Abstract

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a leading disorder of the ageing male population and is characterized by a progressive enlargement of the prostate, resulting in the obstruction of the proximal urethra and hence the disturbance in normal urinary flow and further quality of life of the patients. Therefore, there is an imperative need to develop a therapeutic modality to combat the overgrowth of the prostate with improvements in both the urinary flow rate and the quality of life of the patients. At present, α-blockers, which act on the dynamic component of the disease to regulate the increased adrenergic tone of the lower urinary tract smooth muscles, and 5-α-reductase inhibitors, which control the overgrowth of the prostate and hence static component by regulating the levels of androgens, are the mainstay of therapies for the treatment of BPH and associated lower urinary tract symptoms. However, each target class has its own limitations in terms of compromised efficacy or tolerability. Therefore, it is pertinent to have an effective and safe therapeutic modality for the further improvement of life of the geriatric male population. Hormone modulators, which regulate the overgrowth of the prostate, represent one of the important categories that have been explored and that is still undergoing certain investigations towards the development of a therapeutic entity for the treatment of BPH. The key lies in achieving the differentiation in terms of improved tolerability with comparable or better efficacy over the existing class of drugs. Gonadotropin receptor modulators and vitamin D receptor agonists may represent promising druggable targets in this therapeutic area, due to the availability of proof of principles and concepts in preclinical animal models and human subjects.

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