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Pronouns in English: a user’s guide 英语代词:使用指南。
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-025-01043-5
Rachel Oliver, Stephanie Lynnette, Tristan Brown, Tina Rashid
Pronouns are small but mighty words. However, the conscious use of gender-neutral pronouns has recently led to heated discussions and has been implicated in legislation and cases of employment termination. Importantly, failing to respect a person’s pronouns can lead to real harm in physical and psychological health.
代词是小而有力的词。然而,有意识地使用中性代词最近引起了热烈的讨论,并涉及立法和终止雇佣的案件。重要的是,不尊重一个人的代词会对身体和心理健康造成真正的伤害。
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Synergistic targeting strategies for prostate cancer 前列腺癌的协同靶向策略。
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Pub Date : 2025-05-20 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-025-01042-6
Xuanji Li, Zeyu Han, Jianzhong Ai
Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the fifth leading cause of death among men worldwide. Androgen deprivation therapy is a common prostate cancer treatment, but its efficacy is often hindered by the development of resistance, which results in reducing survival benefits. Immunotherapy showed great promise in treating solid tumours; however, clinically significant improvements have not been demonstrated for patients with prostate cancer, highlighting specific drawbacks of this therapeutic modality. Hence, exploring novel strategies to synergistically enhance the efficacy of prostate cancer immunotherapy is imperative. Clinical investigations have focused on the combined use of targeted or gene therapy and immunotherapy for prostate cancer. Notably, tumour-specific antigens and inflammatory mediators are released from tumour cells after targeted or gene therapy, and the recruitment and infiltration of immune cells, including CD8+ T cells and natural killer cells activated by immunotherapy, are further augmented, markedly improving the efficacy and prognosis of prostate cancer. Thus, immunotherapy, targeted therapy and gene therapy could have reciprocal synergistic effects in prostate cancer in combination, resulting in a proposed synergistic model encompassing these three therapeutic modalities, presenting novel potential treatment strategies for prostate cancer. In this Review, the authors discuss current immunotherapy, targeted therapy and gene therapy and propose a synergistic model of combination therapy for prostate cancer, which could enhance the effectiveness of these treatments.
前列腺癌是世界上第二大最常诊断的癌症,也是第五大男性死亡原因。雄激素剥夺疗法是一种常见的前列腺癌治疗方法,但其疗效往往因耐药性的发展而受到阻碍,从而导致生存率降低。免疫疗法在治疗实体瘤方面显示出巨大的希望;然而,前列腺癌患者的临床显著改善尚未得到证实,这突出了这种治疗方式的特定缺点。因此,探索新的策略来协同提高前列腺癌免疫治疗的疗效是势在必行的。前列腺癌的临床研究主要集中在靶向治疗或基因治疗与免疫治疗的联合应用上。值得注意的是,经过靶向或基因治疗后,肿瘤细胞释放出肿瘤特异性抗原和炎症介质,免疫治疗激活的CD8+ T细胞和自然杀伤细胞等免疫细胞的募集和浸润进一步增强,显著改善了前列腺癌的疗效和预后。因此,免疫治疗、靶向治疗和基因治疗在前列腺癌的联合治疗中可能会产生相互的协同效应,从而形成一个包含这三种治疗方式的协同模型,为前列腺癌的治疗提供了新的潜在策略。
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Testosterone affects the vaginal microbiome in transgender men 睾酮会影响变性男性的阴道微生物群
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-025-01052-4
Louise Lloyd
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Perspectives on chemsex 化学性的观点
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Pub Date : 2025-05-19 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-025-01051-5
Louise Lloyd
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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals as prostate carcinogens 干扰内分泌的化学物质作为前列腺癌物
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Pub Date : 2025-05-16 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-025-01031-9
Mariana Feijó, Tiago M. A. Carvalho, Lara R. S. Fonseca, Cátia V. Vaz, Bruno J. Pereira, José Eduardo B. Cavaco, Cláudio J. Maia, Ana P. Duarte, Endre Kiss-Toth, Sara Correia, Sílvia Socorro
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are natural or synthetic compounds that are ubiquitous in the environment and in daily-usage products and interfere with the normal function of the endocrine system leading to adverse health effects in humans. Exposure to these chemicals might elevate the risk of metabolic disorders, developmental and reproductive defects, and endocrine-related cancers. Prostate cancer is the most common hormone-dependent cancer in men, and the fifth leading cause of cancer-related mortality, partly owing to a lack of knowledge about the mechanisms that lead to aggressive castration-resistant forms. In addition to the dependence of early-stage prostate cancer on androgen actions, the prostate is a target of oestrogenic regulation. This hormone dependence, along with the fact that exogenous influences are major risk factors for prostate cancer, make the prostate a likely target of harmful actions from EDCs. Various sources of EDCs and their different modes of action might explain their role in prostate carcinogenesis. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals can interfere with the normal function of the endocrine system leading to adverse health effects in humans. In this Review, the authors discuss how exposure to these chemicals might be major risk factors for prostate cancer, and they consider the various sources of endocrine-disrupting chemicals and their different modes of action.
