Pharmacodynamic interaction between tamsulosin and finasteride treatment in mice induced benign prostate hyperplasia using the Chou-Talalay method
1 Department of Medical Biology and Anatomy, College of Medicine, Diyala University, Iraq.
2 Department of Veterinary Public Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
3 Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.
Research Article
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2024, 19(02), 545–550.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2024.19.2.0556
Publication history:
Received on 17 July 2024; revised on 25 August 2024; accepted on 28 August 2024
Abstract:
This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and interaction of tamsulosin with finasteride treatment on induced benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) in mice.
BPH was induced by subcutaneous injection of testosterone propionate (20 mg/kg) for 30 days. Eighty-five mice were divided into five groups. The first group (G1): twenty-five mice induced BPH treated with tamsulosin orally and divided into five equal subgroups with doses (0.017, 0.052, 0.087, 0. 123, and 0.158) mg/kg, the second group (G2): twenty-five mice induced BPH treated with finasteride orally and divided into five equal subgroups with doses (0.175, 0.527, 0.878, 1.23, and 1.580) mg/kg, the third group (G3): twenty-five mice induced BPH treated with a combination of tamsulosin with finasteride orally, and divided into five equal subgroups with doses (0.0085, 0.0875), (0.026, 0.2635), (0.0435, 0.439) , (0.0615, 0.615) and ( 0.079 , 0.790 ) mg/kg respectively. Fourth group (G4): five mice induced BPH and treated distilled water. Fifth group (G5): five mice were not inducing BPH and without any treatment.
The results showed a gradual significant increase in prostate weight % and prostate index % inhibitions until reached saturation in the last two doses of tamsulosin, finasteride, and combination groups, the maximum effective doses of tamsulosin and finasteride were (0.156) and (1.495) mg/kg respectively. Moreover, the effective dose of the combination (tamsulosin and finasteride) was estimated (0.06876, 0.6876) mg/kg respectively as well as the type of interaction was synergism and the value of the combination index was 0.046. The combination of tamsulosin with finasteride showed a synergistic effect in BPH treatment by minimizing the side effect of each drug as a result of decreasing the dose of each one.
Keywords:
Tamsulosin; Finasteride; Effective Dose; BPH; Mice
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