A STUDY ON SO-CALLED PROSTATIC EOSINOPHILIA
REPORT V. THE EFFECTS OF THE MASSAGE OF THE PROSTATE UPON CIRCULATING EOSINOCYTES FOLLOWING ACTH AND ADRENALINE ADMINISTRATION
1965 Volume 56 Issue 3 Pages 317-330
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1965 Volume 56 Issue 3 Pages 317-330
Adrenaline (AD) and ACTH were alone administered respectively to 3 typical cases of prostatic eosinophilia and 3 controls, and the prosate was also done im Combination with AD or ACTH administration in an attempt to explore the effects upon circulationg eosinocytes. Following AD administration, eosinocytes showed a temporary increase and then a decrease in the cases and controls. This temporary increase occurred in a short time, as compared with the controls. ACTH administration produced a definite decrease in eosinocytes in both the cases and controls. As compared with AD administration, simultaneous use of AD and massage of the prostate kept changes in eosinocytes constant. When ACTH was administered to the cases of prostatic acidocytosis in combination with the massage of the prostate, the decreasing effects of ACTH upon eosinocytes were more greatly inhibited than when ACTH was given alone. In general, the massage of the prostate inhibited the decreasing effects of ACTH upon eosinocytes and the effects of ACTH upon leukocytes.
