Prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia, and prostate cancer: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study and clinical implications for these patients’ populations

Abstract Background No authoritative books or guidelines are currently available for revealing the interrelationships of prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and prostate cancer (PCa).Moreover, no consensus on this issue has been reached among previously published epidemiological studies or meta-analyses.Purpose We first took advantage

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Lipid Composition of Hepatic and Adipose Tissues From Normal Cats and From Cats With Idiopathic Hepatic Lipidosis

The purpose of this study was to characterize the lipid classes in hepatic and adipose tissues from cats with idiopathic hepatic lipidosis (IHL).Concentrations of triglyceride, phospholipid phosphorus, and free and total cholesterol were determined in lipid extracts of liver homogenates from 5 cats with IHL and 5 healthy control cats.Total fatty ac

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