Apocynin reduces dihydroethidium fluorescence in naked mole-rat cortex independently of NADPH oxidase.

Pharmacological agents that modulate cellular targets offer a powerful approach to interrogate the role of a given component in cellular signalling cascades. However, such drugs are often nonspecific and/or have unexpected off-target effects. One cellular target of interest is the NADPH oxidase (NOX) enzyme family, which consume oxygen and produce reactive oxygen species.

Outcomes After Use of a Lymph Node Collection Kit for Lung Cancer Surgery: A Pragmatic, Population-Based, Multi-Institutional, Staggered Implementation Study.

Introduction: Suboptimal pathologic nodal staging prevails after curative-intent resection of lung cancer. We evaluated the impact of a lymph node specimen collection kit on lung cancer surgery outcomes in a prospective, population-based, staggered implementation study.

Methods: From January 1, 2014, to August 28, 2018, we implemented the kit in three homogeneous institutional cohorts involving 11 eligible hospitals from four contiguous hospital referral regions.

Postoperative outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy: how should age affect clinical practice?

Background: Pancreaticoduodenectomy is an increasingly common procedure performed for both benign and malignant disease. There are conflicting data regarding the safety of pancreatic resection in older patients. Potentially modifiable perioperative risk factors to improve outcomes in older patients have yet to be determined.

Cardiac compression secondary to a massively dilated substernal colon conduit.

With the growing success of surgical repairs of congenital defects previously incompatible with life, it is expected of these patients to live longer and experience the complications of these corrective procedures. Esophageal atresia is a congenital defect that occurs in 1 out of 4000 births and is oftentimes a surgical emergency in which colonic conduits are routinely used for esophageal reconstruction. Colonic conduit redundancy and dilatation are well-recognized late complications of colon conduit surgeries for esophageal reconstructions.

Pharmacological therapy in patients diagnosed with Peyronie's disease.

Peyronie's disease is still a therapeutic dilemma for the urologist. Although medical treatment includes multiple versions, few therapeutic agents had significant effects. The combination between oral therapy and intralesional agents can improve the quality of life of the patients with Peyronie's disease.