Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)—constituting a spectrum disorder that encompasses
weak stream, nocturia, and sensations of incomplete emptying and intermittent or hesitant …

Abstract Purpose of Review The purpose of this review is to summarize the role and
significance of inflammation as a putative additional factor contributing to lower urinary tract …

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the most common and progressive urological disease
in elderly men worldwide. Epidemiological studies have suggested that the speed of …

The low cost and simplicity of picrosirius red (PSR) staining have driven its popularity for
collagen detection in tissue sections. We extended the versatility of this method by using …

Mechanomedicine is an emerging field focused on characterizing mechanical changes in
cells and tissues coupled with a specific disease. Understanding the mechanical cues that …

BACKGROUND Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is characterized by increased tissue
mass in the transition zone of the prostate, which leads to obstruction of urine outflow and …

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in aging men are extremely common. They have
historically been attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), enlargement of the …

Objective Recent studies have associated lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with
prostatic fibrosis, but a definitive link between collagen deposition and LUTS has yet to be …

Benign prostatic hyperplasia and associated lower urinary tract symptoms remain difficult to
treat medically, resulting in hundreds of thousands of surgeries performed annually in …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role periurethral fibrosis secondary to chronic prostatic
inflammation as a potential contributing factor to the etiology of lower urinary tract symptoms …