Introduction And Hypothesis: Constipation is reported to be associated with urinary incontinence. However, the reported results have been inconsistent and contradictory. To evaluate the association between constipation and urinary incontinence in women, we performed a meta-analysis.
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March 2013
Objective: To investigate the expression of the Eag1 K( +) channel in the prostate cancer (PCa) tissue, its correlation with the development and progression of PCa, and whether it could be a target for the diagnosis and treatment of PCa.
Methods: We used RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry to determine the mRNA and protein expressions of the Eag1 K(+) channel in the normal peritumoral tissue of androgen-dependent PCa (ADPCa) (group A) and androgen-independent PCa (AIPCa) (group B) as well as in the tumorous tissue of ADPCa (group C) and AIPCa (group D).
Results: The relative coefficients of the mRNA expression of the Eag1 K(+) channel were 0.
Objectives: To investigate the effects of artery-ligating varicocelectomy (ALV) and artery-preserving varicocelectomy (APV) on the ipsilateral epididymis of varicocele-induced rats.
Methods: A total of 50 adolescent male rats were randomly divided into the 4 groups: control group (n = 8), experimental varicocele (EV) without treatment (EV group, n = 14), EV with ALV (ALV group, n = 14), and EV with APV (APV group, n = 14). The EV was induced by partial ligation of the left renal vein.
Objectives: To investigate the effect of interferon (IFN)-γ administration on renal interstitial fibrosis (RIF) and intrarenal vascular resistance of diseased kidneys in a reversible unilateral ureteral obstruction (RUUO) animal model.
Methods: Thirty-six male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups: RUUO with intramuscular IFN-γ treatment (400 IU/d; RUUO + IFN), RUUO with vehicle treatment, and sham operation. RUUO was induced by clamping the left ureter using a small polyethylene tube.
Objectives: To determine whether it is necessary to perform bilateral varicocelectomy (BV) in infertile men with left clinical and right subclinical varicoceles by comparing the outcomes of BV with those of left varicocelectomy (LV) in these patients.
Methods: A total of 104 infertile men with left clinical and right subclinical varicoceles were randomly divided into 2 groups: BV (n = 51) and LV (n = 53). Both BV and LV were performed using a retroperitoneal approach with ligation of the dilated internal spermatic veins.
Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue
September 2008
Objective: To investigate the impact of experimental varicocele (EV) on the ipsilateral testis in rats.
Methods: EV was induced by partial ligation of the left renal vein in male SD rats, the control rats subjected to sham operation, and the testes of the EV models and controls were extirpated 6, 12, and 18 weeks later. Johnson's score, ultrastructure of seminiferous tubules, intratesticular testosterone concentration (ITC) and germ cell apoptotic index (AI) of each left testis were evaluated.
Objectives: To investigate the effects of artery-ligating varicocelectomy (ALV) and artery-preserving varicocelectomy (APV) on the ipsilateral testes in experimental varicocele (EV) rats.
Methods: Fifty adolescent male Sprague-Dawley rats (6 weeks old, weighing 170 +/- 10 g) were randomly divided into 4 groups: EV without treatment group (EV group), EV with ALV group (EV+ALV group), EV with APV group (EV+APV group), and a control group. EV was induced by partial ligation of the left renal vein to an external diameter of 50% of its original at the position of medialis to both the adrenal and internal spermatic veins.