Sexual steroids in serum and prostatic tissue of human non‐cancerous prostate (STERPROSER trial)

Background The specific involvement of the sex steroids in the growth of the prostatic tissue remains unclear. Sex steroid concentrations in plasma and in fresh surgical samples of benign central prostate were correlated to prostate volume. Methods Monocentric prospective study performed between Sep...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Prostate 2017-11, Vol.77 (15), p.1512-1519
Hauptverfasser: Neuzillet, Yann, Raynaud, Jean‐Pierre, Radulescu, Camélia, Fiet, Jean, Giton, Franck, Dreyfus, Jean‐François, Ghoneim, Tarek P., Lebret, Thierry, Botto, Henry
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Zusammenfassung:Background The specific involvement of the sex steroids in the growth of the prostatic tissue remains unclear. Sex steroid concentrations in plasma and in fresh surgical samples of benign central prostate were correlated to prostate volume. Methods Monocentric prospective study performed between September 2014 and January 2017. Age, obesity parameters, and both serum and intraprostatic concentrations of sex steroids were collected complying with the latest Endocrine Society guidelines and the steroids assessed by GC/MS. Statistical calculations were adjusted for age and body mass index (BMI). Results Thirty‐two patients, equally divided between normal‐ and high‐volume prostate groups, were included in the analysis. High‐volume prostate patients were older, heavier and had higher BMI. Comparison adjusted for age and BMI showed higher DHT concentrations in high‐volume prostate. Both normal‐ and high‐volume prostate tissues concentrate sex steroids in a similar way. Comparison of enzymatic activity surrogate marker ratios within tissue highlighted similar TT/E1 and TT/E2 ratios, and higher DHT/E1 ratio and lower DHT/PSA ratio in the high‐volume prostates. Conclusions STERPROSER trial provides evidence for higher DHT concentration in highvolume prostates, that could reflect either higher 5‐alpha reductase expression or lower expression of downstream metabolizing enzymes such as 3a‐hydoxysteroid dehydrogenase.
ISSN:0270-4137
1097-0045
DOI:10.1002/pros.23429