BPH	Benign prostatic hyperplasia
AOS	Alginate oligosaccharide
AR	Androgen receptor
SRD5A2	5α-reductase type 2
PSA	Prostate-specific antigen
LUTS	Lower urinary tract symptoms
DHT	Dihydrotestosterone
PCNA	Proliferation cell nuclear antigen
iNOS	Inducible nitric oxide synthase
COX-2	Cyclooxygenase-2
Gapdh	Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
TNF-α	Tumor necrosis factor-α
FGF-2	Fibroblast growth factor-2