Research Article
Effect of Saw Palmetto Supplements on Androgen-Sensitive LNCaP Human Prostate Cancer Cell Number and Syrian Hamster Flank Organ Growth
Table 5
Difference between left and right flank organ growth in testosterone- and DHT-treated SPS groups1.
| Treatment of right flank organ with
testosterone or DHT + ethanol or SPS | Flank organ growth (mm2) | Difference between left and
right flank organ growth (mm2) | | Left (untreated) | Right (treated) |
| | Testosterone + ethanol (control) | 1.4 ± 2.7 | 8.5 ± 1.8 | 7.1 ± 2.3 | | Testosterone + HLLP SPS | 3.2 ± 1.5 | 2.1 ± 1.2 | −1.2 ± 1.9 | | Testosterone + HLHP SPS | 2.2 ± 1.7 | 2.8 ± 2.6 | 0.6 ± 1.5 | | Testosterone + HMLP SPS | 1.8 ± 1.5 | 3.2 ± 1.8 | 1.4 ± 2.7 | | DHT + ethanol (control) | 0.2 ± 1.7 | 4.8 ± 3.2 | 4.6 ± 4.1 | | DHT + HLLP SPS | 5.2 ± 2.2 | 7.4 ± 1.8 | 2.1 ± 1.3 | | DHT + HLHP SPS | 0.7 ± 2.0 | 4.1 ± 2.0 | 3.4 ± 2.9 | | DHT + HMLP SPS | 4.6 ± 1.9 | 8.3 ± 3.4 | 3.7 ± 2.4 |
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0.5 µg testosterone or DHT was dissolved in 5 µL ethanol. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM ().
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