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ArticleBMC urology2017

Evaluation of serum prolidase activity and oxidative stress markers in men with BPH and prostate cancer.

Faruk Kucukdurmaz, Erkan Efe, Ahmet Çelik, Hasan Dagli, Metin Kılınc, Sefa Resim

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Article in BMC urology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Faruk KucukdurmazDepartment of Urology, Sutcu Imam University, Avsar Kampusu, 46100, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. drerkanefe@hotmail.com.
Erkan EfeDepartment of Urology, Sutcu Imam University, Avsar Kampusu, 46100, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Ahmet ÇelikDepartment of Biochemistry, Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Hasan DagliDepartment of Biochemistry, Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Metin KılıncDepartment of Biochemistry, Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Sefa ResimDepartment of Urology, Sutcu Imam University, Avsar Kampusu, 46100, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProstate cancer (PCa) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are diseases of elderly men and are related to increased oxidative stress (OS). Although prolidase has a role in collagen metabolism, it is also used to evaluate OS in many diseases. However, there is a lack of data about serum prolidase activity (SPA) in prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare SPA levels in males with BPH and PCa.

methodsEvaluation was made of a total of 81 men who underwent transrectal ultrasound guided prostate biopsy for a definitive diagnosis due to high PSA levels. Patients were separated into 2 groups as BPH and PCa patients. Pre-biopsy malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), PSA levels and serum prolidase activities (SPA) were compared between the groups and the correlations of SPA with the other parameters were also investigated in both groups.

resultsBPH was diagnosed in 51 patients and PCa in 30. The mean age of patients was similar in both groups as 63.25 ± 5.81 years in the BPH group 65.30 ± 7.35 years in the PCa group(p:0.081). The median MDA and SOD levels were insignificantly increased in the PCa patients. SPA values were similar in BPH and PCa patients. SPA did not correlate with age, PSA, MDA or SOD levels in either group.

conclusionsOur study results revealed that serum prolidase activity is similar in BPH and PCa cases and is not correlated with MDA, SOD or PSA levels.

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AgedBiomarkersDipeptidasesEnzyme ActivationHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxidative StressProspective StudiesProstatic HyperplasiaProstatic NeoplasmsBiomarkersDipeptidasesproline dipeptidaseBenign prostatic hyperplasiaOxidative stressProlidaseProstate cancer

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