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From: Complement activation by autoantigen recognition in the growth process of benign prostatic hyperplasia

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Expression and deposition levels of complement factors in BPH-like tissues of the rat BPH model. The left ventral prostate was surgically excised from rats that had received UGS implantation and was used as the BPH tissue. The right prostate free from the BPH lesion was excised separately from the same rat and used as the normal prostate tissue. (a) mRNA expression levels for complement factors in BPH and normal prostate tissues were analyzed by qRT-PCR. (b) Protein levels, representing local expression and deposition of complement factors in the BPH and normal prostate tissues, were analyzed by western blotting. Data are shown as means ± SEM (n = 4). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.

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