[Retracted] Periodontitis Exacerbates Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia through Regulation of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation

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Typical photographs and histological examination of rat prostate tissues. (a) Photographs of (1) ventral prostate, (2) bladder, and (3) seminal vesicle from the control, EP, BPH, and EP+BPH groups. (b) A bar graph for prostate weight index (prostate weight of each animal/body weight of each animal) × 1000. (c) Representative figures from H&E staining for the prostate tissues. (d) Representative figures from Masson’s trichrome staining for the prostate tissues. Prostatic epithelial cells, smooth muscle (SM) cells, and collagen fibers (CF) were stained red, dark red, and blue, respectively. ; original magnification ×200. (e) A bar graph for epithelial thickness of ventral prostate tissues. (f) A bar graph for area percentage of different components (epithelia, SM, and CF) from the control, EP, BPH, and EP+BPH groups. Data are presented as (, , and ).

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