Hypothesis on Serenoa repens (Bartram) small extract inhibition of prostatic 5α-reductase through an in silico approach on 5β-reductase x-ray structure
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a common disease in men aged over 50 years old, with an incidence increasing to more than 80% over the age of 70, that is increasingly going to attract pharmaceutical interest. Within conventional therapies, such as α-adrenoreceptor antagonists and 5α-reductase inhibi...
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| description | Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a common disease in men aged over 50 years old, with an incidence increasing to more than 80% over the age of 70, that is increasingly going to attract pharmaceutical interest. Within conventional therapies, such as α-adrenoreceptor antagonists and 5α-reductase inhibitor, there is a large requirement for treatments with less adverse events on, e.g., blood pressure and sexual function: phytotherapy may be the right way to fill this need. Serenoa repens standardized extract has been widely studied and its ability to reduce lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia is comprehensively described in literature. An innovative investigation on the mechanism of inhibition of 5α-reductase by Serenoa repens extract active principles is proposed in this work through computational methods, performing molecular docking simulations on the crystal structure of human liver 5β-reductase. The results confirm that both sterols and fatty acids can play a role in the inhibition of the enzyme, thus, suggesting a competitive mechanism of inhibition. This work proposes a further confirmation for the rational use of herbal products in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia, and suggests computational methods as an innovative, low cost, and non-invasive process for the study of phytocomplex activity toward proteic targets. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-951208e39646425a8817277c3c29f5ac2023-12-03T11:18:58ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592016-11-014e269810.7717/peerj.2698Hypothesis on Serenoa repens (Bartram) small extract inhibition of prostatic 5α-reductase through an in silico approach on 5β-reductase x-ray structurePaolo Governa0Daniela Giachetti1Marco Biagi2Fabrizio Manetti3Luca De Vico4Department of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena, Siena, ItalyDepartment of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena, Siena, ItalyDepartment of Physical Sciences, Earth and Environment, University of Siena, Siena, ItalyDepartment of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Siena, Siena, ItalyDepartment of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkBenign prostatic hyperplasia is a common disease in men aged over 50 years old, with an incidence increasing to more than 80% over the age of 70, that is increasingly going to attract pharmaceutical interest. Within conventional therapies, such as α-adrenoreceptor antagonists and 5α-reductase inhibitor, there is a large requirement for treatments with less adverse events on, e.g., blood pressure and sexual function: phytotherapy may be the right way to fill this need. Serenoa repens standardized extract has been widely studied and its ability to reduce lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia is comprehensively described in literature. An innovative investigation on the mechanism of inhibition of 5α-reductase by Serenoa repens extract active principles is proposed in this work through computational methods, performing molecular docking simulations on the crystal structure of human liver 5β-reductase. The results confirm that both sterols and fatty acids can play a role in the inhibition of the enzyme, thus, suggesting a competitive mechanism of inhibition. This work proposes a further confirmation for the rational use of herbal products in the management of benign prostatic hyperplasia, and suggests computational methods as an innovative, low cost, and non-invasive process for the study of phytocomplex activity toward proteic targets.https://peerj.com/articles/2698.pdfSerenoa repens (Bartram) SmallBenign prostatic hyperplasia5α-reductaseMolecular dockingPyRosettaAutoDock |
| spellingShingle | Paolo Governa Daniela Giachetti Marco Biagi Fabrizio Manetti Luca De Vico Hypothesis on Serenoa repens (Bartram) small extract inhibition of prostatic 5α-reductase through an in silico approach on 5β-reductase x-ray structure PeerJ Serenoa repens (Bartram) Small Benign prostatic hyperplasia 5α-reductase Molecular docking PyRosetta AutoDock |
| title | Hypothesis on Serenoa repens (Bartram) small extract inhibition of prostatic 5α-reductase through an in silico approach on 5β-reductase x-ray structure |
| title_full | Hypothesis on Serenoa repens (Bartram) small extract inhibition of prostatic 5α-reductase through an in silico approach on 5β-reductase x-ray structure |
| title_fullStr | Hypothesis on Serenoa repens (Bartram) small extract inhibition of prostatic 5α-reductase through an in silico approach on 5β-reductase x-ray structure |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hypothesis on Serenoa repens (Bartram) small extract inhibition of prostatic 5α-reductase through an in silico approach on 5β-reductase x-ray structure |
| title_short | Hypothesis on Serenoa repens (Bartram) small extract inhibition of prostatic 5α-reductase through an in silico approach on 5β-reductase x-ray structure |
| title_sort | hypothesis on serenoa repens bartram small extract inhibition of prostatic 5α reductase through an in silico approach on 5β reductase x ray structure |
| topic | Serenoa repens (Bartram) Small Benign prostatic hyperplasia 5α-reductase Molecular docking PyRosetta AutoDock |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/2698.pdf |
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