[Parameters of nocturnal penile tumescence monitoring as potential predictors of the coronary heart disease].

Aim: To determine the possibilities of nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) monitoring in the detection of coronary heart disease (CHD).

Materials And Methods: A total of 100 patients were included in the study, of them 50 men had a confirmed diagnosis of CHD and 50 patients consisted the control group. In all patients, flow-dependent vasodilation of the brachial artery and pulse wave velocity were evaluated.

[Efficacy of fesoterodine for prevention of autonomic dysreflexia in patients with neurogenic dysfunction of the bladder after spinal cord injury].

Aim: to evaluate the effectiveness of fesoterodine for the prevention of autonomic dysreflexia (AD) in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction (NBD) after spinal cord injury (SCI).

Materials And Methods: a total of 53 patients with AD were included in the study. In the main group (n=33) patients received fesoterodine 4 mg per day for 12 weeks as a treatment for neurogenic bladder dysfunction and prevention of AD.

Pilot ex vivo study on non-thermal ablation of human prostate adenocarcinoma tissue using boiling histotripsy.

Focused ultrasound technologies are of growing interest for noninvasive ablation of localized prostate cancer (PCa). Here we present the results of the first case study evaluating the feasibility of non-thermal mechanical ablation of human prostate adenocarcinoma tissue using the boiling histotripsy (BH) method on ex vivo tissue. High intensity focused ultrasound field was generated using a 1.

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Purpose: Assessment of COVID-19 incidence and hospitalization rate of male patients with prostatic hyperplasia depending on the intake of 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors (5-ARI).

Materials And Methods: In our study, electronic medical records of 1678 patients with prostatic hyperplasia were analyzed. 1490 men aged 71 (64-76) years were selected for final analysis.

Initial Assessment of Boiling Histotripsy for Mechanical Ablation of Ex Vivo Human Prostate Tissue.

Boiling histotripsy (BH) is a focused ultrasound technology that uses millisecond-long pulses with shock fronts to induce mechanical tissue ablation. The pulsing scheme and mechanisms of BH differ from those of cavitation cloud histotripsy, which was previously developed for benign prostatic hyperplasia. The goal of the work described here was to evaluate the feasibility of using BH to ablate fresh ex vivo human prostate tissue as a proof of principle for developing BH for prostate applications.

Urine TERT promoter mutations-based tumor DNA detection in patients with bladder cancer: A pilot study.

Telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) promoter mutations are the most frequent genetic events in bladder cancer (BC). The aim of the present pilot study was to evaluate the diagnostic potential of urine TERT promoter mutations-based liquid biopsy in patients with an ongoing oncological process, as well as in post-resection patients at risk of BC recurrence. A total of 60 patients were enrolled, of whom 27 patients had histologically proven BC; 23 had no signs of BC (control group); and 10 patients underwent transurethral malignancy resection 3-6 months prior to urine donation ('second look' group).

[Varicocele and reproductive function: epidemiology and infertility risk (the eamination of 3632 patients)].

Unlabelled: Varicocele does not always lead to infertility; varicocelectomy does not always improve sperm.

The Study Objective: to evaluate the quantitative correlation between varicocele and reproductive function with a large sample.

Design: a cross-sectional and case control study.

[Phenotyping of angiotensin-converting enzyme in the prostate in patients with prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia].

Background: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) is expressed by all epithelial cells of the human body. Although the main proportion of ACE is synthesized by the lungs, in men, ACE is also secreted by the testes (testicular form), seminal vesicles and the prostate. In semen, the level of ACE is up to 50 times higher than in blood plasma.

[Functional activity of leucocytes in seminal fluid of patients with pathospermia].

Objective: Assessment of leukocyte activity as the main source of ROS in seminal fluid of patients with normospermia and pathospermia using an original protocol based on the kinetic chemiluminescence method and adapted for semen analysis.

Materials And Methods: A prospective study was attended by 95 men of reproductive age who applied to the Research Center of Medical Genetics (Moscow) for semen analysis. The material for the study were samples of native ejaculate.

[A novel method for non-invasive mechanical ablation of prostate tumors using pulsed focused ultrasound].

Aim: of the study: demonstrate the feasibility of non-invasive mechanical disintegration of human prostate tissue using pulsed high-intensity focused ultrasound (pHIFU), a method termed boiling histotripsy.

Materials And Methods: An ultrasound experimental system was developed for producing localized mechanical lesions in ex vivo biological tissue samples under ultrasound guidance. A series of experiments was carried out to create small single-focus lesions (volume < 2 mm3) and one large lesion (volume > 50 mm3) in ex vivo prostate tissue samples.

Tissue ACE phenotyping in prostate cancer.

Epithelial cells of prostate express significant level of ACE and, as a result, seminal fluid has 50-fold more ACE than plasma. The substitution of highly specialized prostate epithelial cells by tumor cells results in dramatic decrease in ACE production in prostate tissues. We performed detailed characterization of ACE status in prostate tissues from patients with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PC) using new approach- ACE phenotyping, that includes evaluation of: 1) ACE activity with two substrates (HHL and ZPHL); 2) the ratio of the rates of their hydrolysis (ZPHL/HHL ratio); 3) the ratio of immunoreactive ACE protein to ACE activity; 4) the pattern of mAbs binding to different epitopes on ACE - ACE conformational fingerprint - to reveal conformational changes in prostate ACE due to prostate pathology.

