Urologic diseases are commonly diagnosed health problems affecting people around the
world. More than 26 million people suffer from urologic diseases and the annual expenditure …

The tumor extracellular matrix (ECM) is a barrier to anti-tumor immunity in solid tumors by
disrupting T cell-tumor cell interaction underlying the need for elucidating mechanisms by …

In cancer metastasis, secreted proteins play an important role in promoting cancer cell
migration and invasion and thus also in the increase of cancer metastasis in the extracellular …

BACKGROUND Stroma plays an essential role in glandular function in different systems. In
the prostate, it is responsible for the development and maintenance of the differentiated state …

The female prostate has aroused scientific interest because it is subjected to the same
diseases compromising the male prostate during aging. The objective of this work was to …

Prostatic differentiation during embryogenesis and its further homeostatic state maintenance
during adult life depend on androgens. Dihydrotestosterone, which is synthesized from …

Morphological and functional changes caused by diabetes in the accessory sex organs and
especially the prostate have been reported by several investigators. The aim of the present …

We have investigated epithelial cell proliferation and the rate of glandular recovery of the
ventral prostate (VP) and seminal vesicle (SV) promoted by testosterone replacement (TR) …

The diabetes causes alterations in various organ systems, including the male accessory sex
glands. The prostate is very important in the reproductive process and it is a frequent target …

In this study, we evaluated the involvement of rat ventral prostate smooth muscle cells (SMC)
in secretory activity and whether this function is modulated after castration. Cell morphology …