Goldenberg Larry, So Alan, Fleshner Neil, Rendon Ricardo, Drachenberg Darrel, Elhilali Mostafa
Professor and Head, Department of Urologic Sciences, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC;
Can Urol Assoc J. 2009 Jun;3(3 Suppl 2):S109-14. doi: 10.5489/cuaj.1114.
Normal growth and function of the prostate are contingent on the reduction of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by 5-alpha reductase (5-AR) enzymes types 1 and 2. It has been theorized that an overabundance of DHT may be implicated in the pathogenesis of both benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer. Inhibitors of 5-AR such as dutasteride and finasteride may therefore have an important role in the prevention and treatment of BPH and prostate cancer. Dutasteride provides greater suppression of DHT than finasteride, thereby underlying the hypothesis that inhibition of both type 1 and type 2 would provide correspondingly greater protection than inhibition of type 2 alone. We review the potential significance of the 5-AR inhibitors in reducing the risk of prostate cancer according to the basic biology of prostate disease.
前列腺的正常生长和功能取决于1型和2型5α还原酶(5-AR)将睾酮还原为二氢睾酮(DHT)。理论上,DHT过多可能与良性前列腺增生(BPH)和前列腺癌的发病机制有关。因此,5-AR抑制剂如度他雄胺和非那雄胺可能在BPH和前列腺癌的预防和治疗中发挥重要作用。度他雄胺比非那雄胺对DHT的抑制作用更强,从而支持了这样一种假设,即抑制1型和2型5-AR比单独抑制2型能提供更大的保护。我们根据前列腺疾病的基础生物学知识,综述5-AR抑制剂在降低前列腺癌风险方面的潜在意义。