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Penile sensory thresholds in subtypes of premature ejaculation: implications of comorbid erectile dysfunction
Xiang Chen, Fei-Xiang Wang, Chao Hu, Nian-Qin Yang, Ji-Can Dai
July-August 2018, 20(4):330-335
DOI
:10.4103/aja.aja_62_17
PMID
:29405168
Penile hypersensitivity plays an important role in premature ejaculation (PE), but differences in penile sensitivity among subtypes of PE are unknown. Therefore, we compared penile sensory thresholds in PE subtypes of lifelong and acquired PE, PE with and without erectile dysfunction (ED), PE with an intravaginal ejaculation latency time ≤1 min and >1 min, and PE with and without orgasmic pleasure perceptual dysfunction. During August 2014 to January 2016, 136 patients with PE were included. Penile warm, cold, and vibratory thresholds were measured. Data of clinical characteristics, sexual life, Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT) score, and the 5-item version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) score were collected. Vibratory thresholds of the PE with ED group were higher in the right coronal sulcus (median amplitude: 4.92 vs 3.65 μ m,
P
= 0.02) and the right penile shaft (median amplitude: 3.87 vs 3.30 μ m,
P
= 0.03), while differences in penile sensory thresholds between other subtypes were not significant. The median PEDT score was lower in the PE without ED group (12 vs 14,
P
< 0.001). The IIEF-5 and PEDT scores were negatively correlated (r = −0.29,
P
< 0.001). Patients with orgasmic pleasure perceptual dysfunction had a lower median IIEF-5 score (20 vs 21,
P
= 0.02). Patients with PE and ED had lower penile sensitivity, and ED was associated with more severe symptoms and weaker orgasmic pleasure perception. In men with PE, management of comorbid ED is necessary. In case of side effects in erectile function, topical anesthetics should be cautiously used in men with PE and ED.
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Seminal plasma miR-192a: a biomarker predicting successful resolution of nonobstructive azoospermia following varicocele repair
Er-Lei Zhi, Guo-Qing Liang, Peng Li, Hui-Xing Chen, Ru-Hui Tian, Peng Xu, Zheng Li
July-August 2018, 20(4):396-399
DOI
:10.4103/aja.aja_8_18
PMID
:29578116
This study was performed to investigate a potential marker for the presence of spermatozoa in the ejaculate following varicocelectomy in Chinese men with nonobstructive azoospermia and varicoceles. The micro-RNA (miR)-192a levels in seminal plasma and testicular tissue were evaluated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction from 60 men with nonobstructive azoospermia and varicoceles (Group A: 27 men with spermatozoa found in the ejaculate after surgery; Group B: 33 men without spermatozoa found in the ejaculate after surgery) and 30 controls. The seminal plasma and testicular tissue miR-192a levels were higher in Group B than in Group A and the controls (
P
< 0.001), and there was no significant difference between Group A and the controls (
P
> 0.05). Apoptosis and proliferation assays with miR mimics and inhibitors showed that miR-192a induced GC-2 cell apoptosis through the activation of Caspase-3 protein. Thus, seminal plasma miR-192a appears to be a potential marker for successfully indicating spermatozoa in the ejaculate following microsurgical varicocelectomy in men with nonobstructive azoospermia and varicoceles. Seminal plasma miR-192a may be a useful clinical marker for prescreening to determine which patients with nonobstructive azoospermia and varicoceles would benefit from varicocelectomy.
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Chronic epididymitis and Grade III varicocele and their associations with semen characteristics in men consulting for couple infertility
Alejandro Oliva, Luc Multigner
July-August 2018, 20(4):360-365
DOI
:10.4103/aja.aja_78_17
PMID
:29516876
Chronic epididymitis and varicocele are frequently observed genital disorders in men consulting for couple infertility, but their impact on semen characteristics at the time of infertility consultation is still a matter of debate. We investigated 652 male partners of couples who had their first infertility consultation between 1999 and 2015 in Argentina. Men with chronic epididymitis (
n
= 253), Grade III varicocele (
n
= 106), and both conditions (
n
= 125) were compared with a control group (
n
= 168) composed of men without these disorders or any other recognized causes of male infertility. We showed that men who presented isolated chronic epididymitis were more likely to have high percentages of low sperm motility and abnormal sperm morphology as well as a high number of white blood cells. Men with isolated Grade III varicocele had low sperm production and motility and an increased percentage of abnormal sperm morphology. Finally, men who simultaneously presented chronic epididymitis with Grade III varicocele had a low sperm motility and increased percentage of abnormal sperm morphology as well as a high number of white blood cells. Physical examination of the genital organs may identify common disorders, potentially involved as causal factors of patient's infertility. These disorders are associated with specific seminal profiles that should help in identifying the best treatment from the available therapeutic options, effectiveness, safety, and allowing as much as possible natural conception.
