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Effect of red maca (Lepidium meyenii) on prostate zinc levels in rats with testosterone-induced prostatic hyperplasia

dc.contributor.author Gonzales, C es_PE
dc.contributor.author Leiva-Revilla, J es_PE
dc.contributor.author Rubio, J es_PE
dc.contributor.author Gasco, M es_PE
dc.contributor.author Gonzales, GF es_PE
dc.date.accessioned 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.available 2024-05-30T23:13:38Z
dc.date.issued 2012
dc.description PROCOM 2007-2008
dc.description.abstract Lepidium meyenii (maca) is a plant that grows exclusively above 4000m in the Peruvian central Andes. Red maca (RM) extract significantly reduced prostate size in rats with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) induced by testosterone enanthate (TE). Zinc is an important regulator of prostate function. This study aimed to determine the effect of RM on prostate zinc levels in rats with BPH induced by TE. Also, the study attempted to determine the best marker for the effect of RM on sex accessory glands. Rats treated with RM extract from day 1 to day 14 reversed the effect of TE administration on prostate weight and zinc levels. However, RM administered from day 7 to day 14 did not reduce the effect of TE on all studied variables. Finasteride (FN) reduced prostate, seminal vesicle and preputial gland weights in rats treated with TE. Although RM and FN reduced prostate zinc levels, the greatest effect was observed in TE-treated rats with RM from day 1 to day 14. In addition, prostate weight and zinc levels showed the higher diagnosis values than preputial and seminal vesicle weights. In conclusion, RM administered from day 1 to day 14 reduced prostate size and zinc levels in rats where prostatic hyperplasia was induced with TE. Also, this experimental model could be used as accurately assay to determine the effect of maca obtained under different conditions and/or the effect of different products based on maca.
dc.description.sponsorship Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica - Concytec
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01190.x
dc.identifier.isi 304439300050
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12390/1246
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Wiley Online Library
dc.relation.ispartof Andrologia
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject Vesícula seminal
dc.subject Glándula prepucial es_PE
dc.subject Peso de la próstata es_PE
dc.subject Niveles de zinc en la próstata es_PE
dc.subject Maca roja es_PE
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.01.08
dc.title Effect of red maca (Lepidium meyenii) on prostate zinc levels in rats with testosterone-induced prostatic hyperplasia
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dspace.entity.type Publication
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