内分泌干扰化学物质(EDCs)是自然或合成的化合物,在环境和日常使用的产品中无处不在,干扰内分泌系统的正常功能,导致对人类健康的不利影响。接触这些化学物质可能会增加代谢紊乱、发育和生殖缺陷以及内分泌相关癌症的风险。前列腺癌是男性中最常见的激素依赖性癌症,也是癌症相关死亡的第五大原因,部分原因是缺乏对导致侵袭性去势抵抗形式的机制的了解。除了早期前列腺癌对雄激素作用的依赖性外,前列腺也是雌激素调控的靶点。这种激素依赖性,加上外源性影响是前列腺癌的主要危险因素,使得前列腺可能成为EDCs有害作用的目标。EDCs的各种来源及其不同的作用模式可能解释了它们在前列腺癌发生中的作用。
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Pathophysiology and potential multimodal therapeutic strategies for IC/BPS IC/BPS的病理生理学和潜在的多模式治疗策略。
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-025-01044-4
Jia-Fong Jhang, Wan-Ru Yu, Yuan-Hong Jiang, Hann-Chorng Kuo
Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a bladder disorder with no definite aetiology and currently no effective treatment. Its clinical symptoms vary widely, and the bladder condition and extra-bladder dysfunction also show different clinical presentations. This condition is considered to have multiple factors affecting the bladder and clinical symptoms, including urothelial dysfunction, mast cell activation, autoimmune response, neurogenic inflammation, viral or bacterial infection, autonomic nervous dysfunction and central nervous sensitization. Several non-pharmacological, medical, intravesical and novel bladder therapies have been advocated, but the efficacy and durability of these treatments have not been well elucidated. Multimodal therapy has been suggested based on possible pathological mechanisms; however, the most appropriate therapeutic strategy for this disorder has not been well defined. Thus, a rational algorithm for concomitant multimodal therapy for IC/BPS has been proposed. Here, the authors describe current understanding of the pathophysiology of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and potential clinical phenotyping based on clinical examinations. They propose a rational algorithm for concomitant multimodal therapy that could help physicians to select appropriate multimodal treatment strategies.
