Oyster hydrolysate-zinc complex ameliorates carrageenan-induced rat prostatitis via an anti-inflammatory mechanism and reduced oxidative stress

Nonbacterial prostatitis has been reported to be associated with reduced zinc intake, but the role of zinc remains unclear. Here, oyster hydrolysate-zinc complex (OH-Zn) was prepared to attenuate rat prostatitis. We found using dynamic light scattering and energy-dispersive X-ray analysis that OH-Zn was a nanostructure complex (49.06 ± 0.26 nm) with a prominent signal of zinc. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy illustrated that OH-Zn was...