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Bladder dysfunction secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a major affliction associated with ageing. As the disease slowly progresses, the bladder changes from a state of compensation to decompensation, in which there are severe, irreversible alterations in bladder function. Using a
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Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), which is characterized by a progressive swelling of the prostate causing symptoms of the lower urinary tract, is the second pathology as frequency among the diagnoses placed in men every year in Italy. The extract of Serenoa repens is an alternate
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The aim of the clinical trial was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ProstateEZE Max, an orally dosed herbal preparation containing Cucurbita pepo, Epilobium parviflorum, lycopene, Pygeum africanum and Serenoa repens in the management of symptoms of medically diagnosed benign prostate
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate, can lead to obstructive and irritative lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The pharmacologic use of plants and herbs (phytotherapy) for the treatment of LUTS associated with BPH has been growing steadily. The
Pygeum africanum extract has been used for more than 20 years in France in patients suffering from benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). The extract displays anti-inflammatory activity and inhibits bladder hyperreactivity during the above conditions. However, the mechanism of action of P. africanum
A "cross over" study was carried out in a group of 22 subjects with prostatic hypertrophy in different stages, first treated with chloroformic extract of Pygeum Africanum (4 capsules/die for 30 days) and afterwards, when the symptoms reappeared, with mepartricin (3 gastroresistant tablets of 50,000
This clinical study has been designed to evaluate the efficacy of an extract of Pygeum Africanum (Tadenan) (Roussel-Pharma) in patients suffering from prostatic hypertrophy or chronic prostatitis. The drug has been administrated to 18 patients, for 60 days, as double of standard dosage (200 mg/die
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Prostate cancer is an important public health problem. It is an excellent candidate disease for chemoprevention because prostate cancer is typically slow growing and is usually diagnosed in elderly males. Pygeum africanum (Prunus africana or Rosaceae) is an African prune (plum) tree found
During the last years, pharmaceutical innovations in primary care are dramatically less frequent and will be even more rare in the next future. In this context, preclinical and clinical research oriented their interest toward natural compounds efficacy and safety, supporting the development of a new
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Tadenan is a plant extract from Pygeum africanum used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, to protect the bladder from contractile dysfunction induced by partial bladder outlet obstruction (BOO). The aim of the present study was to determine whether the Tadenan-induced return
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There is increasing evidence that the progressive dysfunction induced by partial outlet obstruction is mediated by ischemia-reperfusion, and bladder decompensation results from ischemia-reperfusion induced damage to the cellular and subcellular organelle membranes of nerve and smooth
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To evaluate the effect of Tadenan (TAD; Pygeum africanum extract) pretreatment on the micturition characteristics of conscious and anesthetized rats consequent to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) administration and to examine the influence of such treatment on the growth of the
The prostate, after the age of 45 years, may undergo benign hyperplasia (BPH). Its etiology has not yet been completely explained, but different factors play a major role in its occurrence, among them, the sexual hormones (with a fundamental role of 5 alpha reductase). The 5-alpha reductase activity