›› 2007, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 211-214.

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Develpment of Animal Models for Prostatitis

  

  • Received:2007-01-17 Online:2007-03-31 Published:2007-03-31

Abstract: There are mainly two kinds model of prostatitis: bacterial and nonbacterial prostatitis. E.coli as the primary etiologic agent causes acute and chronic bacterial prostatitis. Nonbacterial prostatitis is often induced by chemical agents or biological angents. Compared with chemic-induced model, the biologies-induced prostatitis has more specific, which is an ideal prostatitis model. The concrete methods include estradiol-indued and male accessory gland(MAG) extracts in complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA)-induced prostatitis. These models can provide methods and evidences for basic and clinical research.

Key words: Prostatitis, Bacterial, Nonbacterial, Animals model