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- Title
Aging-Related Mitochondrial Dysfunction Is Associated With Fibrosis in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.
- Authors
Adrian, Alexis E; Liu, Teresa T; Pascal, Laura E; Bauer, Scott R; DeFranco, Donald B; Ricke, William A
- Abstract
Background Age is the greatest risk factor for lower urinary tract symptoms attributed to benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH). Although LUTS/BPH can be managed with pharmacotherapy, treatment failure has been putatively attributed to numerous pathological features of BPH (eg, prostatic fibrosis, inflammation). Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of aging; however, its impact on the pathological features of BPH remains unknown. Methods Publicly available gene array data were analyzed. Immunohistochemistry examined mitochondrial proteins in the human prostate. The effect of complex I inhibition (rotenone) on a prostatic cell line was examined using quantitative polymerase chain reaction, immunocytochemistry, and Seahorse assays. Oleic acid (OA) was tested as a bypass of complex I inhibition. Aged mice were treated with OA to examine its effects on urinary dysfunction. Voiding was assessed longitudinally, and a critical complex I protein measured. Results Mitochondrial function and fibrosis genes were altered in BPH. Essential mitochondrial proteins (ie, voltage-dependent anion channels 1 and 2, PTEN-induced kinase 1, and NADH dehydrogenase [ubiquinone] iron–sulfur protein 3, mitochondrial [NDUFS3]) were significantly (p < .05) decreased in BPH. Complex I inhibition in cultured cells resulted in decreased respiration, altered NDUFS3 expression, increased collagen deposition, and gene expression. OA ameliorated these effects. OA-treated aged mice had significantly (p < .05) improved voiding function and higher prostatic NDUFS3 expression. Conclusions Complex I dysfunction is a potential contributor to fibrosis and lower urinary tract dysfunction in aged mice. OA partially bypasses complex I inhibition and therefore should be further investigated as a mitochondrial modulator for treatment of LUTS/BPH. Hypotheses generated in this investigation offer a heretofore unexplored cellular target of interest for the management of LUTS/BPH.
- Subjects
BENIGN prostatic hyperplasia; MITOCHONDRIAL proteins; MITOCHONDRIA; IRON-sulfur proteins; NADH dehydrogenase
- Publication
Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences, 2024, Vol 79, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
1079-5006
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/gerona/glad222