[Our initial experience with robot-assisted partial nephrectomy].

The aim of our study was to summarize our initial experience with robot-assisted partial nephrectomy (RAPN) surgeries. Our data were obtained retrospectively by analyzing the data from the first RAPN surgeries performed at University of Pécs Clinical Centre. Between October 2022 and April 2024, we performed 53 robot-assisted partial nephrectomies.

Regulatory role of capsaicin-sensitive peptidergic sensory nerves in the proteoglycan-induced autoimmune arthritis model of the mouse.

Objective: The regulatory role of capsaicin-sensitive peptidergic sensory nerves has been shown in acute inflammation, but little is known about their involvement in T/B-cell driven autoimmune arthritis. This study integratively characterized the function of these nerve endings in the proteoglycan-induced chronic arthritis (PGIA), a translational model of rheumatoid arthritis.

Methods: Peptidergic afferents were defunctionalized by resiniferatoxin (RTX) pretreatment in BALB/c mice, PGIA was induced by repeated antigen challenges.