Aims: To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of nocturnal enuresis (NE) and to
examine the prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms in primary schoolchildren. …

PURPOSE: Large meta-analyses have documented that maximum androgen blockade with
nonsteroidal antiandrogens for advanced prostate cancer confers survival benefits, although …

Purpose : We assessed the prevalence of daytime urinary incontinence (DUI) and the daytime
frequency of voiding by age and sex in neurologically normal children in primary school. …

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the dissemination of metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-encoding
genes among multidrug-resistant (MDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates …

Interaction of ligand–receptor systems between stromal-cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1) and
CXC chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) is closely involved in the organ specificity of cancer …

Purpose : Matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7), one of the extracellular matrix-degrading
metalloproteinases, plays an important role in carcinoma invasion and metastasis. Tissue …

Purpose : We investigated the effectiveness of a new method, intraprostatic administration
of local anesthesia vs traditional periprostatic injection for decreasing the discomfort caused …

BACKGROUND Fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) and their receptors (FGFRs) expedite
stromal–epithelial communication in development and homeostasis of the human prostate. Loss …

Regenerating islet‐derived family, member 4 (REG4, which encodes Reg IV) is a candidate
marker for cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. We investigated the potential prognostic …

A simple method was developed for measuring the antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria
adherent to plastic surfaces. Staphylococcus aureus cells adhered to the bottom of a 96-well …