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Exploring the impact of lipid stress on sperm cytoskeleton: insights and prospects Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-11-11 Tania E. Saez Lancellotti, María V. Avena, Abi K. Funes, María-Rosa Bernal-López, Ricardo Gómez-Huelgas, Miguel W. Fornes
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177Lu-PSMA-617 extends progression-free survival in taxane-naive mCRPC Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-11-11 Maria Chiara Masone
A new phase III, randomized, controlled trial was carried out to assess the efficacy of 177Lu-PSMA-617 in patients with taxane-naive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). A total of 468 patients with PSMA+ mCRPC who experienced disease progression after receiving an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) were randomly allocated to receive 177Lu-PSMA-617 or a different ARPI. Treatment
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Tivozanib monotherapy outperforms combination therapy in post-ICI RCC Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-11-11 Maria Chiara Masone
The multicentre, randomized, phase III trial TiNivo-2 was conducted to assess the efficacy of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor inhibitor tivozanib alone versus in combination with the immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) nivolumab in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) who had progressed during or after 1–2 previous lines of therapy including one ICI. Progression-free survival
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The urge to advance: ICS 2024 drives innovation in continence care Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-11-11 Maria Chiara Masone
From 23 to 25 October 2024, Madrid hosted the 54th edition of the annual meeting of the International Continence Society (ICS), the leading multi-disciplinary event in the continence field, bringing together healthcare professionals in the fields of urology, gynaecology, physiotherapy and nursing with the common interest of treating incontinence. The future of continence was the central theme of the
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Prostate cancer in transgender women — challenges in research and clinical care Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-11-04 Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, Jennifer T. Anger, Matthew R. Cooperberg, Stephen J. Freedland
Literature about prostate cancer in transgender women is growing, but many questions remain unanswered. Unique challenges exist in the identification of transgender women that can slow or even impair research advances in this field. Reframing our thinking about the identification of this population is imperative to help advance both research and clinical care.
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Pre-treatment metastatic biopsy: a step towards precision oncology for urothelial cancer Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-29 Niklas Klümper, Alexander Cox, Gottfrid Sjödahl, Florian Roghmann, Christian Bolenz, Arndt Hartmann, Viktor Grünwald, Bishoy M. Faltas, Michael Hölzel, Markus Eckstein
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20 years of ‘spilling the tea’ in urology Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-25
When Nature Clinical Practice Urology launched in 2004, we could not have foreseen the ways in which our field has transformed. As we celebrate our 20th anniversary — traditionally, the ‘china’ anniversary — it gives us a chance to get out the special china tea service, sit back with a cup of tea and reflect on what this journal, and the editors who work on it, have achieved.
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Author Correction: Metaverse in surgery - origins and future potential. Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-23 Enrico Checcucci,Alessandro Veccia,Stefano Puliatti,Pieter De Backer,Pietro Piazza,Karl-Friedrich Kowalewski,Severin Rodler,Mark Taratkin,Ines Rivero Belenchon,Loic Baekelandt,Sabrina De Cillis,Alberto Piana,Ahmed Eissa,Juan Gomez Rivas,Giovanni Cacciamani,Francesco Porpiglia
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Racial disparities in prostate cancer in the UK and the USA: similarities, differences and steps forwards Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-18 Edward Christopher Dee, Rebecca Todd, Kenrick Ng, Gloryanne Aidoo-Micah, Troy B. Amen, Zoe Moon, Randy Vince, Vinayak Muralidhar, Katherine Mutsvangwa, Garth Funston, Luke T. A. Mounce, Elias Pintus, Kosj Yamoah, Daniel E. Spratt, Brandon A. Mahal, Jonathan Shamash, Robert Horne, Paul L. Nguyen
In the USA, Black men are approximately twice as likely to be diagnosed with and to die of prostate cancer than white men. In the UK, despite Black men having vastly different ancestral contexts and health-care systems from Black men in the USA, the lifetime risk of being diagnosed with prostate cancer is two-to-three times higher among Black British men than among white British men and Black British
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Disulfidptosis-related genes could target personalized therapy and aid prognostics Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-14 Annette Fenner
Disulfidptosis is a programmed cell death pathway in prostate cancer. A study in Scientific Reports has investigated the roles of genes related to disulfidptosis in disease pathogenesis and progression. The team developed a risk scoring model and then examined the relationship between this score and immune characteristics, somatic mutations and responses to therapy. Two disulfidptosis subtypes were
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Source renewal is essential for mouse TIME models Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-14 Annette Fenner
A study in Scientific Reports has used isotransplantation to examine the effect of mouse breeding nuclei in prostate cancer development and intratumoural macrophage populations, illustrating the importance of understanding mouse models to explore the tumour immune microenviroment (TIME). TRAMP-C1 cells were implanted into C57BL/6J mice from two breeding nuclei (nA and nB) and tumour growth period and
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Nature Reviews Urology: evolving with the field for 20 years Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-11
For the past 20 years, Nature Reviews Urology has evolved alongside the field, reflecting a shift towards basic research as a tool to inform clinical practice. From the latest developments in urology to the advent of telehealth, the journal has remained committed to delivering rigorous and unbiased science, accessible to a global audience.
