lncRNA-DANCR Promotes Taxol Resistance of Prostate Cancer Cells through Modulating the miR-33b-5p-LDHA Axis.

Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common malignancies in men with high death rate worldwide. Paclitaxel (Taxol) is a widely used anticancer agent. Despite recent improvements in clinical application and research, development of drug resistance limits the efficacy of the Taxol-based chemotherapy.

Prostate stromal tumor with prostatic cysts after transurethral resection of the prostate: A case report.

Background: A prostatic stromal tumor is deemed to be a rare oncology condition. Based on the retrospective analysis of clinical data and scientific literature review, a case of prostatic stromal tumor was reported in this article to explore the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of this rare disease.

Case Summary: The present case involved an older male patient who was admitted to our department for a medical consultation of dysuria.

Interval from transurethral resection of prostate to laparoscopic radical prostatectomy does not affect outcomes for incidental prostate cancer.

Introduction: Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) has become a common option for the treatment of prostate cancer. The aim of our study was to examine whether LRP performed within 12 weeks of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is associated with surgical difficulty or outcomes.

Material And Methods: A single-institutional retrospective analysis was performed on patients who underwent LRP for incidental prostate cancer after TURP between July 2009 and December 2017.

Association of plasma intermedin levels with progression and metastasis in men after radical prostatectomy for localized prostatic cancer.

Background: Adrenomedullin levels in the peripheral blood are associated with prognosis of some cancers. Intermedin is structural similarities to adrenomedullin.

Objective: The current study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of plasma intermedin levels for progression and distant metastasis in prostate cancers.

Vitamin C and E intake and risk of bladder cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

Epidemiologic studies that investigate whether vitamin C and E intake protects against bladder cancer have yielded inconsistent results. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of published cohort and case-control studies to summarize the epidemiologic evidence investigating vitamin C and E intake and bladder cancer. Studies were identified through a search of PubMed and Embase databases and of references from relevant publications.

Langerhans' cell density and degree of keratinization in foreskins of Chinese preschool boys and adults.

Background: Recent epidemiological studies have proposed that male circumcision reduces the relative risk of acquiring HIV-1. Here, we evaluated the density of Langerhans' cell and degree of keratinization in the foreskins of Chinese preschool boys and adults.

Methods: Sixty preschool boys and 20 healthy men without infectious history following male circumcisions were included.

The use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) density in detecting prostate cancer in Chinese men with PSA levels of 4-10 ng/mL.

Aim: To investigate the utility of prostate specific antigen density for detecting prostate cancer in men with serum PSA levels of 4-10 ng/mL.

Methods: Between January 2003 and November 2007, 237 men (aged 48-84 years, median 71) with total PSA levels of 4-10 ng/mL participated in a protocol for prostate cancer screening. Eligible patients were recommended for transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsies after measuring prostate volumes transrectally.

Feasibility of preparing nanodrugs by high-gravity reactive precipitation.

To study the feasibility of producing nanoparticles of organic pharmaceuticals using a novel high-gravity reactive precipitation (HGRP) technique, reactive precipitation of benzoic acid as a model compound was carried out in a rotating packed bed under high gravity. The main factors such as the rotating bed speed, concentration and volume flow rate of the reactants (sodium benzoate and HCl) affecting the particle size of the precipitate were studied. Particle size was measured by transmission electron microscopy.