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Angiocardiography* ; Contrast Media* ; Electrolytes* ; Osmolar Concentration* ; Plasma* ; Renin*

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Immunoglobulins* ; Tetanus Toxoid* ; Tetanus* ; Vaccination*

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Child* ; Humans ; Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory*

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Female ; Humans ; Placental Extracts* ; Pregnant Women*

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Animals ; Erectile Dysfunction/therapy ; Humans ; Male ; Stem Cell Transplantation/*methods ; Urologic Diseases/*therapy ; Urology/methods/trends

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Purpose: Raised cerebral titers of acetylcholine have notable links with storage symptomatology related to lower urinary tract symptoms. The hippocampus contributes to the normal control of continence in the majority of instances (circuit 3). Owing to synaptic connections with other nerve cells, acetylcholine affects the micturition pathway via the liberation of additional cerebral neurotransmitters. Despite the fact that cerebral serotonin is a key inhibitor of reflex bladder muscle contractions, the influence of acetylcholine on its liberation is poorly delineated. The current research was conducted in order to explore the role of acetylcholine in serotonin liberation from sections of rat hippocampus in order to improve the comprehension of the relationship between cholinergic and serotonergic neurons. Methods: Hippocampal sections from 6 mature male Sprague-Dawley rats were equilibrated over a 30-minute period in standard incubation medium so as to facilitate [3H]5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) uptake. The cerebral neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, was applied to the sections. Aliquots of drained medium solution were utilized in order to quantify the radioactivity associated with [3H]5-HT liberation; any alterations in this parameter were noted. Results: When judged against the controls, [3H]5-HT liberation from the hippocampal sections remained unaltered following the administration of acetylcholine, implying that this agent has no inhibitory action on this process. Conclusions Serotonin liberation from murine hippocampal sections is unaffected by acetylcholine. It is postulated that the bladder micturition reflex responds to acetylcholine through its immediate cholinergic activity rather than by its influence on serotonin release. These pathways are a promising target for the design of de novo therapeutic agents.

Purpose: The lower urinary tract is believed to be centrally regulated with the involvement of a range of neurotransmitters. The parasympathetic excitatory input to the urinary bladder is suppressed when the serotonergic system is activated, and thereby voiding is blocked. In healthy people, continence is usually underpinned by hippocampal formation (circuit 3). In order to advance knowledge of how serotoninergic neurons and additional nerve fibers were correlated, the purpose of the present work was to research how the discharge of serotonin from hippocampal slices was affected by different neurotransmitters in rat models. Methods: The adopted procedure involved administration of the central neurotransmitters acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine, N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glycine, and neuropeptide Y as well as monitoring of the alterations in the discharge of [3H]5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT). Furthermore, to determine whether the effect of the neurotransmitters was influenced by interneuron, tetrodotoxin was also employed. Results: Acetylcholine (10-5M) did not alter [3H]5-HT discharge, whereas more 5-HT was discharged from the hippocampal slices of rats under stimulation by norepinephrine (10-5M) as well as dopamine (10-5M) and tetrodotoxin (10-6M) did not inhibit the discharge. By contrast, tetrodotoxin inhibited the discharge of [3H]5-HT that was exacerbated by NMDA (10-4M). Meanwhile, compared to control, GABA (10-5M), glycine (10-5M), or neuropeptide Y (10-6M) did not alter the [³H]5-HT discharge. Conclusions From the research findings, it can be concluded that 5-HT discharge from rat hippocampus is enhanced by norepinephrine and dopamine through direct effect on the 5-HT neuronal terminal. By contrast, 5-HT discharge is intensified by NMDA by activating interneurons.

The presence of ectopic prostate tissue in the bladder is common, but the involvement of the bladder dome has rarely been reported. This case report describes a 72-year-old man who presented with gross painless hematuria. Cystoscopy revealed a smooth sessile mass at the dome region of the bladder. A complete transurethral resection of the mass was performed. Histopathological examination of the mass revealed the presence of benign ectopic prostatic tissue.
Aged ; Choristoma ; Cystoscopy ; Hematuria ; Humans ; Prostate ; Urinary Bladder ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

PURPOSE: We analyzed whether any problems existed in terms of the homogeneity of the Korean International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) questionnaire used in real practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between July 2012 and August 2012, 48 Korean IPSS questionnaires used in real practice were collected. All the items on the questionnaire, including the quality of life (QoL) questions, were compared and we then determined the homogeneity of each question in comparison with the originally validated Korean version of the IPSS from 1996. RESULTS: Only 5 of 48 sources (10.4%) of the Korean IPSS totally corresponded with the original Korean version of the IPSS questionnaire. The consistency rate with the originally validated version was generally low for the answer choice items for each question, ranging from 16.6% for "less than half the time" to 35.4% for "almost always," with the exception of the item "not at all" (100.0%). The consistency rate was 60.4% for question 3 (intermittency) and 18.8% for question 6 (straining). No homogeneity was found in any of the QoL-related questions. The average consistency rate with the originally validated version was 42.2% and ranged from 22.9% for "unhappy" to the highest rate of 95.8% for "mostly satisfied." CONCLUSIONS: Compared with the originally validated Korean version of the IPSS, various Korean IPSS questionnaires used in real practice had significant problems in terms of homogeneity for both the questions and the answer choice items. Efforts are needed to ensure the uniform use of the validated Korean version of the IPSS questionnaire.
Dietary Sucrose ; Prostate ; Quality of Life ; Reproducibility of Results