Nano-Formulation Based Intravesical Drug Delivery Systems: An Overview of Versatile Approaches to Improve Urinary Bladder Diseases [PDF]
Pharmaceutics, 2022 Intravesical drug delivery is a direct drug delivery approach for the treatment of various bladder diseases. The human urinary bladder has distinctive anatomy, making it an effective barrier against any toxic agent seeking entry into the bloodstream ...
Muhammad Sarfraz +7 more
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Urinary Microbiome in Bladder Diseases—Review
Biomedicines, 2023 The microbiome is the totality of microorganisms found in a specific biological niche. It has been proven that in the human body, the microbiome is responsible for its proper functioning.
Joanna Chorbińska +5 more
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Research advances on the urinary microbiome in non-infectious urinary tract diseases: from community composition to clinical prospects [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyIntroductionWith the rapid development of 16S rRNA sequencing and metagenomic technologies, the traditional concept of sterile urine has been completely overturned, and a diverse urinary microbiome has been identified even in healthy individuals ...
Yalong Zhang +11 more
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Prevalence and characteristics of bladder wall thickening in dogs without lower urinary tract disease: an ultrasonographic study [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionAssessment of bladder wall thickness by ultrasound is influenced by bladder distension and body weight, complicating interpretation. In the author’s experience, cranial or cranio-ventral bladder wall thickening is commonly observed in dogs ...
Chloé François +5 more
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Urobiome: An outlook on the metagenome of urological diseases [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2021 The urinary tract likely plays a role in the development of various urinary diseases due to the recently recognized notion that urine is not sterile. In this mini review, we summarize the current literature regarding the urinary microbiome and mycobiome ...
Rachel Shoemaker, Jayoung Kim
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Microbiome in urological diseases: Axis crosstalk and bladder disorders [PDF]
Investigative and Clinical Urology, 2023 Since the identification of the human urinary microbiome, numerous studies have characterized this microbial community and improved our knowledge of its association with urinary diseases.
Hae Woong Choi +2 more
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The Urinary Microbiome: A Pediatric Urological Perspective [PDF]
Urogenital Tract Infection, 2022 The human microbiome is currently being studied with increasing interest. The microbiome refers to the microorganisms living in the body and their genetic information.
Sang Don Lee, Jae Min Chung
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Crohn′s Disease and Urinary Bladder Mass [PDF]
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy, 1994 The presence of a bladder mass in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease poses a diagnostic dilemma. We present the case of a 26‐year‐old male with a bladder mass who had not previously been diagnosed with Crohn′s disease. Initial biopsies of the bladder mass were consistent with inflammatory changes, but superficial transitional cell carcinoma ...
Bales, Gregory T. +2 more
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Urinary Tract Infection in Overactive Bladder: An Update on Pathophysiological Mechanisms
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 Overactive bladder (OAB) is a clinical syndrome defined by urinary urgency, increased daytime urinary frequency and/or nocturia, with or without urinary incontinence, that affects approximately 11% of the western population.
Kylie J. Mansfield +4 more
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Urology Research and Practice, 2020 Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the uroflowmetry test results performed for normal and urgent desire to void and their correlation with International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) values in adult male patients having lower urinary ...
Mehmet Zeynel Keskin +5 more
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