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. 2017 Sep 27;9(10):1070. doi: 10.3390/nu9101070

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Effects of aqueous Cynanchum wilfordii extract (CWW) on mRNA expression of 5α-reductase, AR (Androgen receptor), and B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2). Data are means ± standard error of the mean (S.E.M., n = 2). BPH: benign prostatic hyperplasia; Sham/vehicle: sham-operated and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), oral (p.o.); BPH/vehicle: testosterone, subcutaneous (s.c.) and PBS, p.o.; BPH/finasteride: testosterone, s.c. and finasteride 5 mg/kg, p.o.; BPH/CWW 50: testosterone, s.c. and CWW 50 mg/kg, p.o.; BPH/CWW 100: testosterone, s.c. and CWW 100 mg/kg, p.o.; BPH/CWW 200: testosterone, s.c. and CWW 200 mg/kg, p.o.