Outcomes of retrograde intrarenal surgery compared with ultra-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy in the management of renal calculi.

Introduction: To evaluate the outcomes of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and ultra-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (umPCNL) in the management of renal calculi.

Material And Methods: Between March 2015 and January 2018, a total of 44 patients were treated with umPCNL. The outcomes of these patients were compared with 75 patients who underwent RIRS for renal calculi during the same time period.

RAGE-dependent potentiation of TRPV1 currents in sensory neurons exposed to high glucose.

Diabetes mellitus is associated with sensory abnormalities, including exacerbated responses to painful (hyperalgesia) or non-painful (allodynia) stimuli. These abnormalities are symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), which is the most common complication that affects approximately 50% of diabetic patients. Yet, the underlying mechanisms linking hyperglycemia and symptoms of DPN remain poorly understood.

A single intranasal immunization with a subunit vaccine formulation induces higher mucosal IgA production than live respiratory syncytial virus.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) causes serious respiratory illness in infants and elderly. RSV infection induces short-lived immunity, which leaves people prone to re-infection. In contrast, the RSV fusion (F) protein formulated with a novel adjuvant (∆F/TriAdj) elicits long term protective immunity.