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Predictive factors for pituitary response to pulsatile GnRH therapy in patients with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Jiang-Feng Mao, Xi Wang, Jun-Jie Zheng, Zhao-Xiang Liu, Hong-Li Xu, Bing-Kun Huang, Min Nie, Xue-Yan Wu
July-August 2018, 20(4):319-323
DOI
:10.4103/aja.aja_83_17
PMID
:29516878
Pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) may induce spermatogenesis in most patients with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (CHH) by stimulating gonadotropin production, while the predictors for a pituitary response to pulsatile GnRH therapy were rarely investigated. Therefore, the aim of our study is to investigate predictors of the pituitary response to pulsatile GnRH therapy. This retrospective cohort study included 82 CHH patients who received subcutaneous pulsatile GnRH therapy for at least 1 month. Patients were categorized into poor or normal luteinizing hormone (LH) response subgroups according to their LH level (LH <2 IU l
−1
or LH ≥2 IU l
−1
) 1 month into pulsatile GnRH therapy. Gonadotropin and testosterone levels, testicular size, and sperm count were compared between the two subgroups before and after GnRH therapy. Among all patients, LH increased from 0.4 ± 0.5 IU l
−1
to 7.5 ± 4.4 IU l
−1
and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) increased from 1.1 ± 0.9 IU l
−1
to 8.8 ± 5.3 IU l
−1
. A Cox regression analysis showed that basal testosterone level (β = 0.252,
P
= 0.029) and triptorelin-stimulated FSH
60min
(β = 0.518,
P
= 0.01) were two favorable predictors for pituitary response to GnRH therapy. Nine patients (9/82, 11.0%) with low LH response to GnRH therapy were classified into the poor LH response subgroup. After pulsatile GnRH therapy, total serum testosterone level was 39 ± 28 ng dl
−1
versus 248 ± 158 ng dl
−1
(P = 0.001), and testicular size was 4.0 ± 3.1 ml versus 7.9 ± 4.5 ml (
P
= 0.005) in the poor and normal LH response subgroups, respectively. It is concluded that higher levels of triptorelin-stimulated FSH
60min
and basal total serum testosterone are favorable predictors of pituitary LH response to GnRH therapy.
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Rapid screening for Klinefelter syndrome with a simple high-resolution melting assay: a multicenter study
Dong-Mei Fu, Yu-Lin Zhou, Jing Zhao, Ping Hu, Zheng-Feng Xu, Shi-Ming Lv, Jun-Jie Hu, Zhong-Min Xia, Qi-Wei Guo
July-August 2018, 20(4):349-354
DOI
:10.4103/aja.aja_15_18
PMID
:29600796
Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the set of symptoms that result from the presence of an extra X chromosome in males. Postnatal population-based KS screening will enable timely diagnosis of this common chromosomal disease, providing the opportunity for early intervention and therapy at the time point when they are most effective and may prevent later symptoms or complications. Therefore, through this study, we introduced a simple high-resolution melting (HRM) assay for KS screening and evaluated its clinical sensitivity and specificity in three medical centers using 1373 clinical blood samples. The HRM assay utilized a single primer pair to simultaneously amplify specific regions in zinc finger protein, X-linked (
ZFX
) and zinc finger protein, Y-linked (
ZFY
). In cases of KS, the ratios of
ZFX/ZFY
are altered compared to those in normal males. As a result, the specific melting profiles differ and can be differentiated during data analysis. This HRM assay displayed high analytical specificity over a wide range of template DNA amounts (5 ng–50 ng) and reproducibility, high resolution for detecting KS mosaicism, and high clinical sensitivity (100%) and specificity (98.1%). Moreover, the HRM assay was rapid (2 h per run), inexpensive (0.2 USD per sample), easy to perform and automatic, and compatible with both whole blood samples and dried blood spots. Therefore, this HRM assay is an ideal postnatal population-based KS screening tool that can be used for different age groups.
