Bph Treatment | Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Treatment
How are alpha blockers used to treat BPH symptoms?
Because norepinephrine is the signal that acts on the alpha receptors to cause smooth muscle to contract, if you block part of that signal, you should decrease the muscle contraction.
This is the underlying rationale for the use of a class of drugs known as alpha blockers to treat obstructive urinary symptoms.
Many alpha blockers are available as oral agents that are readily absorbed by the body and then competitively bind the alpha receptors, which prevent some of the uptake of norepinephrine.
Terms:
Alpha blockers – a class of drug used to treat prostate symptoms.
