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You have accessJournal of UrologyBenign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Basic Research 10.7±8.2%, fibrous group; 16.4±12.7%) and C5b-9 (fibromuscular group; 15.9±6.2%, fibrous group; 17.6±9.2%) were significantly higher in the fibrous group (p=0.04, p=0.04, respectively). International Prostate Symptom Score Q5 subscore, indicating slow stream, was significantly higher in the fibrous group (p=0.04). CONCLUSIONS: In fibrous BPH with abundant fibrosis, the late complement pathway in addition to alternative pathway was activated compared to fibromuscular BPH. These results suggested that the alternative and late complement pathways was involved in the histological fibrous process of BPH. Source of Funding: None © 2024 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 211Issue 5SMay 2024Page: e79 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2024 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.Metrics Author Information Junya Hata More articles by this author Yuki Harigane More articles by this author Kei Yaginuma More articles by this author Syunta Makabe More articles by this author Hitomi Imai More articles by this author Seiji Hoshi More articles by this author Yuichi Sato More articles by this author Hidenori Akaihata More articles by this author Soichiro Ogawa More articles by this author Yoshiyuki Kojima More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...
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