[The significance of prostate markers in the orthology of the female prostate].

In addition to knowledge gained in the first half of the 8th decade, the evidence of cross-antigenicity between male prostate and Skene's glands by means of PSA and PSAcP demonstrations in Skene's glands and ducts justifies utilization of the term prostate in both sexes. The authors compared the results of immunohistochemical examination of prostatic markers by means of the PAP method which was used at the beginning of the 8th decade, with that of BSAP technique. Prostatic tissues of 11 females and children at the age ranging from 5 to 71 years were examined. The results gained by means of the BSAP method were identical with those gained by means of the PAP method. Prostatic markers PSA and PSAcP were expressed on the surface and in apical cytoplasm of cells lining the prostatic ducts, and in prostatic glands. The authors proved the expression also in membranes of the stratified cylindrical epithelial cells of the ducts, and in female prostatic fluid in ducts and glands, especially PSAcP. Even though both immunohistochemical methods brought identical results, the authors recommend to prefer the BSAP method to the PAP method due to optically more contrast expression. (Fig. 8, Ref. 36.)