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Evaluation of PSA-age volume score in predicting prostate cancer in Chinese population
Yi-Shuo Wu, Xiao-Bo Wu, Ning Zhang, Guang-Liang Jiang, Yang Yu, Shi-Jun Tong, Hao-Wen Jiang, Shan-Hua Mao, Rong Na, Qiang Ding
July-August 2018, 20(4):324-329
DOI
:10.4103/aja.aja_81_17
PMID
:29405172
This study was performed to evaluate prostate-specific antigen-age volume (PSA-AV) scores in predicting prostate cancer (PCa) in a Chinese biopsy population. A total of 2355 men who underwent initial prostate biopsy from January 2006 to November 2015 in Huashan Hospital were recruited in the current study. The PSA-AV scores were calculated and assessed together with PSA and PSA density (PSAD) retrospectively. Among 2133 patients included in the analysis, 947 (44.4%) were diagnosed with PCa. The mean age, PSA, and positive rates of digital rectal examination result and transrectal ultrasound result were statistically higher in men diagnosed with PCa (all
P
< 0.05). The values of area under the receiver operating characteristic curves (AUCs) of PSAD and PSA-AV were 0.864 and 0.851, respectively, in predicting PCa in the entire population, both performed better than PSA (AUC = 0.805;
P
< 0.05). The superiority of PSAD and PSA-AV was more obvious in subgroup with PSA ranging from 2.0 ng ml
−1
to 20.0 ng ml
−1
. A PSA-AV score of 400 had a sensitivity and specificity of 93.7% and 40.0%, respectively. In conclusion, the PSA-AV score performed equally with PSAD and was better than PSA in predicting PCa. This indicated that PSA-AV score could be a useful tool for predicting PCa in Chinese population.
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No effect of abstinence time on nerve electrophysiological test in premature ejaculation patients
Bai-Bing Yang, Jia-Dong Xia, Zhi-Wei Hong, Zheng Zhang, You-Feng Han, Yun Chen, Yu-Tian Dai
July-August 2018, 20(4):391-395
DOI
:10.4103/aja.aja_10_18
PMID
:29600795
The nerve electrophysiological tests may differentiate the treatment of primary premature ejaculation (PPE) in our previous studies. However, no study verifies if the results will be affected by abstinence time. From January to December in 2016, fifty PPE patients ejaculated within 2 min and 28 control subjects were enrolled. The nerve electrophysiological tests, including dorsal nerve somatosensory evoked potential (DNSEP), glans penis somatosensory evoked potential (GPSEP), and penile sympathetic skin response (PSSR), were recorded before and immediately after ejaculation. The abstinence day was not correlated with the latencies of SEPs or PSSR neither in PE group (
P
= 0.170, 0.064, and 0.122, respectively) nor in control group (
P
= 0.996, 0.475, and 0.904, respectively). No statistically differences were found in the latencies of SEPs and PSSR before and after ejaculation in PE patients (
P
= 0.439, 0.537, and 0.576, respectively) or control subjects (
P
= 0.102, 0.198, and 0.363, respectively). Thus, abstinence time does not interfere with the nerve electrophysiological test, which is stable in determining the nerve function of PPE patients.
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Current status of sperm banking for young cancer patients in Japanese nationwide survey
Yasushi Yumura, Akira Tsujimura, Hiroshi Okada, Kuniaki Ota, Masahumi Kitazawa, Tatsuya Suzuki, Tosiyuki Kakinuma, Seido Takae, Nao Suzuki, Teruaki Iwamoto
July-August 2018, 20(4):336-341
DOI
:10.4103/aja.aja_74_17
PMID
:29405167
This study aimed to ascertain the current status of Japanese sperm banking for young cancer patients. During 2015, we mailed the directors of 695 institutes where sperm cryopreservation might be performed with questionnaires requesting information on the number of patients, age, precryopreservation chemotherapy, semen analyses results and diagnoses, cryopreservation success rate, and causes of unsuccessful cryopreservation. Of these 695 institutes, 92 had cryopreserved sperm before chemotherapy within the study period. In all, 820 cancer patients (237 testicular, 383 hematological, 46 bone and soft tissue, 20 brain, and 134 other malignancy) consulted the responding institutes for sperm cryopreservation. Except for testicular tumor, the number of patients whose sperm was preserved before cancer treatment was low compared to that of young cancer patients. Approximately 20% of patients with malignancies other than testicular tumor underwent chemotherapy before cryopreservation. The success rate of cryopreservation in hematological malignancy was 82.5%, significantly lower than that of both the testicular cancer (93.6%) and other malignancy groups (95.6%) (P < 0.05). The primary reasons for preservation failure were azoospermia and poor semen quality. Patients with hematological malignancies had a higher rate of unsuccessful cryopreservation compared to those in other groups, possibly due to the large number of patients requesting sperm cryopreservation after chemotherapy induction. In Japan, information regarding sperm banking prior to cancer treatment appears to be lacking. Information regarding sperm preservation before chemotherapy should be provided to all Japanese oncologists.
