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Ventral prostate fibrosis in the Akita mouse is associated with macrophage and fibrocyte infiltration.
Journal of diabetes research - 1 Jan 2014
Lee Sanghee, Yang Guang, Mulligan William, Gipp Jerry, Bushman Wade
Abstract excerpt
A higher incidence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) among diabetic men is unexplained. Recently, prostate inflammation and fibrosis have been implicated as major contributing factors to bladder outlet obstruction and LUTS. We characterized the inflammatory cell infiltrate and collagen conte...
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