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Looking backwards and looking forwards: the view from the middle Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-11
Over the past 20 years, Nature Reviews Urology has been at the forefront of developments in the field — from championing men’s health to explaining the intricacies of the prostate cancer tumour immune microenvironment. Going forwards the journal will continue to be a leader in the field, providing an important resource for patients and physicians alike.
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Cell death score predicts prostate cancer metastasis and immunotherapy response Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-10 Maria Chiara Masone
Intermediate-risk and high-risk localized prostate cancer are treatable, but metastases (in ~30% of patients) often lead to death. Immunotherapy shows promise for survival, but many patients do not respond, highlighting the need for biomarkers to predict metastases and treatment response. In an article published in Scientific Reports, a novel indicator based on cell death was developed to predict metastases
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Immunoliposome targeting IL-30 Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-10 Louise Lloyd
Proof of concept has been demonstrated for a modern and safe immuno-nanotherapy for prostate cancer in a study published in Experimental & Molecular Medicine. These results provide the possibility of a novel, effective treatment strategy for prostate cancer. Using a microfluidic device, the investigators designed and synthesized a nonimmunogenic biocompatible cationic lipid nanocomplex coated with
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Interactions between androgen and IGF1 axes in prostate tumorigenesis Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-07 Yao Mawulikplimi Adzavon, Zoran Culig, Zijie Sun
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Plant-based diets and urological health Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-07 Stacy Loeb, James F. Borin, Greeshma Venigalla, Manish Narasimman, Natasha Gupta, Alexander P. Cole, Katherine Amin
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Pimping in the clinical learning environment: representation of women in surgery Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Efe Chantal Ghanney Simons, John J. Guardiola, Indira Bhavsar-Burke
Women are under-represented in surgery and are particularly subject to the intrinsically gendered practice of pimping in the clinical learning environment. The potential downstream effects of this continued practice have considerable implications on gender disparities within surgical disciplines.
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Electrical stimulation for the hypocontractile bladder Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-30 Nima Nassiri, Lauren Schafrank, Michael Chen, Madeleine Burg, Victor Nitti
The incidence of detrusor underactivity is projected to rise owing to an ageing population and the increasing prevalence of diabetes, but therapeutic options remain limited. Successful bladder contractions have been yielded in studies of bladder pacing in animals. However, anatomical incongruities highlight the need for human trials. Bladder pacing in humans through electrical stimulation has shown
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Metaverse in surgery — origins and future potential Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-30 Enrico Checcucci, Alessandro Veccia, Stefano Puliatti, Pieter De Backer, Pietro Piazza, Karl-Friedrich Kowalewski, Severin Rodler, Mark Taratkin, Ines Rivero Belenchon, Loic Baekelandt, Sabrina De Cillis, Alberto Piana, Ahmed Eissa, Juan Gomez Rivas, Giovanni Cacciamani, Francesco Porpiglia
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Measuring and improving the cradle-to-grave environmental performance of urological procedures Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-27 Joseph B. John, William K. Gray, Tim W. R. Briggs, John S. McGrath
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Urinary bladder transplantation in humans — current status and future perspectives Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-20 Michał C. Czarnogórski, Krzysztof Koper, Piotr Petrasz, Malte W. Vetterlein, Marta Pokrywczyńska, Kajetan Juszczak, Tomasz Drewa, Jan Adamowicz
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Gut microbiota influence bladder tumour development Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Louise Lloyd
New research, published in Nature, shows that gut microbiota carcinogen metabolism could contribute to chemical-induced carcinogenesis in the bladder. Chronic exposure to N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)-nitrosamine (BBN) induces bladder cancer in mouse models. Thus, the investigators used this model to examine the influence of gut microbiota on BBN-induced carcinogenesis and toxicokinetics.
