Ejaculation-Preserving Transurethral Resection of the Prostate: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

To evaluate the efficacy of preserving urethral mucosa around verumontanum in all directions and at the prostatic apex on antegrade ejaculation preservation and early postoperative continence in patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). A randomized controlled trial was conducted in our tertiary center on patients scheduled for TURP. Patients were randomly allocated into two equal groups.

Importance of GLUT Transporters in Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

Facilitative sugar transporters (GLUTs) are the primary method of sugar uptake in all mammalian cells. There are 14 different types of those transmembrane proteins, but they transport only a handful of substrates, mainly glucose and fructose. This overlap and redundancy contradict the natural tendency of cells to conserve energy and resources, and has led researchers to hypothesize that different GLUTs partake in more metabolic roles than just sugar transport into cells.

Hybrid Synthetic and Computational Study of an Optimized, Solvent-Free Approach to Curcuminoids.

A green and optimized protocol has been developed for the preparation of symmetric 1,7-bis(aryl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-diones and asymmetric 2-aryl-6-arylidenecyclohexanones with modified substrate scope and good functional group tolerance. Syntheses proceed smoothly under solvent-free conditions, providing moderate to excellent product yields with a minimal workup procedure. Control experiments, spectroscopic, and computational studies support a mechanism involving the boron-assisted in situ generation of imine intermediates.

Vitamin D level and its determinants among Sudanese Women: Does it matter in a sunshine African Country?

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide concern. The aim of the current study was to determine the vitamin D level and its contributing factors in Sudanese women.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 251 Sudanese women attending Family Health Centers in Khartoum, Sudan were interviewed.

Serum vitamin D level, sun-exposed area, dietary factors, and physical activity as predictors of invasive breast cancer risk among Sudanese women: A case-control study.

Background: The role of vitamin D in the development, progression, and prognosis of breast cancer, though widely studied worldwide, has been inconclusive. This study intended to assess the role of some factors (including serum vitamin D level, sun-exposed area, dietary factors, and physical activity) as predictors of the development of invasive breast cancer (IBC) among Sudanese women.

Methods: A case-control study was conducted on 200 Sudanese women (100 with newly diagnosed IBC and 100 matched healthy females).

A Pilot Evaluation of the Toxicity of EarthTec® QZ on Invasive (Bithynia tentaculata) and Native (Physa gyrina) Snail Species from the Upper Mississippi River.

We used a comparative approach to investigate the effects of a copper-based pesticide (EarthTec® QZ) on embryos of an invasive snail (Bithynia tentaculata) and a native snail (Physa gyrina). Embryos were exposed to one of three treatments: control (0 mg/L Cu), low-dose (0.1 mg/L Cu), or high-dose (0.

Biocatalytic potential of vanillin aminotransferase from Capsicum chinense.

Background: The conversion of vanillin to vanillylamine is a key step in the biosynthetic route towards capsaicinoids in pungent cultivars of Capsicum sp. The reaction has previously been annotated to be catalysed by PAMT (putative aminotransferase; [GenBank: AAC78480.1, Swiss-Prot: O82521]), however, the enzyme has previously not been biochemically characterised in vitro.