Understanding mechanisms of Ketamine-induced human urinary tract damage [PDF]
, 2011 Ketamine is a phencyclidine derivative N-Methyl D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist used as an anaesthetic and analgesic. A florid non-bacterial cystitis condition known as ketamine-induced cystitis (KIC) has recently been reported in abusers and ...
Shahzad, Khurram
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Human Ribonuclease 6 Has a Protective Role during Experimental Urinary Tract Infection
Journal 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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Optimal management of urinary tract infections in older people [PDF]
, 2011 Urinary tract infections (UTI) occur frequently in older people. Unfortunately, UTI is commonly overdiagnosed and overtreated on the basis of nonspecific clinical signs and symptoms.
Phillips, Gabby +6 more
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Frontiers 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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Urinary ATP as an indicator of infection and inflammation of the urinary tract in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) is a neurotransmitter and inflammatory cytokine implicated in the pathophysiology of lower urinary tract disease. ATP additionally reflects microbial biomass thus has potential as a surrogate marker of urinary
Baio, Gianluca +10 more
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Microbiome Analysis Using Next-Generation Sequencing in Urinary Tract Infections [PDF]
, 2022 In recent decades, the understanding of the genetic information of microbes and hosts has advanced considerably with the development of next-generation sequencing (NGS).
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Urology 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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Mitochondrial Oxidative Metabolism: An Emerging Therapeutic Target to Improve CKD Outcomes
Biomedicines, 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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The age-related risk of co-existing meningitis in children with urinary tract infection [PDF]
, 2011 Objective: The primary aim of this study was to determine age-stratified rates of co-existing bacterial meningitis in children with urinary tract infection (UTI).
Clifford Vanessa +27 more
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The Urinary Tract Microbiome in Male Genitourinary Diseases: Focusing on Benign Prostate Hyperplasia and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms [PDF]
International 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
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