c a anagement of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) involves as uch controversy as management of prostate cancer. magine if there was an easily available serum or radioraphic test that could definitively determine whether a an with prostate cancer would have any local spread of he disease, and whether it would ever cause any sympoms. Would not that test replace prostate-specific antien (PSA) or any ot...

The twin-arginine translocase (Tat) system is used for the targeting and translocation of folded proteins across the cell membrane of most bacteria. Substrates of this system contain a conserved "twin-arginine" (RR) motif within their signal/leader peptide sequence. Many Tat substrates have their own system-specific chaperone called redox enzyme maturation proteins (REMPs). Here, we study the b...

Four chelating agents that have been used most commonly for the treatment of humans intoxicated with lead, mercury, arsenic or other heavy metals and metalloids are reviewed as to their advantages, disadvantages, metabolism and specificity. Of these, CaNa2EDTA and dimercaprol (British anti-lewisite, BAL) are becoming outmoded and can be expected to be replaced by meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic aci...

PURPOSE The aim of this study is to compare the results of direct radionuclide cystography (DRNC) and voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) in a group of children with a high suspicion of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). METHODS For this purpose, 25 children were studied with both VCUG and DRNC. Among 50 ureter units able to be compared 39 ureter units did not show any VUR on either study. Eleven ure...

objective(s): according to the unique properties of magnetic nanoparticles, their usages in medicine and industry have increased in the last decade. due to the vital role of liver in the body, the accumulation of cofe2o4 and cofe2o4@dmsa was studied. materials and methods:the nanoparticles were synthesized by co-precipitation method and were coated with dmsa. the techniques xrd, tem, dls, ftir,...

BACKGROUND/AIM Ureteropelvic junction obstruction and vesicoureteral reflux are the most frequent entities identified on the basis of antenatal hydronephrosis. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and pattern of abnormal renal scintigraphy findings in postnatal investigation of children with antenatal hydronephrosis. METHODS Twenty-four infants (19 boys and five girls) present...

Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant health issue in pediatric patients due to fibrosis progression. Shear wave elastography (SWE) noninvasive technique used assess CKD, but its efficacy needs be better established. This study aimed compare SWE with nuclear scan assessing CKD patients. Aim To determine the area of scarring/fibrosis each using shear chronic and it te...

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, the causative agent of porcine pleuropneumonia, is capable of persisting in oxygen-deprived surroundings, namely, tonsils and sequestered necrotic lung tissue. Utilization of alternative terminal electron acceptors in the absence of oxygen is a common strategy in bacteria under anaerobic growth conditions. In an experiment aimed at identification of genes expres...

Urinary tract infections are common in children. The available gold standard method for diagnosis, Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid scan is expensive and exposes patients to considerable amount of radiation. This study was performed to compare and assess the efficacy of Power Doppler Ultrasound versus Tc-99m DMSA scan for diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis. A quasi experimental study was conducted...