Description of a new species of the genus Archaeoglenes Broun, 1893 (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Phrenapatinae) from the Ryukyus, Japan, with ecological insights.

A new species, Archaeoglenes fujikawai sp. nov. (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Phrenapatinae), is described and illustrated from Okinawa-jima and Amami-ôshima Islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago.

ULK1-regulated AMP sensing by AMPK and its application for the treatment of chronic kidney disease.

Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a central kinase involved in energy homeostasis. Increased intracellular AMP levels result in AMPK activation through the binding of AMP to the γ-subunit of AMPK. Recently, we reported that AMP-induced AMPK activation is impaired in the kidneys in chronic kidney disease (CKD) despite an increase in the AMP/ATP ratio.

History and Determinant of Adult Neourethral Stricture After Hypospadias Repair in Childhood: A Single Center Study Derived From a Single Procedure by a Single Surgeon.

Objective: To elucidate the incidence, presentation timing, and determinants of adulthood neourethral strictures after childhood hypospadias repair, using data from a database derived from a single procedure performed by a single surgeon.

Methods: Pediatric patients with hypospadias who underwent staged surgery using a foreskin-derived neourethra served as the Denominator population. Clinical data from adult neourethral stricture patients who re-visited us were analyzed.