Objective: To explore the effect of a novel transurethral thulium laser vapoenucleation of the prostate with low-power conventional pulse mode (LP-ThuVEP) on sexual function in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Methods: 89 BPH patients admitted to Department of Urology, Jintan People's Hospital, Affiliated to Jiangsu University, from January 2022 to June 2023 were selected and randomly divided into the LP-ThuLEP group (45 cases) and the transurethral plasma kinetic resection of the prostate (TUPKRP) group (44 cases). Perioperative indicators were recorded, and the IPSS, Qmax, Qavg, PVR, and QoL of the two groups of patients before surgery and 3 months and 6 months after surgery were comparatively analyzed.
The retrosplenial cortex (RSC) is a vital area for storing remote memory and has recently been found to undergo broad changes after peripheral nerve injury. However, little is known about the role of RSC in pain regulation. Here, we examine the involvement of RSC in the pain of mice with nerve injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: High-grade bladder cancer (HGBC) has a higher malignant potential, recurrence and progression rate compared to low-grade phenotype. Its early symptoms are often vague, making non-invasive diagnosis using urinary biomarkers a promising approach.
Methods: The gene expression data from urine samples of patients with HGBC was extracted from the GSE68020 dataset.
The binding of programmed death-1 (PD-1) on the surface of T cells and PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) on tumor cells can prevent the immune-killing effect of T cells on tumor cells and promote the immune escape of tumor cells. Therefore, immune checkpoint blockade targeting PD-1/PD-L1 is a reliable tumor therapy with remarkable efficacy. However, the main challenges of this therapy are low response rate and acquired resistance, so that the outcomes of this therapy are usually unsatisfactory.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnhancer RNAs, a type of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), play a critical role in the occurrence and development of glioma. RNA-seq data from 161 glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) samples were acquired from The Cancer Genome Atlas database. Then, 70 eRNAs were identified as prognosis-related genes, which had significant relations with overall survival (log-rank test, < 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFoxp3 regulatory T cells (Treg) play an important part in the glioma immunosuppressive microenvironment. This study analyzed the effect of Foxsp3 on the immune microenvironment and constructed a Foxp3-related immune prognostic signature (IPS)for predicting prognosis in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining for Foxp3 was performed in 72 high-grade glioma specimens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs a new category of solids, crystalline materials constructed with amorphous building blocks expand the structure categorization of solids, for which designing such new structures and understanding the corresponding formation mechanisms are fundamentally important. Unlike previous reports, new amorphous carbon clusters constructed ordered carbon phases are found here by compressing C H /C cocrystals, in which the highly energetic cubane (C H ) exhibits unusual roles as to the structure formation and transformations under pressure. The significant role of C H is to stabilize the boundary interactions of the highly compressed or collapsed C clusters which preserves their long-range ordered arrangement up to 45 GPa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFZhongguo Xue Xi Chong Bing Fang Zhi Za Zhi
May 2017
Objective: To explore the anti-tumor effect of 17XL strains of (P.y) infection on melanoma in mice.
Methods: B16F10 tumor cells were axillarilly injected into the right flank of 20 C57BL/6 mice to establish tumor-bearing mouse models.