Diagnostic and therapeutic effects of a low-dose human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) stimulation test in incontinent boys with bladder exstrophy/epispadias complex (BEEC)
Kajbafzadeh A, Payabvash S, Sadeghi Z, Elmi A. Diagnostic and therapeutic effects of a low-dose human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) stimulation test in incontinent boys with bladder exstrophy/epispadias complex (BEEC). Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2007, 3: s74. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.01.133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBladder neck diameterBladder capacityHCG testIncontinence scoreUrinary incontinenceProstate sizeHuman chorionic gonadotropin stimulation testExstrophy/epispadias complexCombination of anticholinergicsBladder neck reconstructionOpen surgical interventionGonadotropin stimulation testLower urinary tractMajor side effectsOpen surgical reconstructionFuture reconstructive surgeryPre-pubertal boysNeck diameterResultsThe patientsUroflowmetric studyEndoscopic injectionChronic treatmentProstate enlargementBladder neckAlpha-adrenergicEndogenous opioids modulate hepatocyte apoptosis in a rat model of chronic cholestasis: the role of oxidative stress
Payabvash S, Kiumehr S, Nezami BG, Zandieh A, Anvari P, Tavangar SM, Dehpour AR. Endogenous opioids modulate hepatocyte apoptosis in a rat model of chronic cholestasis: the role of oxidative stress. Liver International 2007, 27: 538-547. PMID: 17403194, DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2007.01457.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-oxidant balanceBile duct ligationChronic cholestasisEndogenous opioidsCholestatic ratsHepatocyte apoptosisOpioid antagonistRat modelHepatic lipid peroxidation levelsSerum liver enzymesCholestatic liver diseaseEndogenous opioid systemHepatic glutathione levelsAnti-oxidant defensesLipid peroxidation levelsAnti-oxidant enzyme activitiesChronic treatmentNaltrexone treatmentCholestatic animalsLiver diseaseBDL ratsHepatic damageDuct ligationLiver enzymesCholestasis