Prostate cancer is an increasing threat throughout the world. As a result of a demographic
shift in population, the number of men at risk for developing prostate cancer is growing …

Nowadays, human microbiome research is rapidly growing and emerging evidence has
witnessed the critical role that oral microbiome plays in the process of human health and …

Background: Chronic inflammation is hypothesized to influence prostate cancer
development, although a definitive link has not been established. Methods: Prostate cancer …

Purpose: We investigated an association between chronic prostatic inflammation and
prostate carcinogenesis. Materials and Methods: Initial prostate needle biopsies from 177 …

Prostatitis, BPH, and P. Ca are the most frequent pathologies of the prostate gland that are
responsible for morbidity in men. Raised levels of PSA are seen in different pathological …

OBJECTIVE:: To examine the effect of asymptomatic prostatic inflammation (NIH category IV
prostatitis) on total PSA (tPSA), free serum PSA (fPSA) and the ratio of free-to-total prostate …

OBJECTIVES: The relationship between serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels and
histologic prostatic inflammation is controversial. Previous studies were performed using …

Prostatitis is an inflammatory condition of the prostate and has been divided into four
categories according to the National Institutes of Health classification. This article reviews …

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a common age related proliferative abnormality of the
human prostate. Histological features demonstrate that the typical nodules of BPH are …

Background: Biopsies performed for elevated serum PSA often show inflammatory infiltrates.
However, the influence of intraprostatic inflammation on serum PSA in men without biopsy …