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Human Ribonuclease 6 Has a Protective Role during Experimental Urinary Tract Infection

open access: yesJournal of Innate Immunity, 2023
Mounting evidence suggests that antimicrobial peptides and proteins (AMPs) belonging to the RNase A superfamily have a critical role in defending the bladder and kidney from bacterial infection.
Juan de Dios Ruiz-Rosado   +12 more
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Urinary Tract Infections [PDF]

open access: yesAntibiotics, 2014
Urinary tract infections (UTI) are among the most frequently acquired infections in the community, but also in hospitals and other health care institutions, causing a huge amount of antibiotic consumption. During the last decade we have seen significant changes in the field of urinary tract infections regarding causative pathogens and antibiotic ...
Truls E. Bjerklund Johansen   +1 more
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Comparison of the Efficacy of ShuoTong Ureteroscopy and Simple Flexible Ureteroscopy in the Treatment of Unilateral Upper Ureteral Calculi

open access: yesFrontiers in Surgery, 2021
Background: ShuoTong ureteroscopy (Sotn-ureteroscopy, ST-URS), a new lithotripsy operation method developed on the basis of ureteroscopy, is widely used to treat ureteral stones in China.
Longhui Lai   +17 more
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The Urinary Tract Microbiome in Male Genitourinary Diseases: Focusing on Benign Prostate Hyperplasia and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Neurourology Journal, 2021
The human body is sterile during gestation; however, but during and after birth, the entire body surface becomes host to an enormous variety of microorganisms.
Myung Soo Kim, Seung Il Jung
doaj   +1 more source

Mitochondrial Oxidative Metabolism: An Emerging Therapeutic Target to Improve CKD Outcomes

open access: yesBiomedicines, 2023
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) predisposes one toward end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and its associated morbidity and mortality. Significant metabolic perturbations in conjunction with alterations in redox status during CKD may induce increased production ...
Kranti A. Mapuskar   +5 more
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Urinary Tract Endometriosis.

open access: yesUrology journal, 2015
Recently, occurrence of urinary tract endometriosis (UTE) is more frequently diagnosed. According to literature, it refers to approximately 0.3 to even 12% of all women with endometriosis. The pathogenesis of UTE has not been clearly explained so far. The actually proposed hypotheses include embryonic, migration, transplantation, and iatrogenic theory.
Kolodziej, Anna   +3 more
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Reflective Practice About Retroperitoneal Laparoscopy in Comparison to Open Surgery for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction Repair in Children Less Than 1 Year of Age

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2019
Introduction: The interest in laparoscopy in the treatment of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in children under 12 months of age remains controversial. The aim of this study is to evaluate feasibility and benefits of retroperitoneal laparoscopy
Anthony Kallas-Chemaly   +9 more
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Association Between BAK1 Gene rs210138 Polymorphisms and Testicular Germ Cell Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Background: Several studies including some genome-wide association studies (GWAS) had shown that BAK1 gene rs210138 polymorphisms might be associated with testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT).
Jiaxuan Qin   +11 more
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Association between interleukin-1 beta gene, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphisms and urolithiasis: A literature review and meta-analysis

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Inflammation, 2020
Several case-control studies have been performed in different populations to uncover the association between interleukin-1 beta gene, interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphisms and urolithiasis.
Jiaxuan Qin, Jinchun Xing, Zonglong Cai
doaj   +1 more source

A machine learning framework for accurately recognizing circular RNAs for clinical decision-supporting

open access: yesBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2020
Background Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are those RNA molecules that lack the poly (A) tails, which present the closed-loop structure. Recent studies emphasized that some circRNAs imply different functions from canonical transcripts, and further associated ...
Yidan Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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