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Prescribing clinician specialty influences adherence to PrEP Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Maria Chiara Masone
In a new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine, the association between patients abandoning or reversing the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) prescription and the specialty of the prescribing clinician has been assessed. Overall, 37,003 patients who were prescribed PrEP were assessed using pharmacy claims data. The majority of patients (67%) received their prescription from primary care practitioners
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Intralesional heterogeneity on PSMA PET–CT predicts mCRPC outcomes Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Maria Chiara Masone
Intra-tumour heterogeneity in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) poses a challenge to treatment, owing to variability in tumour growth and response to therapy. Currently available tools such as response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) and circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) are useful methods to measure patient response to treatment but do not enable the assessment
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piRNA pathway disruption in human infertility Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Maria Chiara Masone
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are crucial regulators of gene expression in male germ cells. In a study published in Nature Communications, the effect of disrupting piRNA biogenesis on human spermatogenesis was assessed. Analysis of exome data from >2,000 men with infertility led to the identification of biallelic variants in 14 genes related to the piRNA pathway in these men. These variants were associated
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A wearable UBVM device to monitor bladder volume Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Maria Chiara Masone
Measuring bladder volume is essential to assess bladder function for diagnosis and monitoring of lower urinary tract dysfunction, but currently available methods such as catheterization or ultrasonography are invasive and limited to the hospital setting. In a new study published in Nature Communications, a wireless and flexible ultrasonic bladder volume monitoring (UBVM) device was developed for continuous
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AI in prostate MRI: enhancing accuracy and reducing overdiagnosis Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Baris Turkbey
Artificial intelligence can be leveraged to improve the detection of prostate cancer on magnetic resonance imaging; however, before this technology is implemented in clinical practice, further research is required.
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Human sperm RNA in male infertility Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Rossella Cannarella, Andrea Crafa, Roberto Curto, Laura M. Mongioì, Vincenzo Garofalo, Vittorio Cannarella, Rosita A. Condorelli, Sandro La Vignera, Aldo E. Calogero
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PIONEER big data platform for prostate cancer: lessons for advancing future real-world evidence research Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-09 Ailbhe Lawlor, Katharina Beyer, Beth Russell, Carl Steinbeisser, Anders Bjartell, Bertrand De Meulder, Muhammad Imran Omar, Tim Hulsen, John Butler, James N’Dow, Juan Gómez Rivas, Giorgio Gandaglia, Rossella Nicoletti, Vasileios Sakalis, Emma Jane Smith, Monika Maass, Jihong Zong, Louise Fullwood, Thomas Abbott, Azadeh Tafreshiha, Kishore Papineni, Robert Snijder, Denis Horgan, Sarah Seager, Susan
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Non-coding transcriptome profiles in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-06 Tereza Tesarova, Ondrej Fiala, Milan Hora, Radka Vaclavikova
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Artificial intelligence in the management of prostate cancer Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Raghav Khanna, Alejandro Granados Martinez, Nicholas Raison, Sebastien Ourselin, Alberto Briganti, Francesco Montorsi, Prokar Dasgupta
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming prostate cancer management from diagnosis to treatment. AI tools have been designed for the analysis of digitized histopathology and MRI scans, generation of synthetic CT scans and improvement of robotic surgical outcomes. This progress underscores the need for regulation and the development of safe, ethical and non-biased software.
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Videourodynamics — role, benefits and optimal practice Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-29 Mikolaj Przydacz, Howard B. Goldman
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The interplay between male fertility, mental health and sexual function Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Vincent J. Straub, Melinda C. Mills
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Quest for a genetic biomarker for sickle cell disease priapism: rationale, progress and implications Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Oluwafolajimi Adesanya, Arthur L. Burnett
Currently, no consensus biomarker exists for predicting priapism associated with sickle cell disease. Biochemical and haematological parameters have been investigated, but they are limited by a lack of specificity and the need for pre-validated thresholds. Genetic biomarkers are a potential alternative for further consideration in future efforts.