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Differences in sympathetic nervous system activity and NMDA receptor levels within the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus in rats with differential ejaculatory behavior
Jia-Dong Xia, Jie Chen, Bai-Bing Yang, Hai-Jian Sun, Guo-Qing Zhu, Yu-Tian Dai, Jie Yang, Zeng-Jun Wang
July-August 2018, 20(4):355-359
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:10.4103/aja.aja_4_18
PMID
:29516873
Differences in intravaginal ejaculation latency reflect normal biological variation, but the causes are poorly understood. Here, we investigated whether variation in ejaculation latency in an experimental rat model is related to altered sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity and expression of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptors in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN). Male rats were classified as “sluggish,” “normal,” and “rapid” ejaculators on the basis of ejaculation frequency during copulatory behavioral testing. The lumbar splanchnic nerve activity baselines in these groups were not significantly different at 1460 ± 480 mV, 1660 ± 600 mV, and 1680 ± 490 mV, respectively (
P
= 0.71). However, SNS sensitivity was remarkably different between the groups (
P
< 0.01), being 28.9% ± 8.1% in “sluggish,” 48.4% ± 7.5% in “normal,” and 88.7% ± 7.4% in “rapid” groups. Compared with “normal” ejaculators, the percentage of neurons expressing NMDA receptors in the PVN of “rapid” ejaculators was significantly higher, whereas it was significantly lower in “sluggish” ejaculators (
P
= 0.01). In addition, there was a positive correlation between the expression of NMDA receptors in the PVN and SNS sensitivity (
r
= 0.876,
P
= 0.02). This study shows that intravaginal ejaculatory latency is associated with SNS activity and is mediated by NMDA receptors in the PVN.
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Role of inhibiting LIM-kinase2 in improving erectile function through suppression of corporal fibrosis in a rat model of cavernous nerve injury
Juhyun Park, Sung Yong Cho, Kwanjin Park, Ji Sun Chai, Hwancheol Son, Soo Woong Kim, Jae-Seung Paick, Min Chul Cho
July-August 2018, 20(4):372-378
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:10.4103/aja.aja_82_17
PMID
:29516877
We evaluated whether LIM-kinase 2 inhibitor (LIMK2i) could improve erectile function by suppressing corporal fibrosis through the normalization of the Rho-associated coiled-coil protein kinase 1 (ROCK1)/LIMK2/Cofilin pathway in a rat model of cavernous nerve crush injury (CNCI). Sixty 11-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided equally into five groups: sham surgery (S), CNCI (I), and CNCI treated with low-dose (L), medium-dose (M), and high-dose (H) LIMK2i. The L, M, and H groups were treated with a daily intraperitoneal injection of LIMK2i (2.5, 5.0, and 10.0 mg kg
−1
body weight, respectively) for 1 week after surgery. The erectile response was assessed using electrostimulation at 1 week, postoperatively. Penile tissues were processed for Masson's trichrome staining, double immunofluorescence, and Western blot assay. Erectile responses in the H group improved compared with the I group, while the M group showed only partial improvement. A significantly decreased smooth muscle/collagen ratio and an increased content of fibroblasts positive for phospho-LIMK2 were noted in the I group. The M and H groups revealed significant improvements in histological alterations and the dysregulated LIMK2/Cofilin pathway, except for LIMK2 phosphorylation in the M group. The inhibition of LIMK2 did not affect the ROCK1 protein expression. The content of fibroblasts positive for phospho-LIMK2 in the H group returned to the level found in the S group, whereas it did not in the M group. However, the L group did not exhibit such improvements. Our data suggest that the inhibition of LIMK2, particularly with administration of 10.0 mg kg
−1
body weight LIMK2i, can improve corporal fibrosis and erectile function by normalizing the LIMK2/Cofilin pathway.
