Particulate Matter (Fine Particle) and Urologic Diseases [PDF]
Particulate matter (PM) has been found to damage vital body organs, including the lungs and heart, through vascular damage and oxidative stress. Recently, renal function and chronic urologic diseases have also been found to be related to PM.
Eun-A Kim
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Impact of a Mediterranean diet on prevention and management of urologic diseases [PDF]
Compared to a Western diet, the Mediterranean diet moves away from red meat and processed foods. Universally regarded as a healthier dietary alternative, the Mediterranean diet has garnered scientific endorsement for its ability to confer an array of ...
Mark I Sultan +2 more
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The microbiome in urological diseases [PDF]
Due to the rapid development of next-generation sequencing, it has become possible to obtain information on the sequences of all genes in a specific microbiome.
Kwang Woo Lee +2 more
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Clinical Application of Human Urinary Extracellular Vesicles in Kidney and Urologic Diseases [PDF]
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have been isolated in different body fluids, including urine. The cargo of urinary EVs is composed of nucleic acids and proteins reflecting the physiological and possibly pathophysiological state of cells lining the nephron ...
Francesco Paolo Schena +2 more
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Risk for urologic diseases in reproductive-aged women with tuberculosis
The rate of tuberculosis-concomitant urologic diseases in reproductive-aged women was 77.3% of cases. In women with tuberculosis, the risk factors of urologic diseases may include chronic female genital inflammatory diseases; sexually transmitted ...
Z. A. Zangieva +2 more
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Prevalence and trends of selected urologic conditions for VA healthcare users [PDF]
Background Conducted as part of the Urologic Diseases in America project whose aim was to quantify the burden of urologic diseases on the American public, this study focuses on Veterans Health Administration (VHA) users as a special population to ...
Fischer Michael J +6 more
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Research prioritization of men’s health and urologic diseases [PDF]
Objectives We sought to determine whether disease representation in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) reflects disease burden, measured by the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study as disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs).
Tyler Okland +9 more
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HIRA loss is frequent but not universal in human fumarate hydratase-deficient renal cell carcinoma and defines divergent oncogenic programs [PDF]
Fumarate hydratase-deficient renal cell carcinoma (FH-dRCC) is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy driven by fumarate accumulation and widespread epigenetic reprogramming. Although Valcarcel-Jimenez et al.
Xu Shi +4 more
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Anti-inflammatory Diet Before Diagnosis and Survival After Urologic Cancer: Findings from Two Swedish Prospective Cohorts [PDF]
Background: Dietary patterns with anti-inflammatory properties have been linked to lower risks of several chronic diseases and some cancers, but their impact on survival after cancer is less well understood.
Tahir Taj +3 more
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UROLOGIC DISEASES IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
(Objectives) This paper aimed to report the clinical statistics on urologic diseases treated in the emergency department (ED). (Patients and methods) We retrospectively evaluated 1,480 patients diagnosed with urologic diseases in the ED between January 2013 and December 2014.
Satoshi Katayama, Tadasu Takenaka
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