Temperature change during laser upper-tract endourological procedures: current evidence and future perspective

T Tokas, P Rice, C Seitz, V Gauhar… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Increased temperatures experienced during laser lithotripsy may affect the course of the
healing process. All lasers display a safe temperature profile at energies below 40 W. At …

Generated temperatures and thermal laser damage during upper tract endourological procedures using the holmium: Yttrium–aluminum-garnet (Ho: YAG) laser: A …

P Rice, BK Somani, U Nagele, TRW Herrmann… - World Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose To perform a review on the latest evidence related to generated temperatures
during Ho: YAG laser use, and present different tools to maintain decreased values, and …

Lipocalin-2 deficiency impairs thermogenesis and potentiates diet-induced insulin resistance in mice

H Guo, D Jin, Y Zhang, W Wright, M Bazuine… - Diabetes, 2010 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE Lipocalin (LCN) 2 belongs to the lipocalin subfamily of low–molecular mass–
secreted proteins that bind small hydrophobic molecules. LCN2 has been recently …

Intestinal barrier integrity in heat-stressed modern broilers and their ancestor wild jungle fowl

TW Tabler, ES Greene, SK Orlowski, JZ Hiltz… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
High environmental temperature has strong adverse effects on poultry production, welfare,
and sustainability and, thereby, constitutes one of the most challenging stressors. Although …

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated knockout of Lcn2 in human breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 ameliorates erastin-mediated ferroptosis and increases cisplatin vulnerability

MR Valashedi, AM Roushandeh, K Tomita… - Life sciences, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Aims Lipocalin 2 (Lcn2) is an antioxidant-related protein upregulated in various
cellular stress conditions, especially cancer. In this study, we abrogated Lcn2 expression in …

Lipocalin 2 expression and secretion is highly regulated by metabolic stress, cytokines, and nutrients in adipocytes

Y Zhang, R Foncea, JA Deis, H Guo, DA Bernlohr… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Lipocalin 2 (Lcn2) has been recently characterized as a new adipokine having a role in
innate immunity and energy metabolism. Nonetheless, the metabolic regulation of Lcn2 …

Exercising in a hot environment with muscle damage: effects on acute kidney injury biomarkers and kidney function

NA Junglee, U Di Felice, A Dolci… - … of physiology-renal …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Unaccustomed strenuous physical exertion in hot environments can result in heat stroke and
acute kidney injury (AKI). Both exercise-induced muscle damage and AKI are associated …

Regulation of microglia activity by glaucocalyxin-A: attenuation of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated neuroinflammation through NF-κB and p38 MAPK signaling pathways

BW Kim, S Koppula, SS Hong, SB Jeon, JH Kwon… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Microglial cells are the resident macrophages and intrinsic arm of the central nervous
system innate immune defense. Microglial cells become activated in response to injury …

Lipocalin 2 plays an important role in regulating inflammation in retinal degeneration

T Parmar, VM Parmar, L Perusek… - The Journal of …, 2018 - journals.aai.org
It has become increasingly important to understand how retinal inflammation is regulated
because inflammation plays a role in retinal degenerative diseases. Lipocalin 2 (LCN2), an …

Temperature changes inside the kidney: what happens during holmium: yttrium-aluminium-garnet laser usage?

S Butticè, TE Sener, S Proietti, L Dragos… - Journal of …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: The improvements in flexible ureteroscopes provide efficient access to the
upper urinary tract and advancements in laser technology strengthens the endourologists' …