Description
Dutasterideisaninhibitorof5-α-reductase(types1/2)thatisclinicallyusedtotreatbenignprostatichyperplasia(BPH),oftenco-administeredwithtamsulosin.Dutasterideexhibitsanti-inflammatoryandanticancerchemotherapeuticactivities.Inprostaticcells,dutasterideinducesapoptosisandinhibitscellproliferation.Invivo,thiscompounddecreasesprostatevolume.Inanimalmodels,dutasteridesuppressesgrowthofprostatetumors.

