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Rocco B, Assumma S, Morini E, Macchione N, Piacentini I, Bernardini P, Sarchi L, Stroppa D, Piccinelli M, Del Nero A, Sighinolfi M. Extreme stone case and UPJ obstruction: Robotic management. EUR UROL SUPPL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(21)02275-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Morelli M, Macchione N, Piacentini I, Itri E, Bernardini P, Sampogna G, Del Nero A, Montanari E. Treatment of reno-ureteral stones in people with disabilities: 10 years of experience by the center for Disabled Advanced Medical Assistance (DAMA). EUR UROL SUPPL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s2666-1683(20)35419-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Chiavaroli A, Recinella L, Ferrante C, Locatelli M, Carradori S, Macchione N, Zengin G, Leporini L, Leone S, Martinotti S, Brunetti L, Vacca M, Menghini L, Orlando G. Crocus sativus, Serenoa repens and Pinus massoniana extracts modulate inflammatory response in isolated rat prostate challenged with LPS. J BIOL REG HOMEOS AG 2017; 31:531-541. [PMID: 28889734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Prostatitis is a common prostate disease that could be promoted by bacterial or non-bacterial infectious agents. In addition, inflammatory pathways involved in prostatitis have been increasingly studied, and herbal extracts endowed with anti-inflammatory effects are under investigation, individually or in combination, for their efficacy in alleviating the burden of inflammation, with possible improvements in symptoms. Serenoa repens (Serenoa), in combination with Crocus sativus (Crocus) and Pinus massoniana (Pinus), has previously shown to improve sexual function and limit urinary symptoms in patients suffering from concomitant erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms. In this context, the aim of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of Serenoa, Crocus and Pinus extracts, either alone or in combination, on immortalized prostate cells (PC3) and in an experimental model of bacterial prostatitis constituted by ex vivo prostate specimens challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). We found that the tested extracts were able to reduce ROS production by PC3 cells and NFkB and PGE2 activity in prostate specimens challenged with LPS. In addition, the pharmacological association of the extracts displayed synergistic effects indicating a rational use of the mixture of the tested extracts as a novel anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory formulation in bacterial prostatitis. Finally, we performed analytical and in vitro evaluation to better characterize the phytochemical profile and the mechanism of action of selected secondary metabolites.
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- A Chiavaroli
- Department of Pharmacy, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Urology, University of Milan, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Selcuk University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, Konya, Turkey
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, G. D’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy
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Mating behavior in the male golden hamster is regulated by both gonadal steroids and photoperiod. Gonadal steroids may regulate mating behavior by actions on the medial nucleus of the amygdala, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, and medial preoptic area. Neurons in these areas actively accumulate gonadal steroids and lesions of these nuclei disrupt mating behavior in male hamsters. Photoperiodic regulation of mating behavior is regulated, at least in part, by decreased responsiveness to gonadal steroids. Therefore, we sought to determine if the changes induced by changes in gonadal steroids would mimic those induced by changes in photoperiod. The number of substance P-containing neurons in these areas decrease following castration and are restored with testosterone treatment suggesting that this peptide may mediate steroidal regulation of male mating behavior. To determine the effect of photoperiod on substance P, peptide containing neurons were counted in (1) enucleates (n = 6), (2) enucleated castrates treated with testosterone (n = 6), (3) castrates treated with testosterone (n = 4), and (4) intact controls (n = 6). Bilateral enucleation caused a decrease in the number of substance P neurons in the medial nucleus, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, and medial preoptic area (P less than 0.05). Testosterone treatment prevented this decrease (P less than 0.05). Thus, a decrease in daylength causes a decrease in substance P in the medial nucleus of the amygdala, the medial bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and the medial preoptic area that is mediated by changes in testosterone levels.
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- J M Swann
- Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers State University, Newark, NJ 07102
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