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Pygeum Africanum Extract Inhibits Proliferation of Human Cultured Prostatic Fibroblasts and Myofibroblasts

Pygeum Africanum Extract Inhibits Proliferation of Human Cultured Prostatic Fibroblasts and Myofibroblasts

Delphine Boulbès, Laurent Soustelle, Pierre Costa, Mohammed Haddoum, Jean-Pierre Bali, Frédéric Hollande, Richard Magous

BJU Int. 2006 Nov;98(5):1106-13.

PMID: 17034612

Abstract:

Objective:
To investigate the effect of Pygeum africanum (PA) extract on the proliferation of cultured human prostatic myofibroblasts and fibroblasts; this extract is used for treating urinary disorders associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Materials and methods:
Primary cultures of prostatic stromal cells were obtained from histologically confirmed human BPH by enzymatic digestion. Cell proliferation was measured by 5-bromo2'-deoxy-uridine (BrdU) incorporation assays, and cytotoxicity by luminescent quantification of adenylate kinase activity.
Results:
Cultured cells were labelled by an anti-vimentin antibody, and most of them by an alpha-smooth-muscle-actin antibody, revealing the presence of fibroblasts and myofibroblasts. BrdU incorporation tests showed that proliferation of cultured human stromal cells, stimulated by fetal calf serum, by basic fibroblast growth factor and by epidermal growth factor, was dose-dependently inhibited by PA extract (5-100 microg/mL). Except at 100 microg/mL, no acute cytotoxicity of the extract was detected after 24 h of culture. Similarly, the extract dose-dependently inhibited the proliferation of Madin-Darby canine kidney epithelial cells, but to a lesser extent; whatever the dose of extract, no acute toxicity was evident on this cell line.
Conclusion:
PA extract inhibits the proliferation of cultured human prostatic myofibroblasts and fibroblasts. We propose that cultured human prostatic cells offer a reliable model for preclinical screening of therapeutic agents, and to study the mechanisms underlying the inhibition of proliferation.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP94279955	Pygeum extract		94279-95-5	Price

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