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Ultrasonography of the Adult Male Urinary Tract for Urinary Functional Testing
Published on: August 14, 2019
[B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 and benign prostatic hyperplasia]
Min-Dao Zhang1, Yong-Ning Zhao, Li-Wen An
1Graduate of Grade 2006, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150040, China. zhangmindao1981@163.com
Abstract:
The B-cell lymphoma/leukemia-2 (Bcl-2) gene is an important member of the Bcl-2 family, a type of protein that plays an important role in the process of cell apoptosis. Bcl-2 does not change the rate of cell proliferation, but prolongs the life and increases the number of cells by counteracting a series of apoptosis. In the recent years, more and more evidence has shown a close correlation of the Bcl-2 gene with the development and progression of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a disease whose mechanism is not yet fully understood but is drawing more and more attention towards the role of cell apoptosis.
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