[A comparative characteristics of treatment results of patiens with benign prostatic hyperplasia in combination with hypogonadism].

Aim: to compare the efficiency of monotherapy with -blockers vs combined therapy (-blockers in combination with Androgel) in patients with BPH and hypogonadism.

Materials And Methods: a total of 60 men with BPH and hypogonadism, who were randomly selected from outpatient department were included in the study. All patients were divided into 2 groups (n=30).

[Herbal preparations and microelements as alternative therapy in benign prostatic hyperplasia, lower urinary tract symptoms and erectile dysfunction].

The aim of the work is to provide a current view on the efficiency of the components of dietary supplement Antiprost for the treatment of urological diseases. The study results on the influence of the dietary components of supplement Antiprost are presented in the article in according to principles of evidence-based medicine. Antiprost can be used in the routine urological practice in specific situations, e.

[Biomarkers of prostate cancer and potential for using ace produced in prostate gland for diagnosis of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia].

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the 4th most commonly diagnosed cancer in the male population and incidence of different stages is increasing every year. The efficiency of PCa treatment is strongly dependent on the its stage. Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) is the most widely used and universal biomarker of PCa worldwide.

[Antioxidative activity and clinical efficiency of dietary supplements Nefradoz for treatment of recurrent calcium oxalate urolithiasis].

Aim: to evaluate antioxidant properties of dietary supplements Nefradoz, as well as its role in the prevention of calcium oxalate stones.

Materials And Methods: Our study consisted of two parts, clinical and experimental. In the clinical trial a total of 80 patients with recurrent calcium oxalate urolithiasis of various localization were included.

[Changes in the concentration of urolitiasis markers depending on stone-forming activity in patients with recurrent urolithiasis].

Unlabelled: The study aimed to investigate the changes in the concentration of bikunin, osteopontin, and nephrocalcin, depending on the changes in the renal stone-forming activity in patients with recurrent urolithiasis.

Materials And Methods: The study comprised 152 patients with recurrent calcium oxalate stones at various localizations. Patients of the study group (n=78) were administered complex preventive treatment (water load, Blamaren, thiazide diuretics, oral calcium supplementation) aimed at reducing the activity of urolithiasis.

[The role of the Randalls plaques in the pathogenesis of recurrent urolitasis].

The aim of the work was to present current concept of the pathogenesis of urolithiasis. Treatment and prevention of this disease a challenging issue. The article presents basic information about Randalls plaques that are described as calcium salt deposits on the surface of the transitional cell epithelium.

[Results of a multicenter non-interventional study on the efficacy and safety of NeyroDoz complex for sexual dysfunction in men].

The article presents the results of a multi-center observational study carried out in 2014-2015 comprising 630 male patients from 23 Russian health care institutions. The study aimed to accumulate epidemiological data on sexual dysfunction in men and test the efficacy and safety of biologically active complex NeyroDoz. Data for the study were collected using questionnaires.

[The use of NefroDoz in patients with urolithiasis who underwent extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy].

The article presents the results of the multicenter clinical comparative open-label trial in three parallel groups, which was aimed to the evaluation of the efficacy and safety ofbiologically active food supplement NefroDoz after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) in patients with urolithiasis. NefroDoz was prescribed for the lithokinetic purpose. The study involved 114 patients from different regions of the Russian Federation aged from 18 to 75 years (mean age 45.

[The use of ProstaDoz in patients with chronic prostatitis. Results ofa multicenter nonrandomized clinical study].

The main purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of a multicomponent dietary supplement ProstaDoz in patients with chronic prostatitis. The study included 50 men with clinical symptoms of a chronic prostatitis, which were observed in 9 clinical centers in different regions of Russia. All patients have received 2 capsules of ProstaDoz twice a day for 1 month, followed by dynamic observation for 4 weeks.

[Therapy of rapid ejaculation using dietary supplement "NeyroDoz": results of a multicenter non-randomized clinical study].

The main aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of a multicomponent dietary supplement NeyroDoz in patients with rapid ejaculation. We examined 50 patients with rapid ejaculation (premature ejaculation), who were recruited in 9 clinical centers in different regions of Russia. These patients received NeyroDoz, 2 capsules twice a day for one month, followed by a control observation for 1 month.

[Combined treatment of patients with erectile dysfunction and urination disorders].

The article presents the results of the study aimed to the evaluation the efficacy of combination therapy with alpha1-blocker (tamsulosin) and phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor (sildenafil) in patients with urination disorders and erectile dysfunction (ED). A pilot observational study involving 60 men aged from 50 and 80 years divided into 3 groups of 20 people was performed. Group 1 of patients received sildenafil 25 mg daily (dynamico), Group 2--tamsulosin 0.

[Detection of prostate cancer based on monitoring of prostate-specific antigen in outpatient clinic].

The study included 320 men with suspected prostate cancer (PC). The mean age was 59 years. The detection rate of prostate cancer depending on PSA level was evaluated.

[Building of defects of the bladder wall by membrane, created on the basis of type I collagen (an experimental study)].

Experimental study was performed on 24 Chinchilla rabbits, which underwent resection of the bladder with building of defect by membrane "Collost", created on the basis of type I collagen. The functional state of the bladder in situ was assessed by infusion cystomanometry during repeated surgery at 7, 14 day and at 1, 3, 6 months, and at 1 and 1.5 years.