prostatitis/hypoxia

OBJECTIVE To improve treatment results of patients with CAP using hypercapnic hypoxia as a part of an integrated therapy. METHODS The study involved 37 men aged 20 to 50 years diagnosed with CAP. The subjects were randomly divided into 2 groups. The control group consisted of 17 (46%) patients who

A 69-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of acute prostatitis. After admission he produced bloody sputum and chest radiograph showed bilateral infiltration of the upper lung fields. The fraction of neutrophils in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was 15.6%, lymphocytes were 33.6%,

OBJECTIVE To examine the structure of the prostate tissue in patients with III B chronic prostatitis (CP) and chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS). METHODS The study analyzed transrectal fine-needle biopsy specimens of 10 patients with the verified diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain syndrome/category

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been identified in a variety of cancer types, including prostate cancer. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the immunohistochemical expression of NANOG, octamer 4 (OCT4), cluster of differentiation 133 (CD133) and NESTIN, which are all CSC markers, and assess

We examined whether urine reflux into the prostate can induce prostatic inflammation in a rat and evaluated the effect of α1-adrenoreceptor antagonist. Experiment 1: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected with 500 µl of Evans Blue through the urethral orifice. Intravesical pressure was measured, and

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) commonly occurs in older men with chronic prostatitis. Although BPH is frequently accompanied by inflammation, it is unclear whether inflammation underlies prostate enlargement. Recently, we reported that hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α), which is known to be

OBJECTIVE To specify the pathogenetic link between blood supply of the bladder neck and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). METHODS The study involved 78 men aged 26 to 50 years, including 19 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and LUTS, 29 patients with chronic prostatitis category IIIB with

Qing Ye Dan (QYD) is the whole plant of Swertia mileensis and used in Chinese folk medicine for the treatment of prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and so on. This study was to investigate the effects of QYD and its main component swertiamarin on BPH induced by testosterone in rats. The

Extensive research within the last several decades has revealed that the major risk factors for most chronic diseases are infections, obesity, alcohol, tobacco, radiation, environmental pollutants, and diet. It is now well established that these factors induce chronic diseases through induction of