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To investigate the impact of pelvic exenteration (PelvEX) on patient-reported pain, distress, and quality of life along with physiologic indicators of health in cancer survivors with radiated, non-repairable rectourethral fistula (RUF).

We reviewed a prospectively maintained quality improvement database of RUF patients at our institution from 2012 to 2020. Patients with radiated, non-repairable RUF who underwent PelvEX and had follow up to 1 year were included. Pain and distress scores were collected preoperatively and at 1-year follow up. Number of narcotic prescriptions in the 3 months before surgery and the year after surgery were abstracted. Short Form 12 surveys were administered in the postoperative period. Serum albumin, creatinine, carbon dioxide, hematocrit, and glucose were abstracted from electronic health records. Statistical analysis was performed using Wilcoxon signed-rank and Mann-Whitney tests.

Eleven patients met inclusion criteria. Patient-reported pain significantly decreased at 1 year follow-up compared to preoperative scores (median pre 4 vs 1 year post 0, P = .0312). Patient-reported distress significantly decreased pre- versus post-PelvEX (median pre 5 vs post 0, P = .0156). At the time of postoperative pain and distress surveys, 9 (82.8%) patients did not have narcotic prescriptions. Postoperative Short Form 12 scores were similar to an age-matched United States population (mental P = .3125; physical P = .1484). Serum-based indicators of health were not different in the pre- versus postoperative period (all P >.05).

PelvEX may be a valuable treatment option to decrease patient-reported pain and distress without compromising quality of life or physiologic health in patients with radiated, non-repairable RUF.

PelvEX may be a valuable treatment option to decrease patient-reported pain and distress without compromising quality of life or physiologic health in patients with radiated, non-repairable RUF.Studies have repeatedly demonstrated salary-based gender disparities in the field of Urology. These disparities persist even when accounting for contributing factors such as years of experience, hours worked, and practice setting, suggesting that inherent gender bias exists. In addition to salary discrepancies, female urologists are also less likely to be promoted and less likely to hold leadership positions as compared to male urologists. We review the data supporting these disparities and provide tangible, evidence-based solutions for the field of Urology going forward.Enzootic bovine leukosis is one of the unsolved problems of cattle breeding in many countries. The etiological agent of the disease is the bovine leukemia virus (BLV) - an oncogenic retrovirus, that infects B-lymphocytes in cattle. The number and genetic content of BLV provirus integration sites in the bovine genome were reported to can be used as an early diagnostic sign of leukemogenesis in the infected cattle, but patterns of BLV provirus integration into the bovine genome and associations between genomic features of the integration sites and development of lymphocytosis and B-cell lymphomas remain poorly elucidated. Here we present data on five novel BLV provirus integration sites in the genome of cattle with persistent lymphocytosis. Two of these sites were located in introns of scfd2 and pgpep1 genes, which have been recognized as cancer driver genes. Three of the rest integration sites were found in the intergenic spaces between ctps1 and cited4, nampt and ccdc71, skp2 and lmbrd2 genes, from which cited4 and skp2 also possess oncogenic properties. These data support previous findings of the association between localization of BLV proviral DNA near cancer driver genes and leukemogenesis in the BLV-infected cattle.The WHO just released in May 2022 a report on the state of the obesity pandemic in Europe, stating that 60% of citizens in the area of Europe are either overweight or obese, and highlighting the implications of the obesity pandemic, especially as it interacts with the COVID pandemic to create a twin pandemic, to increase morbidity and mortality. Obesity is a complex disease which has reached pandemic dimensions. The worldwide prevalence of obesity has nearly tripled since 1975, mainly due to the adoption of a progressively more sedentary lifestyle and the consumption of less healthy diets. We first report herein updated prevalence rates of overweight and obesity by sex, age, and region first in Europe, per the WHO report, and then worldwide between 1980 and 2019, as we analyze and present herein the data provided by the Global Burden of Disease Study. The prevalence of obesity is higher in women than in men of any age and the prevalence of both overweight and obesity increases with age and has reached their hic and its dire comorbidities including diabetes, NAFLD, CVD and obesity associated malignancies.We aimed to investigate the effects of paclitaxel on ovarian follicle development and oocyte meiotic competence. Early secondary follicles were cultured individually with or without paclitaxel 2.5 × 10-10, 2.5 × 10-9, and 2.5 × 10-8 M for 12 days. Thereafter, the follicles were treated with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and epidermal growth factor (EGF). Follicle morphology, oocytes meiotic maturation, immunofluorescence for α-tubulin of the oocytes, mRNA expression of growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9), B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl2), and Bcl2-associated X (Bax) were examined every 4, 8, and 12 days of the culture period. We demonstrated that high dose paclitaxel treatment decreased follicle survival (p ≤ 0.05), while lower dose (2.5 × 10-9 M) reduced the survival compared to control after 12 days of culture. The number of oocytes at MII stage was not significantly different between control and paclitaxel groups (p > 0.05). Paclitaxel increased GDF9 expression in oocytes after 4 days of the culture (p ≤ 0.05). Bcl2 declined significantly compared to control after 8 days (p ≤ 0.05 for all groups), while Bax expression tended to be consistent (p ≥ 0.05 for all groups). To conclude, high concentration paclitaxel reduces follicle preantral follicle growth, while in lower concentration it decreases more growing follicle growth and survival.

The rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic required systemic change in how healthcare was delivered to minimize virus transmission whilst maintaining safe service delivery. Deemed at 'moderate-high risk', maternity patients are an important patient group that require consideration. Public Health England (PHE) issued national guidance on how to adjust these services.

To explore how maternity units in England implemented PHE guidance.

An online survey of 22 items was distributed to individuals that had worked on an England-based maternity unit during the COVID-19 pandemic. The questionnaire was designed and tested by the multidisciplinary research team. Data was collected from November 2020 to July 2021.

Forty-four participants across 33 maternity units responded. Ninety-three percent were able to test all women requiring an overnight stay for COVID-19. Only 27% reported birth partners were tested for COVID-19. Only 73% reported they were able to isolate all COVID-19-positive patients in single rooms. Eighty-four percent stated they were aware of current PHE guidance on personal protective equipment (PPE) and 82% felt 'confident' in donning/doffing of PPE. Priorities for the future include rapid testing and a focus on community service provision.

PHE COVID-19 guidance was implemented differently in maternity units across England due to the varying resources available at each trust leading to variable ability to test and isolate patients as recommended. More specific, tailored guidance for infection control measures against COVID-19 is needed for maternity settings due to their unique position.

PHE COVID-19 guidance was implemented differently in maternity units across England due to the varying resources available at each trust leading to variable ability to test and isolate patients as recommended. More specific, tailored guidance for infection control measures against COVID-19 is needed for maternity settings due to their unique position.A high-fat diet increases 12α-hydroxylated (12αOH) bile acid (BA) secretion in rats, and secondary BAs are responsible for the leaky gut. This study aimed to examine the role of primary 12αOH BAs in gut barrier impairment in rats using dietary cholic acid (CA) supplementation (0.5 g/kg diet). The CA diet increased the 12αOH BAs concentrations in the small and large intestine, accompanied by gut barrier impairment. Based on the luminal 12αOH BAs concentrations, ex vivo gut leakiness was determined. ATN161 Deoxycholic acid increased permeability in the large intestine, whereas taurocholic acid (TCA) increased the ileal permeability, but not jejunal permeability. A Rho kinase inhibitor attenuated TCA-induced ileal permeability. Administration of vancomycin, which abolishes secondary BAs, did not influence the gut leakiness induced by the CA diet. Changes in the gut permeation marker in the tail vein blood suggested the possibility that the CA-induced leakiness occurred in the small intestine. The CA diet enhanced the phosphorylation of myosin light chain 2 and reduced claudins expressions in rat ileal epithelia. Reductions in barrier function-related genes were observed in the ileum, but not in the colon of the CA-fed rats. Overall, the present study demonstrated the significance of TCA in proximal gut leakiness.Dementia is a complex set of disorders affecting normal cognitive function. Recently, several clinical studies have shown that diabetes, obesity, and components of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) are associated with cognitive impairment, including dementias such as Alzheimer's disease. Maintaining normal cognitive function is an intricate process involving coordination of neuron function with multiple brain glia. Well-orchestrated bioenergetics is a central requirement of neurons, which need large amounts of energy but lack significant energy storage capacity. Thus, one of the most important glial functions is to provide metabolic support and ensure an adequate energy supply for neurons. Obesity and metabolic disease dysregulate glial function, leading to a failure to respond to neuron energy demands, which results in neuronal damage. In this review, we outline evidence for links between diabetes, obesity, and MetS components to cognitive impairment. Next, we focus on the metabolic crosstalk between the three major glial cell types, oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, and microglia, with neurons under physiological conditions. Finally, we outline how diabetes, obesity, and MetS components can disrupt glial function, and how this disruption might impair glia-neuron metabolic crosstalk and ultimately promote cognitive impairment.

Few treatments exist for the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia. Pharmacological agents resulting in glutamate N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor hypofunction, such as MK-801, mimic many of these symptoms and disrupt neural activity. Recent evidence suggests that deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the medial septal nucleus (MSN) can modulate medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and hippocampal activity and improve spatial memory.

Here, we examine the effects of acute MK-801 administration on oscillatory activity within the septohippocampal circuit and behavior. We also evaluate the potential for MSN stimulation to improve cognitive behavioral measures following MK-801 administration.

59 Sprague Dawley male rats received either acute intraperitoneal (IP) saline vehicle injections or MK-801 (0.1mg/kg). Theta (5-12Hz), low gamma (30-50Hz) and high frequency oscillatory (HFO) power were analyzed in the mPFC, MSN, thalamus and hippocampus. Rats underwent MSN theta (7.7Hz), gamma (100Hz) or no stimulation during behavioral tasks (Novel object recognition (NOR), elevated plus maze, Barnes maze (BM)).