Journal: World Journal of Urology
Article Title: TERT expression in human prostate tissue reveals a potential molecular switch in benign prostatic hyperplasia progression
doi: 10.1007/s00345-025-06140-z
Figure Lengend Snippet: Expression of smooth muscle contraction-related receptors and Ki67, and correlation with TERT levels in laser-enucleated prostate tissues. Tissues from HoLEP and ThuLEP (100 patients) were analyzed by RT-PCR for TERT, and α 1A -adrenoceptors (ADRA1) (a) , endothelin receptor A (ENDRA) (b) , endothelin receptor B (ENDRB) (c) , thromboxane A 2 receptor (TBXA2R) (d) , thromboxane synthase (TBXAS1) (e) and Ki67 (f) . The r and p values refer to the whole population ( n = 100, including 81 TERT-positive and 19 TERT-negative samples), which are indicated in diagrams and were calculated by Pearson correlation of 2 −ΔCt values. Diagrams for linear regression include only values from TERT-positive samples, as meaningful visualization required logarithmic conversion, which was not possible for TERT-negative samples (2 −ΔCt =0). Groups were compared by Mann-Whitney tests, and analyzed by Pearson correlation analyses
Article Snippet: Tissues from HoLEP and ThuLEP (100 patients) were analyzed by RT-PCR for TERT, and α 1A -adrenoceptors (ADRA1) (a) , endothelin receptor A (ENDRA) (b) , endothelin receptor B (ENDRB) (c) , thromboxane A 2 receptor (TBXA2R) (d) , thromboxane synthase (TBXAS1) (e) and Ki67 (f) .
Techniques: Expressing, Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction, MANN-WHITNEY