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HIV-1 efficient entry in inner foreskin is mediated by elevated CCL5/RANTES that recruits T cells and fuels conjugate formation with Langerhans cells. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2011
Male circumcision reduces acquisition of HIV-1 by 60%. Hence, the foreskin is an HIV-1 entry portal during sexual transmission. We recently reported that efficient HIV-1 transmission occurs following 1 h of polarized exposure of the inner, but not outer,
Zhicheng Zhou, Nicolas Barry de Longchamps, Alain Schmitt, Marc Zerbib, Marie-Cécile Vacher-Lavenu, Morgane Bomsel, Yonatan Ganor   +6 more
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A Conformal Wearable Ultrasound Bioelectronics for Mechanotherapy Reprogramming of Fibroblast Plasticity via Wnt‐FGF10 Axis to Overcome Fibrotic Healing in Urethral Regeneration

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Fibrotic scarring persistently challenges urethral reconstruction. This study introduces a conformal, wearable ultrasound bioelectronic system that overcomes this by reprogramming fibroblast fate. The device activates a developmental Wnt–FGF10 axis, driving fibroblasts toward a regenerative FGF10+ phenotype that promotes angiogenesis and matrix ...
Mingming Yu, Xingxuan Zhang, Huan Zhang, Jun Wang, Fang Chen, Xiaojun Cai, Yichen Huang, Yuanyi Zheng   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Circumcision and prevention of HIV and AIDS in Zimbabwe: Male genital cutting as a religio-cultural rite

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018
Circumcision originated from ancient religious (biblical) and cultural societies. Study has shown that in both the biblical (Israelite) context and among the Karanga people in Zimbabwe circumcision emerged as a rite of passage for a boy child’s entry ...
Temba T. Rugwiji
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Genital Male Piercings [PDF]

, 2015
Body piercing has been practiced for thousands of years all over the world for beautification, religion, initiation rites or status reasons. Genital piercings also have a significant background and have been practiced for enhancing sexual pleasure ...
Benea, Vasile, Costescu, Monica, Georgescu, Simona Roxana, Limbau, Alexandra, Sarbu, Maria Isabela, Tampa, Mircea   +5 more
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Recombinant Monoclonal Antibodies for Detecting the Tubulin Post‐Translational Modifications Glutamylation and Lysine‐40 Acetylation

Cytoskeleton, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Post‐translational modifications (PTMs) to tubulin subunits in microtubule filaments are thought to comprise a component of the tubulin code that specifies microtubule functions in cell physiology and animal development. Acetylation of Lysine‐40 (K40) on α‐tubulin (αTub‐K40ac) and glutamylation of both α‐ and β‐tubulin are two tubulin PTMs of ...
Lynne Blasius, Ezekiel C. Thomas, Erik H. Collet, Erin Jenson, Chad G. Pearson, Ryoma Ohi, Kristen J. Verhey   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Vasectomy Procedure Successfully Performed on a Southern African Male Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa)

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
First successful vasectomy in a southern African male giraffe, Giraffa camelopardis giraffa ABSTRACT This study reports the first successful vasectomy on a southern African male giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa). The goal of the procedure was to create a teaser male for reproductive studies.
Francois Deacon, Willem Daffue, Edward Collin Albertyn, Susanna Maria Krüger, Ayanda Maqhashu, Jacquiline Goedhals, Andri Grobbelaar, Marike Badenhorst   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Histological and morphological development of the prepuce from birth to prepubertal age [PDF]

Investigative and Clinical Urology
Purpose: To study the histological changes of the preputial tissue from birth to prepubertal age in order to define unnoticed morphological changes. Materials and Methods: Prepuce samples were obtained from 79 healthy boys who underwent routine ritual ...
Erim Erdem, Mustafa Kaplan Caliskan, Meryem Ilkay Karagul , Erdem Akbay, Banu Coskun Yilmaz, Yuksel Cem Aygun   +5 more
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Attitude towards donation of the excised foreskin after circumcision surgery for research: A study from Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Studies have shown the possibility of using the part of the foreskin removed after circumcision in the field of scientific and therapeutic research. Donations of tissues and organs are always associated with ethical challenges posed by bioethicists and ...
Omar F Khabour, Waleed H Mahallawi, Aiman I Ali, Hamdi H Almaramhy, Abdulaziz M Bakhsh, Ahmed Abu-Siniyeh   +5 more
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Short‐Term Surgical Outcomes: Modified Dorsal Inlay Graft Versus Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty in Pediatric Hypospadias With Narrow Urethral Plates

Andrology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reconstructing the urethra presents in hypospadias surgery is difficult. Occasionally, the urethral plate (UP) may be quite narrow, necessitating augmentation or replacement to achieve additional tubularization. Objective The objective of this research was to assess the application of modified dorsal inlay graft (mDIG) and ...
Yakun Xu, Yanmin Wan, Dianyong Liu, Bin Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geraniin supplementation increases human keratinocyte proliferation in serum-free culture [PDF]

Universa Medicina, 2013
Background Various products used in cellular therapy utilize tissue culture techniques requiring keratinocyte culture. An efficient and clinically acceptable keratinocyte culture system requires supplements with mitogenic activity.
Indra Kusuma, Restu Syamsul Hadi
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