Coculture with bone marrow‑derived mesenchymal stem cells attenuates inflammation and apoptosis in lipopolysaccharide‑stimulated alveolar epithelial cells via enhanced secretion of keratinocyte growth factor and angiopoietin‑1 modulating the Toll‑like receptor‑4 signal pathway.

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common, costly and potentially lethal disease with characteristics of alveolar‑capillary membrane disruption, pulmonary edema and impaired gas exchange due to increased apoptosis and pulmonary inflammation. There is no effective and specific therapy for ALI; however, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been demonstrated to be a potential option. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a highly proinflammatory molecule that is used to mimic an in vivo inflammatory and damaged state in vitro.

Comparing the treatment outcomes of potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser vaporization and transurethral electroresection for primary nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer: A prospective, randomized study.

Background And Objectives: In urology, potassium-titanyl-phosphate (KTP) laser is mainly used in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia with a low rate of intraoperative and postoperative complications. A prospective, randomized study was undertaken to investigate the treatment outcomes of KTP laser vaporization for primary non-muscle-invasive bladder tumors (NMIBTs) as compared with conventional monopolar transurethral resection of bladder tumors (TURBT).

Materials And Methods: This study was designed as a prospective, randomized trial.

Long-term outcomes of vaginoplasty with autologous buccal micromucosa.

Objective: To evaluate the technical feasibility and anatomical and functional outcomes of one-stage vaginoplasty with autologous buccal micromucosa.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed our experiences with 38 patients with vaginal agenesis treated with primary surgery from June 2006 to April 2012. All patients underwent transvestibular vaginoplasty with autologous buccal micromucosa.

A prospective, randomized controlled trial of circumcision in adult males using the CO2 laser: modified technique compared with the conventional dorsal-slit technique.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of a modified CO2 laser technique for circumcision in adult males as compared with the conventional dorsal-slit method.

Background Data: Circumcision is one of the most commonly performed surgeries in the world. Although present techniques produce a good long-term result, there is a continuing need to improve the safety and efficacy of the circumcision procedure.

[Transplantation of human fetal neural stem cells into cerebral ventricle of the neonatal rat following hypoxic-ischemic injury: survival, migration and differentiation].

Objective: Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) harms the lives and health of newborn infants and children severely. Given the absence of effective therapies for HIE, it is important to derive new strategies. Neural stem cells (NSCs) have great potential as a therapeutic tool for the repair of a number of central nervous system disorders that involve cell loss.