Objective To investigate the distribution of alpha 1 adrenergic receptor(α1-AR) in benign prostatic hyperplasia tissues with or without inflammation after transurethral plasmakinetic resection of prostate(PKRP). Methods The prostatic tissues of benign prostatic hyperplasia were collected from 30 patients after PKRP. The distribution of α1-AR was measured by immunohistochemistry using specific monoclonal antibodies of α1-AR subtypes. The inflammatory cell infiltration of prostatic tissues was observed at the...