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ArticlePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Pine-Extracted Phytosterol β-Sitosterol (APOPROSTAT

Alexander Tamalunas, Felix Schierholz, Henrik Poth, Victor Vigodski, Michael Brandstetter, Anna Ciotkowska, Beata Rutz, Sheng Hu, Leo Federico Stadelmeier, Heiko Schulz and 5 more

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Article in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Alexander TamalunasDepartment of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4659-2262
Felix SchierholzDepartment of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Henrik PothDepartment of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Victor VigodskiDepartment of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Michael BrandstetterDepartment of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Anna CiotkowskaDepartment of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Beata RutzDepartment of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Sheng HuDepartment of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Leo Federico StadelmeierDepartment of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0009-0005-3053-944X
Heiko SchulzDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital Munich, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Stephan LedderoseDepartment of Pathology, University Hospital Munich, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7313-2088
Nina RogenhoferDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.
Thomas KolbenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1418-8588
Christian Georg StiefDepartment of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3291-9460
Martin HennenbergDepartment of Urology, LMU University Hospital, LMU Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany.

Funding

Apogepha Arzneimittel GmbH n/aFerdinand Eisenberger-Forschungsstipendium der DGU TaA1/FE-21Munich Clinician Scientist Program 047
6 · The paper itself

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lower urinary tract symptomsphytosterolsphytotherapyplant extractsprostatic hyperplasiasmooth muscle contraction

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PMID41471353
PMCPMC12735939

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