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The role of intrinsic pathway in apoptosis activation and progression in Peyronie's Disease.

2014

Peyronie’s disease (PD) is characterized with formation of fibrous plaques which result in penile deformity, pain, and erectile dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate the activation of the intrinsic apoptotic pathway in plaques from PD patients. Tunica albuginea from either PD or control patients was assessed for the expression of bax, bcl-2 and caspases 9 and 3 using immunohistochemistry and by measurement of apoptotic cells using TUNEL assay. Bax overexpression was observed in metaplastic bone tissue, in fibroblasts, and in myofibroblast of plaques from PD patients. Little or no bcl-2 immunostaining was detected in samples from either patients or controls. Caspase 3 immunos…

AdultMalePathologymedicine.medical_specialtyArticle SubjectPenile Indurationlcsh:MedicineCaspase 3Apoptosisapoptosis peironie's disease urethraBone tissueGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular BiologySettore MED/24 - UrologiaYoung AdultBcl-2-associated X proteinPeyronie’s diseasemedicineIn Situ Nick-End LabelingHumansCaspaseAgedbcl-2-Associated X ProteinGeneral Immunology and MicrobiologybiologyStaining and LabelingOssificationCaspase 3Settore BIO/16 - Anatomia Umanalcsh:RGeneral MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseImmunohistochemistryCaspase 9medicine.anatomical_structurePeyronie’s disease. ; Apoptosis; Immunohistochemistrybiology.proteinDisease Progressionmedicine.symptomPeyronie's diseaseMyofibroblastImmunostainingSignal TransductionResearch Article
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