Urology

Repeated intravesical injections of platelet-rich plasma are effective in the treatment of interstitial cystitis: a case control pilot study.

OBJECTIVE: Interstitial cystitis (IC), also known as bladder pain syndrome (BPS), is a debilitating chronic disease. There are few treatment options for IC/BPS refractory to current medical therapy. This study investigated the clinical efficacy of intravesical injections of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in IC/BPS.

Identification of the functional alteration signatures across different cancer types with support vector machine and feature analysis.

Cancers are regarded as malignant proliferations of tumor cells present in many tissues and organs, which can severely curtail the quality of human life. The potential of using plasma DNA for cancer detection has been widely recognized, leading to the need of mapping the tissue-of-origin through the identification of somatic mutations. With cutting-edge technologies, such as next-generation sequen...

Presence of diphenyl phosphate and aryl-phosphate flame retardants in indoor dust from different microenvironments in Spain and the Netherlands and estimation of human exposure.

Phosphate flame retardants (PFRs) are ubiquitous chemicals in the indoor environment. Diphenyl phosphate (DPHP) is a major metabolite and a common bio...

Distribution, variability, and predictors of urinary bisphenol A levels in 50 North Carolina adults over a six-week monitoring period.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is commonly manufactured to make polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins for use in consumer products and packaged goods. BPA has be...

Identifying the Presence of Prostate Cancer in Individuals with PSA Levels <20 ng ml Using Computational Data Extraction Analysis of High Dimensional Peripheral Blood Flow Cytometric Phenotyping Data.

Determining whether an asymptomatic individual with Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) levels below 20 ng ml has prostate cancer in the absence of defini...

Effect of metformin on kidney function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and moderate chronic kidney disease.

BACKGROUND: Impaired renal function can lead to the accumulation of metformin, and elevated concentrations of metformin have been associated with lact...

Rate and association of lower urinary tract infection with recurrence after transurethral resection of bladder tumor.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the rate of pyuria and bacteriuria after transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT).

Comparison of penile length at 6-24 months between children with unilateral cryptorchidism and a healthy normal cohort.

PURPOSE: Urologic diseases affected by testosterone can be associated with smaller penis size compared to the normal population. We sought to compare ...

Anaemia, renal dysfunction and in-hospital outcomes in patients with heart failure in Botswana.

BACKGROUND: Anaemia and renal dysfunction are associated with an increased morbidity and mortality in heart failure (HF) patients.

Beamforming for hyperthermia treatment by training a weighted network of an ultrasonic array.

We propose a beamforming algorithm based on waveform diversity for hyperthermia treatment of breast cancer using an ultrasonic array. The introduced a...

Pro-apoptotic and Anti-migratory Effects of L. Plant Extracts on the Human Prostate Cancer Cell Lines PC3.

This study aims to evaluate the cytotoxic and anti-migratory effects of L. on prostate cancer cells, identify the active compound/s and characterize...

Detection and Recognition for Life State of Cell Cancer Using Two-Stage Cascade CNNs.

Cancer cell detection and its stages recognition of life cycle are an important step to analyze cellular dynamics in the automation of cell based-expe...

A novel method for predicting kidney stone type using ensemble learning.

The high morbidity rate associated with kidney stone disease, which is a silent killer, is one of the main concerns in healthcare systems all over the...

Ginsenoside Rg1 protects human renal tubular epithelial cells from lipopolysaccharide-induced apoptosis and inflammation damage.

Ginsenoside Rg1, one of the most notable active components of Panax ginseng, has been widely reported to exert anti-inflammatory actions. This study a...

Control of Uropathogenic Microorganisms with the Ethanolic Extract from the Leaves of (Schrank) Pilger.

The roots of , popularly known as "algodãozinho-do-cerrado," are used for the treatment of genitourinary infections. However, the removal of their sub...

N-Butanol and Aqueous Fractions of Red Maca Methanolic Extract Exerts Opposite Effects on Androgen and Oestrogens Receptors (Alpha and Beta) in Rats with Testosterone-Induced Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) affects, worldwide, 50% of 60-year-old men. The Peruvian plant red maca inhibits BPH in rodents. This study aimed ...

Monitoring Patients on Metformin: Recent Changes and Rationales.

The Food and Drug Administration recently updated metformin prescribing recommendations for patients with diabetes and renal disease. The American Di...

Clinical validation of serum endocan (ESM-1) as a potential biomarker in patients with renal cell carcinoma.

To determine the suitability of serum endocan (ESM-1) levels for diagnosing and monitoring renal cell carcinoma (RCC), we measure serum ESM-1 levels i...

Bipolar transurethral enucleation and resection of the prostate: Whether it is ready to supersede TURP?

OBJECTIVE: According to the EAU Guidelines, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has so far still been considered as the gold standard for s...

Activation of PPARα by Oral Clofibrate Increases Renal Fatty Acid Oxidation in Developing Pigs.

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) activation by clofibrate on both mitoc...