The invention discloses an application of UFC1 as a biomarker in preparation of a
reagent for diagnosing and / or treating benign prostatic
hyperplasia. In the technical scheme provided by the invention, a
cell experiment result shows that the multiplication capacity of WPMY-1 and BPH-1 cells can be remarkably inhibited by knocking down UFC1, and meanwhile, the
apoptosis of the WPMY-1 and BPH-1 cells is powerfully promoted. The discovery reveals the core driving effect of UFC1 in BPH development, namely promoting tissue
hyperplasia by maintaining unbalance of
prostate cell proliferation and
apoptosis. The mechanism indicates a precise intervention direction for
targeted therapy: if the activity or expression of UFC1 can be specifically inhibited, abnormal proliferation of
prostate cells can be blocked from the source, and meanwhile, a normal
apoptosis procedure of the cells is recovered, so that bidirectional regulation is realized to reverse the proliferation process. Compared with an existing alpha
receptor blocker only capable of relieving obstruction symptoms and a 5alpha-
reductase inhibitor which needs to be used for a long time and possibly causes
sexual dysfunction, a
treatment strategy of targeting UFC1 directly strikes the cytobiology nature of
hyperplasia, and the
disease progress is expected to be more effectively controlled.