Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, the Dried Root of <i>Aconitum carmichaelii</i> Debx., Improves Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia via Suppressing 5-Alpha Reductase and Inducing Prostate Cell Apoptosis

<div>Effects of AL on BAX/Bcl‐2 ratio in prostate tissues of TP-induced BPH rats and LNCaP prostate cancer cells. Western blotanalysis of the protein expressions of BAX and Bcl‐2 from (a) prostate tissues of TP‐induced BPH rats and (b) LNCaP prostate cancer cells.Values are expressed as mean ± SD of three separate measurements. <sup>#</sup><i>P</i> &lt; 0.05 when compared to NC; <sup>∗</sup><i>P</i> &lt; 0.05 when compared to BPH.NC, normal control group; BPH, TP‐induced BPH group; AL, AL‐treated BPH group; Fi, finasteride-treated BPH group.</div>

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Figure 4: Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, the Dried Root of <i>Aconitum carmichaelii</i> Debx., Improves Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia via Suppressing 5-Alpha Reductase and Inducing Prostate Cell Apoptosis 

Figure 4 | Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata, the Dried Root of Aconitum carmichaelii Debx., Improves Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia via Suppressing 5-Alpha Reductase and Inducing Prostate Cell Apoptosis 