TGFB1 and benign prostatic hyperplasia: In addition, combined treatment with LPS and TGF-β1 notably decreased the expression of vimentin and enhanced the expression of E-cadherin compared to the control group, while this tendency was markedly reversed by treatment with curcumin, indicating that curcumin can suppress EMT in LPS/TGF-β1-stimulated BPH-1 cells (Figures 4(B–D)).