Ageratum conyzoides L. inhibits 5-alpha-reductase gene expression in human prostate cells and reduces symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy in otherwise healthy men in a double blind randomized placebo controlled clinical study.

Detering, Matthew

Ageratum conyzoides L. inhibits 5-alpha-reductase gene expression in human prostate cells and reduces symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy in otherwise healthy men in a double blind randomized placebo controlled clinical study. [electronic resource] - BioFactors (Oxford, England) Nov 2017 - 789-800 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial

1872-8081

10.1002/biof.1389 doi


5-alpha Reductase Inhibitors--isolation & purification
Adult
Aged
Ageratum--chemistry
Anti-Inflammatory Agents--isolation & purification
Biomarkers--blood
Blood Glucose--metabolism
Cell Line
Cholestenone 5 alpha-Reductase--genetics
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate--blood
Dihydrotestosterone--blood
Double-Blind Method
Estradiol--blood
Humans
Hydrocortisone--blood
Kallikreins--blood
Male
Middle Aged
Plant Extracts--chemistry
Prostate--drug effects
Prostate-Specific Antigen--blood
Prostatic Hyperplasia--blood
Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin--genetics
Testosterone--blood
Treatment Outcome
Urination--drug effects