Red blood cell folate and benign prostatic hyperplasia: results from the NHANES 2001-2008.

Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) affects 30% of men worldwide, folate is essential for life. However, few studies have investigated the relationship between folate levels and BPH. The present study aims to explore the relationship between red blood cell (RBC) folate, a better indicator of long-term folate intake, and BPH in United States (US) men.

Bushen Tongluo formula ameliorated testosterone propionate-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats.

Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common disease in older men worldwide. However, there is currently no effective treatment for BPH. Bushen Tongluo Formula (Kidney-supplementing and collaterals-unblocking formula [KCF]) is a traditional Chinese medicine formula commonly used to ameliorate the symptoms of BPH, although the specific molecular mechanisms remain unclear.

Effect of Kangquan Recipe () on BAMBI Expression in Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Prostate in Rats with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.

Objective: To investigate the effect of Kangquan Recipe (, KQR) on bone morphogenetic protein and activin membrane-bound inhibitor (BAMBI) expression and its mechanism in rats with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Methods: Forty-eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 6 groups using a random number table, with 8 in each group: the normal group (normal saline 10 mL/kg), the model group (normal saline 10 mL/kg), the finasteride group (0.5 mg/kg), the low-dose KQR group (3.

Lyciiterpenoids A-D, four new rearranged eudesmane sesquiterpenoids from Lycii Cortex.

Four new rearranged eudesmane sesquiterpenoids, Lyciiterpenoids A-D (), together with four known compounds () were isolated from the aqueous extract of Lycii Cortex. Their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic analysis, and the absolute configurations of compounds were determined by the quantum chemical ECD calculations. The absolute configuration of was further confirmed by X-ray crystallographic data analysis.

Difference of Liver and Kidney Metabolic Profiling in Chronic Atrophic Gastritis Rats between Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment.

Acupuncture and moxibustion proved to be very effective in chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG). According to the Chinese traditional medicine theory, chronic diseases have an influence on the function of liver and kidney. However, there is little research to demonstrate this theory.

Three new lignanamides from the root of with anti-inflammatory activity.

Three new lignanamides, that is, a new lignanamide (), and a pair of enantiomers ( and ) were isolated from the EtOAc-soluble fraction of an EtOH extract of the root of . The structures of these new compounds, including their absolute configuration, were established on the basis of HR-ESI-MS, NMR spectroscopic data and quantum chemical ECD calculations. Compound showed significant anti-inflammatory activity in LPS-induced RAW 264.

A New Lignanamide from the Root of Lycium yunnanense Kuang and Its Antioxidant Activity.

A new lignanamide (), lyciumamide K, together with four known analogues (-), was isolated from the root of Kuang. Based on HR-ESI-MS, NMR spectral data and quantum chemistry ECD calculations, the structure of this new compound was confirmed, including its absolute configuration. Evaluation of the antioxidant activity of compounds - in the oxygen radical absorption capacity (ORAC) assay showed that they all exhibited significant antioxidant activities.

Clinical study on Kangquan Recipe (康泉方) for benign prostatic hyperplasia patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To observe the effectiveness and safety of Kangquan Recipe (康泉方, KQR) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients.

Methods: One hundred and six BPH patients were randomly assigned to the treatment group (53 cases) and the control group (53 cases) according to a random number table. The treatment group was given KQR orally; the control group was given cernilton orally.

Cell rotation using optoelectronic tweezers.

A cell rotation method by using optoelectronic tweezers (OET) is reported. The binary image of a typical OET device, whose light and dark sides act as two sets of parallel plates with different ac voltages, was used to create a rotating electric field. Its feasibility for application to electrorotation of cells was demonstrated by rotating Ramos and yeast cells in their pitch axes.

Effects of Kangquan Recipe on sex steroids and cell proliferation in rats with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Objective: To investigate the effects of Kangquan Recipe (KQR) on sex steroids and cell proliferation in an experimental benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) model in rats.

Methods: Seventy-two SD rats were randomly divided into six groups: the normal group, the model group, the finasteride group, and the low-, middle-, and high-dose KQR groups, 12 in each group. Except those in the normal group, the rats were injected with testosterone after castration for the establishment of BPH model and then given respectively with normal saline, finasteride, and low-, middle-, and high-dose of KQR for 30 days.

[Effect of kangquan recipe on basic fibroblast growth factor of prostate tissue in rats].

Objective: To investigate the effect of Kangquan Recipe (KQR) on basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in prostatic tissue of rats.

Methods: Benign prostatic hyperplasia model rat was established by injecting testosterone after castration. After being administered with KQR by gastrogavage for 30 days, the model rats were killed and their abdominal lobe prostate glands were taken for determining the protein and mRNA expressions of bFGF using immunohistochemical method and RT-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) respectively.

[Effect of Kangquan Recipe on apoptosis regulatory genes bax and bcl-2 mRNA in prostate of rats].

Objective: To investigate the effect of Kangquan Recipe (KQR) on apoptosis regulatory genes bax and bcl-2 mRNA in prostate of rats.

Methods: Benign prostatic hyperplasia model rat was established by injecting testosterone after castration. The model rats were killed and prostate glands were removed for examination after being treated with administration of KQR by gastrogavage for 30 days.