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Effect of castration on metalloprotease activities in the lateral, dorsal, and anterior lobes of the rat prostate.
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Archives of andrology [Arch Androl] 1995 Sep-Oct; Vol. 35 (2), pp. 119-25. - Publication Year :
- 1995
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Abstract
- Several proteolytic enzymes are involved in mediating the regression of the prostate gland following castration. A previous study showed that plasminogen activator activities are elevated only in the ventral lobe by castration in the rat. Since matrix metalloproteases represent a different class of protease that degrade extracellular matrix, this study examined their activities in the lateral, dorsal, and anterior lobes of the rat in response to androgen deprivation. The results indicate that, in contrast to plasminogen activators, metalloprotease activities are increased in the lateral, dorsal, and anterior lobes following orchiectomy. This suggests that differences in regulation of certain proteases by androgens may occur in individual prostatic lobes.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0148-5016
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archives of andrology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8579472
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/01485019508987862