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Calpain inhibition improves erectile function in diabetic mice via upregulating endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression and reducing apoptosis
Hao Li, Li-Ping Chen, Tao Wang, Shao-Gang Wang, Ji-Hong Liu
July-August 2018, 20(4):342-348
DOI
:10.4103/aja.aja_63_17
PMID
:29319007
Calpain activation contributes to hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction and apoptosis. This study was designed to investigate the role of calpain inhibition in improving diabetic erectile dysfunction (ED) in mice. Thirty-eight-week-old male C57BL/6J mice were divided into three groups: (1) nondiabetic control group, (2) diabetic mice + vehicle group, and (3) diabetic mice + MDL28170 (an inhibitor of calpain) group. Type 1 diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin at 60 mg kg
−1
body weight for 5 consecutive days. Thirteen weeks later, diabetic mice were treated with MDL28170 or vehicle for 4 weeks. The erectile function was assessed by electrical stimulation of the cavernous nerve. Penile tissues were collected for measurement of calpain activity and the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-nitric oxide (NO)-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) pathway. Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase 2'-deoxyuridine 5'-triphosphate nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining was used to evaluate apoptosis. Caspase-3 expression and activity were also measured to determine apoptosis. Our results showed that erectile function was enhanced by MDL28170 treatment in diabetic mice compared with the vehicle diabetic group. No differences in calpain-1 and calpain-2 expressions were observed among the three groups. However, calpain activity was increased in the diabetic group and reduced by MDL28170. The eNOS-NO-cGMP pathway was upregulated by MDL28170 treatment in diabetic mice. Additionally, MDL28170 could attenuate apoptosis and increase the endothelium and smooth muscle levels in corpus cavernosum. Inhibition of calpain could improve erectile function, probably by upregulating the eNOS-NO-cGMP pathway and reducing apoptosis.
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EDITORIAL
Remembering mike bedford (21.5.1932–24.2.2018)
Trevor G Cooper
July-August 2018, 20(4):420-424
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Erectile dysfunction is associated with subclinical carotid vascular disease in young men lacking widely-known risk factors
Feng-Juan Yao, Ya-Dong Zhang, Zi Wan, Wei Li, Hong Lin, Chun-Hua Deng, Yan Zhang
July-August 2018, 20(4):400-404
DOI
:10.4103/aja.aja_73_17
PMID
:29442076
This study aimed to gain insight into the underlying pathogenesis of erectile dysfunction in young men under the age of 40 years without widely-known risk factors. Compared with normal controls, patients with erectile dysfunction had increased carotid intima–media thickness, fasting levels of blood glucose and insulin, and homeostatic model assessment index, as well as lower flow-mediated vasodilation and testosterone levels (P < 0.05), though all of these values were within their respective normal range. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified carotid intima–media thickness, flow-mediated vasodilation, insulin level, and homeostatic model assessment index as significant predictors of erectile dysfunction. Young men with flow-mediated vasodilation <10.65% were 11.645 times more likely to have erectile dysfunction, young men with carotid intima–media thickness >0.623 mm had a 4.16-fold, and young men with homeostatic model assessment index >1.614 had a 5.993-fold greater risk of having erectile dysfunction. In conclusions, in young men with normal results from general clinical screening, an increased carotid intima–media thickness and homeostatic model assessment index and reduced flow-mediated vasodilation were associated with a higher incidence of erectile dysfunction. Erectile dysfunction may appear before the detection of traditional cardiovascular risk factors and may be the earliest clinical sign of subclinical cardiovascular disease.
