background: in most cases, prostatitis can be caused by a bacterial agent such as ureaplasma urealyticum. considering to the cumbersome of the culture method for the detection of ureaplasma species in clinical samples such as prostate; pcr method that is faster and more appropriate than the cultivation methods, can be utilized for the detection of u. urealyticum and u. parvum. pcr-rflp method c...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: prostate cancer is one of the most common cancer types both in western and eastern countries, involving mostly elder men. the mechanisms underlying the prostate cancer development remain unclear. prostate-specific antigen (psa) is the only well accepted marker for prostate cancer diagnosis and prognosis. the diagnosis and treatment of pr...

Background: Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men and the second leading cause of death in all countries of the world. The exact mechanism of prostate cancer is not known. On the other hand, early detection of prostate cancer can lead to a complete cure. Several clinical experiments including Digital Rectum Examination (DRE), biochemistry such as Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), ...

background: recently, the development of new biomarkers as prognostic and predictive markers in prostate cancer has been crucial. objectives: this study was aimed to determine whether serum vascular endothelial growth factor (vegf) levels would be a prognostic marker or risk assessment factor in patients with prostate cancer and to investigate whether it could differentiate cancerous tissue fro...

Introduction: The close proximity of the rectum tissue to the prostate gland results in rectal toxicity during prostate radiotherapy. Rectal Retractor (RR) is a rectal displacement technique that inserts into the rectum, as a result, the lateral and dorsal part of the rectal wall push away from high dose areas. The aim of this study was to investigate the dosimetric consequence...

Background: Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is one of the most usable methods in prostate radiotherapy that is used with different techniques. The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the dosimetric and radiobiological effects of prostate IMRT techniques regarding to joint volume between the target tissue and organs at risk as a patients anatomical parameter. Methods: This res...

results a total number of 43 specimens were studied, from which 9 were obtained from patients with metastatic prostate cancer. the expression of five examined genes had no correlation with psa level and gleason score. the expression of amacr decreased in metastatic prostate cancer (p = 0.02). the expression of other genes showed no difference between metastatic and non-metastatic tumors (p > 0....

discoidin domain receptor (ddr) is a new member of the receptor tyrosine kinase family. there are two isoforms of discoidin domain receptor (ddr), ddr1 and ddr2. these receptors play a major role in the adhesion, motility and cell proliferation. due to the important role of ddr2 in the development of tumor extension, this receptor is pivotal in the field of carcinogenesis. the aim of this study...