Fig. 5.

Effects of P. gingivalis and P. gingivalis LPS on the expression of proinflammatory cytokines in rat prostate tissues. Representative images and quantitative analysis histograms of IL-6, IL-6α and gp130 immunohistochemical staining in prostate tissue of rats in control, P.g-BPH, LPS and T-BPH groups (original magnification ×200). Data are expressed as mean ± SD. ^*P < 0.05, ^***P < 0.001. IL-6 interleukin-6, IL-6Rα interleukin-6 receptor-α, LPS-BPH Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide induced BPH group, P.g-BPH Porphyromonas gingivalis induced BPH group, T-BPH testosterone-induced BPH group