Dihydrotestosterone in prostatic hypertrophy: I. The formation and content of dihydrotestosterone in the hypertrophic prostate of man
AUTOR(ES)
Siiteri, Pentti K.
RESUMO
To explore the relation between androgens and prostatic hypertrophy in man, the concentrations of testosterone, dihydrotestosterone, and androstenedione and the rate of conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone have been measured in normal and hypertrophic prostate tissue. First, a double isotope derivative technique was adapted for the measurement of tissue androgen content in 15 normal and 10 hypertrophic prostates. Although there was no significant difference in the content of androstenedione and testosterone between the two types of tissue, the content of dihydrotestosterone was significantly greater in the hypertrophic tissue (0.60 ±0.10 μg/100 g) than in the normal glands (0.13 ±0.05 μg/100 g). Second, a regional study was performed in three normal prostates and four glands with early hypertrophy, and it was demonstrated that the dihydrotestosterone content was two and three fold greater in the periurethral area where prostatic hypertrophy usually commences than in the outer regions of the gland. Finally, the rate of conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone has been measured under standardized conditions in tissue slices from 4 normal and 20 hypertrophic prostates. There was no significant difference in the rate of dihydrotestosterone formation between the two types of gland (6.0 ±0.8 and 7.8 ±0.5 μμmoles/15 mg of tissue per hr). While the mechanism by which dihydrotestosterone accumulation occurs remains unexplained, it is possible that the local accumulation of dihydrotestosterone may be involved in the pathogenesis of prostatic hypertrophy in man.
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