dutasteride and lycopene for at least 30 days pre-TURP surgery was not effective in reducing the expression of hypoxia-induced factor - 1 alpha (HIF-1α) but was effective in reducing hematocrit levels compared to a single administration of dutasteride in BPH patients undergoing TURP surgery.

2004 ◽  
pp. 591-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Crescioli ◽  
P Ferruzzi ◽  
A Caporali ◽  
M Scaltriti ◽  
S Bettuzzi ◽  
...  

OBJECTIVE: Calcitriol analogues might represent an interesting new therapy for benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH). We here report the preclinical characterization of BXL-628, an analogue selected for an ongoing double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase II trial in BPH. DESIGN: Experiments with BXL-628 were carried out in human BPH cells and in the ventral prostate of intact and castrated rats. METHODS: BPH cell and rat prostate growth were evaluated along with morphological and biochemical hallmarks of apoptosis. RESULTS: BXL-628 inhibited human BPH cell proliferation and induced apoptosis even in the presence of androgens or growth factors. It also decreased prostate growth to an extent similar to finasteride, inducing DNA fragmentation and apoptosis, both in intact and in testosterone-supplemented castrated rats. Accordingly, BXL-628, like finasteride, increased the expression of clusterin, a prostatic atrophy marker. However, BXL-628 did not inhibit 5 alpha-reductase 1 and 2, did not bind to the androgen receptor (AR) in BPH homogenates and did not affect AR-coupled luciferase activity. In addition, BXL-628 did not affect rat pituitary and testis activity or calcemia. CONCLUSIONS: BXL-628 inhibited in vitro and in vivo prostate cell proliferation, and therefore might represent a novel, interesting option for the treatment of BPH.


2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andry Irawan ◽  
Ignatius Riwanto ◽  
Eriawan Agung Nugroho

Objective: This study proves differentiation of the combination of dutasteride and green tea, dutasteride, green tea, and placebo alone and their association with differences in hematocrit levels and the expression of hypoxia induced factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) in patients with Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH) were performed Trans urethral resection of the prostate (TURP) surgery. Material & method: Experimental study with the draft "randomized control trial". Comparing angiogenesis changes between groups of BPH patients who underwent TURP surgery to assess the expression of HIF-1α and Δ Ht (Hematocrit) after administration of dutasteride, green tea with combination of dutasteride and green tea for 14 days. Results: The combination of dutasteride and green tea was not significant in reducing the expression of HIF-1α. Mean P1 group (59.32 ± 14.69); P2 group (59.11 ± 20.73); P3 group (64.21 ± 14.95); K group (58.16 ± 16.00). Kruskal test results obtained p=0.491 walis which means the difference percentage of HIF-1α among the 4 groups was not significant. The mean Δ Ht P1 group (0.61 ± 0.204); P2 group (0.54 ± 0.250); P3 group (0.41 ± 0.275); group K (0.41 ± 0.275). In statistical test with Mann Whitney test comparing the percentage reduction obtained Ht levels dutasteride group against group of green tea obtained p=0.213 means that there is no significant difference. Where a significant difference to the other groups. Conclusion: The combination of dutasteride and green tea for 14 days before TURP surgery does not reduce the expression of HIF-1α in BPH patients who underwent TURP surgery. Δ Ht significant decline in the combination group compared with other groups and might be influenced by several factors during TURP surgery.


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