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Immune effects of α and β radionuclides in metastatic prostate cancer Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Sapna Lunj, Tim Andrew Davies Smith, Kimberley Jayne Reeves, Fred Currell, Jamie Honeychurch, Peter Hoskin, Ananya Choudhury
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Field effect and forerunner genes drive bladder cancer initiation Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-12 Maria Chiara Masone
The idea that common epithelial cancers evolve from dysplasia or carcinoma in situ has been challenged by the discovery of occult disease in normal-appearing cells, known as the field effect, which interests areas that might form large plaques in the mucosal membrane. Forerunner (FR) genes, which map to genomic regions close to established tumour-suppressor genes, seem to have a role in this process
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Utility of PSA screening in transgender women receiving oestrogens Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Maria Chiara Masone
Transgender women are more likely to be diagnosed with high-grade prostate cancer than cisgender men, which might be ascribed to a delayed diagnosis. In a study published in JAMA, the authors assessed prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values in a cohort of transgender women receiving oestrogen treatment, prompted by the rationale that the levels of PSA (which are regulated by androgen) might be altered
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Single-cell analysis of advanced prostate cancer Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Louise Lloyd
Single-cell analysis of treatment-resistant prostate cancer demonstrated high heterogeneity between cell states across various advanced disease types, including castration-resistant and neuroendocrine prostate cancers. Expression of PSMA, STEAP1, STEAP2, TROP2, CEACAM5 and DLL3 were observed to vary within a subset of gene regulatory networks. Thus, gene regulatory networks could be used to identify
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AI for drug discovery Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Louise Lloyd
Virtual screening using Rosetta software and an online server was employed to design a proteolysis-targeting chimera drug targeting p300 for prostate cancer therapy. Rosetta calculated the overall interface binding score and fold stability score. The amino acid with the highest frequency at each interface site was selected for generating the final peptide sequence, which was CPWIWDGDNKDDNSTDGGGSGGGTSFEQFWAWLWP
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Urology’s carbon footprint Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Louise Lloyd
A cradle-to-grave life-cycle assessment has been undertaken of the greenhouse gas emissions from the transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT) pathway. The median carbon footprint of perioperative TURBT was 131.8 kg of CO2 equivalent. Multiple modifiable hotspots were found, including minimizing avoidable patient travel, rationalizing equipment use, optimally filling operating theatre lists
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Immunotherapy for penile cancer Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Louise Lloyd
Single-agent retifanlimab has shown promising signs of clinical activity in advanced and metastatic penile squamous cell carcinoma with no new safety signals. Objective response rate was 16.7% and three patients had a partial response. Median progression-free survival was 2.0 months and median overall survival was 7.2 months. One patient experienced a grade 3 treatment-related adverse event. The results
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Accurate information provided by artificial intelligence Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-08 Louise Lloyd
Accurate information concerning urological issues can be obtained from artificial intelligence chatbots, according to the results of two recent studies. However, understandability and actionability could be improved. ChatGPT4.0 showed utility in aiding clinical decision-making regarding male infertility. The performance of ChatGPT4.0 in answering 1,073 true or false, multiple-choice and open-ended
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Neoadjuvant lutetium PSMA, the TIME and immune response in high-risk localized prostate cancer Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-07 Renu S. Eapen, Scott G. Williams, Sean Macdonald, Simon P. Keam, Nathan Lawrentschuk, Lewis Au, Michael S. Hofman, Declan G. Murphy, Paul J. Neeson
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Molecular biomarkers of progression in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer — beyond conventional risk stratification Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Mitchell Olislagers, Florus C. de Jong, Vera C. Rutten, Joost L. Boormans, Tokameh Mahmoudi, Tahlita C. M. Zuiverloon
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From foes to friends: rethinking the role of lymph nodes in prostate cancer Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Raghav Gupta, Chandan K. Das, Sujit S. Nair, Adriana Marcela Pedraza-Bermeo, Ali H. Zahalka, Natasha Kyprianou, Nina Bhardwaj, Ashutosh K. Tewari
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Paternal microbiome perturbations affect offspring outcomes Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Jamie O. Lo, Charles A. Easley
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Syphilis on the rise — a need for alternative therapies and vaccines Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-16 Maria Chiara Masone
