Urinary Viral Spectrum in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome and the Clinical Efficacy of Valacyclovir Treatment
Biomedicines. 2024 Feb 26;12(3):522. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12030522.ABSTRACTOur previous study showed that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) may be the etiology for some patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS); hence, the current study aimed to investigate the urinary viral spectrum in patients with IC/BPS and the clinical efficacy of valacyclovir. Twenty-eight patients were prospectively enrolled for valacyclovir 500 mg twice a day for 4 weeks. Urine samples were collected from IC/BPS patients and 30 controls. The primary outcome was the difference in the visual analog scale (VAS) pain score, and ...
Source: Herpes - March 28, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Hann-Chorng Kuo Chih-Wen Peng Yuan-Hong Jiang Jia-Fong Jhang Source Type: research
Prevalence of BK and JC Polyomaviruses among Patients with Breast Cancer
DISCUSSION: The findings of the current investigation demonstrate that there was an absence of JC virus detection in the breast biopsy. Additionally, a small fraction of patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma exhibited a low prevalence of genotype IV polyomavirus BK at a rate of 2%. However, in order to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the incidence of BKV and JCV in breast cancer, a substantial number of breast samples must undergo investigation.PMID:38546065 | DOI:10.31557/APJCP.2024.25.3.821 (Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention)
Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention - March 28, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Zohreh Alipour Gholam Abbas Kaydani Manoochehr Makvandi Mahsa Javadi Abdolhosein Talaeizadeh Source Type: research
