Inhibitory effect of Yukmijihwang-tang, a traditional herbal formula against testosterone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Hyeun-Kyoo Shin¹  Hye Kyung Ha¹  Chang Seob Seo¹  Mee Young Lee¹  In Sik Shin² 

[1] Basic Herbal Medicine Research Group, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 483 Expo-ro, 305-811, Yusung-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea;Basic Herbal Medicine Research Group, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 483 Expo-ro, 305-811, Yusung-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea;College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, 500-757, Gwangju, Republic of Korea;

关键词: Yukmijihwang-tang;    Traditional herbal formula;    Benign prostatic hyperplasia;    Dihydrotestosterone;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6882-12-48

 received in 2012-01-02, accepted in 2012-04-20,  发布年份 2012

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundYukmijihwang-tang, a traditional herbal formula, has been used for treating disorder, diabetic mellitus and neurosis in China (Liu-wei-di-huang-tang in Chinese), Japan (Lokumijio-to in Japanese) and Korea for many years. In this study, we investigated the effects of Yukmijihwang-tang water extract (YJT) on the development of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) using a rat model of testosterone propionate (TP)-induced BPH.MethodsA total of 30 rats were divided into five groups. One group was used as a control and the other groups received subcutaneous injections of TP for 4 weeks to induce BPH. YJT (200 or 400 mg/kg) was administered daily for 4 weeks to two groups by oral gavage concurrently with the TP. The animals were euthanized, the prostate and body weights were recorded, and tissues were subjected to hormone assays and histomorphology. In addition, we investigated proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression in the prostate using immunoblotting.ResultsAnimals with BPH showed significantly increased absolute and relative prostate weights, increased dihydrotestosterone levels in the serum or prostate and increased PCNA expression in the prostate; however, YJT-treated animals showed significant reductions compared with the animals with TP-induced BPH. Histomorphology also showed that YJT inhibited TP-induced prostatic hyperplasia.ConclusionsThese findings indicate that YJT effectively inhibited the development of BPH and might be a useful drug clinically.

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