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Bioprinting Organs—Science or Fiction?—A Review From Students to Students

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Bioprinting artificial organs has the potential to revolutionize the medical field. This is a comprehensive review of the bioprinting workflow delving into the latest advancements in bioinks, materials and bioprinting techniques, exploring the critical stages of tissue maturation and functionality.
Nicoletta Murenu, Camilla Mussoni, Mateo S. Andrade Mier, Paula Buettner, Nathaly Chicaiza‐Cabezas, Yi‐Yu Robin Dai, Jessica Faber, Maren Fiedler, Zan Lamberger, Xuen Jen Ng, Vanessa Moessler, Anna Rederer, Jonas Roeder, Sabrina Stecher, Katinka Theis, Jeanette Weigelt, Silvia Budday, Gregor Lang, Natascha Schaefer   +18 more
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Trimethylamine N-Oxide (TMAO) Mediates Increased Inflammation and Colonization of Bladder Epithelial Cells during a Uropathogenic E. coli Infection In Vitro

Pathogens, 2023
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are among the most common infections in humans and are often caused by uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC). Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) is a proinflammatory metabolite that has been linked to vascular inflammation ...
Rongrong Wu, Ashok Kumar Kumawat, Isak Demirel   +2 more
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Sex-associated differences in baseline urinary metabolites of healthy adults. [PDF]

, 2018
The biological basis for gender variability among disease states is not well established. There have been many prior efforts attempting to identify the unique urine metabolomic profiles associated with specific diseases.
Anger, Jennifer T, Eilber, Karyn S, Fan, Sili, Fiehn, Oliver, Kim, Jayoung, Shahid, Muhammad, Yeon, Austin   +6 more
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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman, Samiha Ahmed, Majed Othman Althumayri, Megan Guy, Darlenne Chavez Lugo, Frances S. Ligler, George T. Ligler, Rahmi Oklu, Hiroshi Kawahira, Michael J. McShane, Jun Kameoka, Jonathan Bova, Hatice Ceylan Koydemir   +12 more
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Non-neural phenotype of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy: Results from a large cohort of Italian patients [PDF]

, 2016
Objective: To carry out a deep characterisation of the main androgen-responsive tissues involved in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). Methods: 73 consecutive Italian patients underwent a full clinical protocol including biochemical and hormonal ...
Angelini, Lorenzo, Bello, Luca, Bertolin, Cinzia, Briani, Chiara, Caretta, Nicola, Corrado, Domenico, da Re, Elisa, Ermani, Mario, Ferlin, Alberto, Foresta, Carlo, Gaiani, Alessandra, Galasso, Giuliana, Iafrate, Massimo, Mandrioli, Jessica, Mariotti, Caterina, Massa, Roberto, Mazzini, Letizia, Palmieri, Arianna, Pareyson, Davide, Pegoraro, Elena, Pennuto, Maria, Pennuto, Maria, Petrucci, Antonio, Polo, Alberto, Querin, Giorgia, Ricci, Giulia, Romito, Silvia, Sagnelli, Anna, Sartori, Leonardo, Scarpelli, Mauro, Semplicini, Claudio, Siciliano, Gabriele, Silani, Vincenzo, Silvano, Maria, Soraru', Gianni, Tonin, Paola, Volpe, Marco, Zara, Gabriella   +37 more
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Delivery of Multifunctional Microspheres via Intravesical Instillation for Bladder Carcinoma: Therapeutic Potential and Mechanistic Insights

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
PCTM microspheres were successfully synthesized using microfluidic and click chemistry techniques.In Vivo and in vitro experiments have shown that PCTM microspheres have obvious targeting, adhesion, membrane penetration and anti‐tumor properties for bladder tumors.The antitumor mechanism of PCTM microspheres is to indirectly induce S‐stage blockage of ...
Zhaoxiang Lu, Wentie Yang, Youzhi Hong, Yusen Qiao, Chaozhao Liang   +4 more
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Clinical proteomics for precision medicine: the bladder cancer case [PDF]

, 2017
Precision medicine can improve patient management by guiding therapeutic decision based on molecular characteristics. The concept has been extensively addressed through the application of –omics based approaches.
Frantzi, Maria, Latosinska, Agnieszka, Merseburger, Axel S., Mischak, Harald, Vlahou, Antonia   +4 more
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Serotonergic System‐Targeted Nucleic Acid Hydrogel Coordinates Excitability Restoration and Circuit Reconstruction for Spinal Cord Injury Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The study reports a DNA/RNA heteroduplex hydrogel (SeroPTEN‐CG) that undergoes DNase‐mediated hydrogel‐to‐nanogel transition for spinal cord injury therapy by targeting the serotonergic system, combining 5‐hydroxytryptamine (5‐HT)‐mediated excitability restoration to reactivate dormant interneurons with phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)‐targeted ...
Chunlin Li, Xiaoqing Zhao, Kai Jiang, Haixia Kang, Shuo Liu, Linlin Jiang, Baoshuai Bai, Haonan Cui, Ziyang Zhang, Menglei Dong, Ruizhi Zhang, Chenbo Zou, Shenghui Shang, Chi Zhang, Xiangchuang Fan, Lijuan Zhu, Huiquan Duan, Chuan Zhang, Shiqing Feng, Hengxing Zhou   +19 more
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Exploring urinary microbiome: insights into neurogenic bladder and improving management of urinary tract infections

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
The traditional view of sterile urine has been challenged by advancements in next-generation sequencing, revealing that the urinary microbiome significantly influences individual health and various urinary system diseases.
Jinming Zhang, Jinming Zhang, Yingyun Lei, Yingyun Lei, Huayong Du, Huayong Du, Zehui Li, Zehui Li, Xiaoxin Wang, Xiaoxin Wang, Degang Yang, Degang Yang, Feng Gao, Feng Gao, Jianjun Li, Jianjun Li   +15 more
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Uninvited guest, Balantidium coli in urine in a patient with bladder cancer: A case report and review of the literature

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message In contrast to intestinal balantidiasis, which is widespread throughout the world, urinary balantidiasis is uncommon. It often affects people with underlying diseases, and acute infections may be fatal.
Farnaz Farmani, Neda Soleimani, Mohammad Razeghi, Amir Zamani, Sahand Mohammadzadeh, Davoud Soleimani   +5 more
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