Syphilis, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum (TPA), re-emerged as a global health problem in the twenty-first century, with a drastic increase in syphilis diagnoses reported in the past 20 years. Injection with the long-acting benzathine penicillin G is the gold-standard treatment for syphilis, but the increased number of patients combined with a limited supply chain capacity
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Krause corpuscles act as genital vibration detectors Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-16 Annette Fenner
First described in the 1850s by Wilhelm Krause, the function and physiological functions of the sensory structures that bear his name have remained unclear. However, a study in Nature has shown that Krause corpuscles have an important role in genital sensation. The team from Harvard University began by assessing the distribution and density of Krause corpuscles. In the genitalia of female mice, corpuscles
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Increased xenokidney survival Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-15 Louise Lloyd
Survival of xenograft kidneys in allosensitized recipients is extended when using kidneys from pigs with multiple genetic changes. This observation suggests that highly allosensitized patients could obtain great benefit from clinical implementation of xenotransplantation. In this preclinical, non-human primate study, rhesus macaques were first highly allosensitized. Next, five of these macaques received
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Alternative promoters activate oncogenic programmes Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-12 Louise Lloyd
Use of alternative promoters by oncogene transcription factors increases as prostate tumours progress from benign to metastatic castration-resistant disease. This observation indicates that alternative promoter use intensifies the transcriptional effects of tumour-driving genes in prostate cancer. Deep RNA-sequencing analysis of 274 biopsy samples of benign prostate tissue, localized prostate tumours
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Microplastics in the penis Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-12 Louise Lloyd
The presence of microplastics has been found in human penile tissue. This discovery has implications for male fertility and our understanding of the effects of environmental pollutants on reproductive health. This study involved six participants who were undergoing surgery for a multi-component inflatable penile prosthesis. A stringent protocol for sample collection from the corpora was implemented
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Optimizing cystoscopy and TURBT: enhanced imaging and artificial intelligence Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Eugene Shkolyar, Steve R. Zhou, Camella J. Carlson, Shuang Chang, Mark A. Laurie, Lei Xing, Audrey K. Bowden, Joseph C. Liao
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Biological determinants of PSMA expression, regulation and heterogeneity in prostate cancer Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-08 Martin K. Bakht, Himisha Beltran
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Author Correction: Advances in sliding clip renorrhaphy for partial nephrectomy. Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 David Homewood,Tayla Fay,Nicholas Tan,Andrew Silagy,Niall M Corcoran,Nathan Lawrentschuk,Dinesh Agarwal
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CRISPR–Cas9 potential for identifying novel therapeutic targets in muscle-invasive bladder cancer Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-07-01 Danielle J. Smith, Sapna Lunj, Antony D. Adamson, Sankari Nagarajan, Tim A. D. Smith, Kimberley J. Reeves, Peter J. Hoskin, Ananya Choudhury
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De-clear cell differentiated renal cell carcinoma — a new therapeutic target Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Keith A. Lawson, W. Marston Linehan
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Advances in sliding clip renorrhaphy for partial nephrectomy Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 David Homewood, Tayla Fay, Nicholas Tan, Andrew Silagy, Niall M. Corcoran, Nathan Lawrentschuk, Dinesh Argarwal
Partial nephrectomy aims to provide both effective oncological management and renal function preservation. Surgical complications pertaining to the defect created during a partial nephrectomy include haemorrhage and urinary leak. We explore advances in techniques for managing the defect created during a partial nephrectomy (renorrhaphy).
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Renal mass biopsy — a practical and clinicopathologically relevant approach to diagnosis Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Hussein Mansour, My-Anh Tran-Dang, Miles Walkden, Ekaterini Boleti, Ravi Barod, Prasad Patki, Faiz Mumtaz, Maxine G. B. Tran, Axel Bex, Soha El Sheikh
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The bladder tumour microbiome and BCG response Nat. Rev. Urol. (IF 12.1) Pub Date : 2024-06-18 Louise Lloyd
BCG treatment is the gold-standard therapy for high-grade intermediate-risk and high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). However, ~30−40% of patients who receive BCG experience treatment failure, and the mechanisms by which it acts are not well understood. Thus, the role of the tumour microbiome in bladder cancer treatment response has gained increasing interest. Now, new data have provided