5-Alpha-Reductase Inhibitors and Combination Therapy

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作者
Fuellhase, Claudius [1 ]
Schneider, Marc P. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rostock, Dept Urol, Ernst Heydemann Str 6, D-18057 Rostock, Germany
[2] Univ Zurich, Brain Res Inst, Swiss Fed Inst Technol Zurich, Dept Hlth Sci & Technol, Winterthurerstr 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
5-Alpha-reductase inhibitors; Finasteride; Dutasteride; Combination drug therapy; Prostatic hyperplasia; Lower urinary tract symptoms; BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; URINARY-TRACT SYMPTOMS; DOUBLE-BLIND; FINASTERIDE THERAPY; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; ENLARGED PROSTATE; 5A-REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; CLINICAL PROGRESSION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; BLOOD-LOSS;
D O I
10.1016/j.ucl.2016.04.003
中图分类号
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学(泌尿生殖系疾病)];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
By inhibiting the conversion from testosterone to dihydrotestosterone 5-Alpha reductase inhibitors (5ARIs) are able to hinder prostatic growth, shrink prostate volumes, and improve BPH-related LUTS. 5ARIs are particularly beneficial for patients with larger prostates (>30-40 mL). Generally the side effects of 5ARI treatment are mild, and according to the FORTA classification 5ARIs are suitable for frail elderly. 5ARI/alpha-blocker (AB) combination therapy showed the best symptomatic outcome and risk reduction for clinical progression. Combining Phosphodieseterase type 5 inhbibitors (PDE5Is) with 5ARIs counteracts the negative androgenic sexual side effects of 5ARIs, and simultaneously combines their synergistic effects on LUTS.
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