Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. E-mail: wendy. Benign prostate hyperplasia BPH is a progressive disease with a direct correlation between incidence and age. Since the treatment and management of BPH involve harmful side effects and decreased quality of life for the patient, the primary focus of research should be to find better and longer-lasting therapeutic options. The mechanisms regulating prostate stem cells in development can be exploited to decrease prostate growth.
BPH is defined as the overgrowth of the prostate, and BPH is often diagnosed when lower urinary tract symptoms LUTS of urine storage or voiding symptoms cause patients to seek treatment. While multiple factors are involved in the hyperplastic growth of the stromal and epithelial compartments of the prostate, the clonal proliferation of stem cells is considered one of the main reasons for BPH initiation and regrowth of the prostate after therapies for BPH fail.
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Several theories explain possible reasons for the involvement of stem cells in the development, progression, and pathogenesis of BPH.
The aim of the current review is to discuss current literature on the fundamentals of prostate development and the role of stem cells in BPH. This review examines the rationale for the hypothesis that unregulated stem cell properties can lead to BPH and therapeutic targeting of stem cells may reduce treatment-related side effects and prevent the regrowth of the prostate.
Prevention strategies for BPH need further investigation. The current treatment strategies to reduce BPH symptoms are falling short, given the increasing incidence of BPH as men age and the current rising aging population. If BPH symptoms do not improve with pharmacologic treatment, then surgical options are explored, including transurethral resection of the prostate TURP , transurethral incision of the prostate TUIP , prostatic urethral lift, aquablation, prostatic stenting, and prostatic artery embolization [ 6 , 7 ].
