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ReviewFrontiers in medicine2022

Oxidative Stress: A Putative Link Between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Aging and Major Chronic Diseases.

Zhenqun Xu, Rania A Elrashidy, Bo Li, Guiming Liu

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Review in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Zhenqun XuDepartment of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Rania A ElrashidyDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Bo LiDepartment of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Guiming LiuDepartment of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States.
China Medical University · CNCase Western Reserve University · USZagazig University · EG

Funding

NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK110567
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging and major chronic diseases are risk factors for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). On the other hand, oxidative stress (OS) is one of the fundamental mechanisms of aging and the development of chronic diseases. Therefore, OS might be a candidate mechanism linking these two clinical entities. This article aims to summarize the studies on the prevalence of LUTS, the role of OS in aging and chronic diseases, and the potential mechanisms supporting the putative link. A comprehensive literature search was performed to identify recent reports investigating LUTS and OS in major chronic diseases. In addition, studies on the impact of OS on the lower urinary tract, including bladder, urethra, and prostate, were collected and summarized. Many studies showed LUTS are prevalent in aging and major chronic diseases, including obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, autoimmune diseases, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease. At the same time, OS is a key component in the pathogenesis of those chronic diseases and conditions. Recent studies also provided evidence that exacerbated OS can cause functional and/or structural changes in the bladder, urethra, and prostate, leading to LUTS. The reviewed data support the concept that OS is involved in multiple risk factors-associated LUTS, although further studies are needed to confirm the causative relationship. The specific ROS/RNS and corresponding reactions/pathways involved in chronic diseases and associated LUTS should be identified in the future and could serve as therapeutic targets.

Indexed as

agingbladderchronic diseaseslower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)oxidative stress

Identifiers

PMID35360727
PMCPMC8960172
OpenAlexW4220744758

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