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Production of germline chimeric quails following spermatogonial cell transplantation in busulfan-treated testis
Young Min Kim, Jin Se Park, Jong Won Yoon, Hee Jung Choi, Kyung Je Park, Tamao Ono, Jae Yong Han
July-August 2018, 20(4):414-416
DOI
:10.4103/aja.aja_79_17
PMID
:29405171
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Decline in semen concentration of healthy Chinese adults: evidence from 9357 participants from 2010 to 2015
Hong-Fang Yuan, Huang-Fang Shangguan, Yi Zheng, Tian-Qing Meng, Cheng-Liang Xiong, Huang-Tao Guan
July-August 2018, 20(4):379-384
DOI
:10.4103/aja.aja_80_17
PMID
:29493550
The present study aims to analyze sperm concentration trends among young and healthy Chinese adults in Wuhan, Central China, from 2010 to 2015. Semen analysis data from 9357 participants were collected and analyzed using a general linear model and the Cochran–Armitage trend test. A significant decline was observed in sperm concentration (β [standard deviation]: −1.53 [0.16];
P
< 0.001). In addition, a decline in sperm density was observed by stratifying student versus nonstudent sperm donors and by analyzing the year of birth or birth year cohort of the participants. Furthermore, the percentage of participants with sperm densities of over 40 × 10
6
ml
−1
significantly decreased with year. Notably, a dramatic decline in sperm density was recorded over the first 5 years of study. This research reported a decline in sperm concentration among young adults in Wuhan, Central China, in 2010–2015.
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The performance of the new prognostic grade and stage groups in conservatively treated prostate cancer
Cheng Chen, Ye Chen, Lin-Kun Hu, Chang-Chuan Jiang, Ren-Fang Xu, Xiao-Zhou He
July-August 2018, 20(4):366-371
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:10.4103/aja.aja_5_18
PMID
:29493549
We evaluated the prognosis of the new grade groups and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage groups in men with prostate cancer (PCa) who were treated conservatively. A total of 13 798 eligible men were chosen from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database. The new grade and AJCC stage groups were investigated on prostate biopsy specimens. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis and multivariable hazards models were applied to estimate the association of new grade and stage groups with overall survival (OS) and PCa-specific survival (CSS). Mean follow-up was 42.65 months (95% confidence interval: 42.47–42.84) in the entire cohort. The 3-year OS and CSS rates stepped down for grade groups 1–5 and AJCC stage groups I–IVB, respectively. After adjusting for clinical and pathological characteristics, all grade groups and AJCC stage groups were associated with higher all-cause and PCa-specific mortality compared to the reference group (all
P
≤ 0.003). In conclusion, we evaluated the oncological outcome of the new grade and AJCC stage groups on biopsy specimens of conservatively treated PCa. These two novel clinically relevant classifications can assist physicians to determine different therapeutic strategies for PCa patients.
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Immediate and late effects of chronic stress in the testes of prepubertal and adult rats
Carina T Ribeiro, Diogo B De Souza, Waldemar S Costa, Francisco J B Sampaio, Marco A Pereira-Sampaio
July-August 2018, 20(4):385-390
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:10.4103/aja.aja_68_17
PMID
:29384140
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of chronic stress on the testes of prepubertal and adult rats and to evaluate whether any alterations could be reversed when stress induction is ended. Seventy-six male rats were assigned to eight groups depending on the type of treatment (control or stressed), the age at which stress was initiated (prepubertal or adult), and the time of evaluation (immediate or late). Stress stimuli were applied for 6 weeks. Stressed prepubertal and adult rats evaluated immediately after the last stress stimulus were included in SP-I and SA-I groups, respectively. The late prepubertal (SP-L) and adult (SA-L) groups of stressed rats were evaluated 6 weeks after the last stress stimulus. Age-matched rats were used as controls (CP-I, CA-I, CP-L, and CA-L groups). Application of stress stimuli to rats in the SP-I group resulted in body weight and seminiferous tubule diameter reduction. The rats in the SA-I group also showed several functional (testosterone level and sperm parameter) and morphological (testicular weight and seminiferous tubule diameter) reductions. The rats in the SP-L group showed increased body weight and intertubular compartment volumetric and absolute densities and reduced tubular compartment volumetric density. The rats in the SA-L group presented only reduced sperm viability. Stress stimuli promoted changes in the rats in all the study groups. The testes of the adult rats were the most affected by chronic stress. However, the stressed adult rats recovered well from the testicular alterations.
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Management and outcomes of penile fracture: a retrospective analysis of 62 cases with long-term assessment
Zhuang Tang, Lu Yang, Qiang Wei, Fan Wang, Liang-Ren Liu, Ping Tan, Shi Qiu, Yu Fan
July-August 2018, 20(4):412-413
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:10.4103/aja.aja_36_17
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Hormone levels following surgical and medical castration: defining optimal androgen suppression
Michael T Schweizer, Michael L Hancock, Robert H Getzenberg, Evan Y Yu
July-August 2018, 20(4):405-406
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