间质性膀胱炎/膀胱疼痛综合征(IC/BPS)是一种病因不明的膀胱疾病,目前尚无有效的治疗方法。其临床症状千差万别,膀胱状况和膀胱外功能障碍也表现出不同的临床表现。这种情况被认为有多种因素影响膀胱和临床症状,包括尿路上皮功能障碍、肥大细胞活化、自身免疫反应、神经源性炎症、病毒或细菌感染、自主神经功能障碍和中枢神经致敏。一些非药物、药物、膀胱内和新型膀胱疗法已被提倡,但这些治疗的疗效和持久性尚未得到很好的阐明。基于可能的病理机制提出了多模式治疗;然而,对于这种疾病最合适的治疗策略还没有很好的定义。因此,提出了一种合理的IC/BPS联合多模式治疗算法。
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What happens in Vegas … shapes the future of urology 在维加斯发生的一切…塑造了泌尿外科的未来
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-025-01048-0
Maria Chiara Masone
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XYGO: proposing a new holistic measure of gender identity and sexual orientation XYGO:提出一种新的性别认同和性取向的整体衡量标准。
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-025-01041-7
Alexi Di Cristofaro, Tommaso B. Jannini, Elena Colonnello, Erika Limoncin, Daniele Mollaioli, Giacomo Ciocca, Andrea Sansone, Emmanuele A. Jannini
Gender identity (GI) and sexual orientation (SO) are key aspects of an individual’s sexual identity, which is a major driver of human sexuality. Although definitions for GI and SO have been long established and represented in clinical and theoretical research, often without acknowledgement of their relationship to one another, the ideal means by which they should be measured is unclear. Various tools for measurement have been proposed, each presenting different methodological approaches along with their respective flaws and issues. By providing a comprehensive overview of the major instruments for measuring GI and SO, the XYGO tool aims to integrate their strengths by developing a new, cohesive and inclusive perspective on sexual identity, taking into consideration both dimensions of this unique characteristic of human sexuality. This holistic perspective integrates these components into a single construct capable of providing a more immediate and tailored interpretation to facilitate everyday clinical practice and potentially improve research in sexual medicine and psychosexology. The ways in which people express and define their own sex, gender and orientation are complex. However, these aspects are often relevant for patient care and research, which presents the need for a standardized tool for this purpose. In this Perspective, experts in the field discuss the tools that have previously been developed and propose the use of a new tool — the XYGO wind rose — to enable patients and health-care professionals to better communicate and improve care.
性别认同(GI)和性取向(SO)是个体性认同的关键方面,是人类性行为的主要驱动力。虽然GI和SO的定义早已在临床和理论研究中确立并得到体现,但往往不承认它们之间的关系,衡量它们的理想方法尚不清楚。已经提出了各种测量工具,每种工具都提出了不同的方法方法以及各自的缺陷和问题。通过提供测量GI和SO的主要工具的全面概述,XYGO工具旨在通过开发一种新的、有凝聚力和包容性的性别认同视角来整合它们的优势,同时考虑到人类性行为的这一独特特征的两个维度。这种整体视角将这些成分整合到一个单一的结构中,能够提供更直接和量身定制的解释,以促进日常临床实践,并有可能改善性医学和性心理学的研究。
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Testosterone replacement therapy and spermatogenesis in reproductive age men 睾酮替代疗法与育龄男性精子发生
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-025-01032-8
Bryan D. Naelitz, Leila Momtazi-Mar, Sanjay Vallabhaneni, Rossella Cannarella, Sarah C. Vij, Neel V. Parekh, Raevti Bole, Scott D. Lundy
Testosterone has a pivotal role in spermatogenesis, erectile function, libido and expression of secondary sexual characteristics. The prevalence of symptomatic, laboratory-proven testosterone deficiency increases with age and is often treated with testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). Treatment with exogenous androgens suppresses gonadotropin levels, inhibits endogenous testosterone production and drastically reduces intratesticular testosterone, consequently impairing spermatogenesis. Sperm production often slowly resumes after TRT cessation. However, the rate of recovery shows highly variable kinetics that might complicate family planning. Medical therapies (including aromatase inhibitors and selective oestrogen receptor antagonists) and exogenous gonadotropins (including human chorionic gonadotropin and follicle-stimulating hormone) may be used to preserve or restore spermatogenesis in select populations receiving TRT. Exogenous testosterone is contraindicated in men trying to conceive, but new short-acting formulations, including oral testosterone undecanoate and nasal testosterone gel, might incompletely suppress the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis and partially preserve spermatogenesis. Testosterone replacement therapy is commonly used to treat symptomatic, laboratory-proven testosterone deficiency, but can have detrimental effects on spermatogenesis, which is troublesome in men of reproductive age. This Review describes therapeutic options for testosterone deficiency in the reproductive-aged males, discussing medical therapies with the potential to preserve or restore spermatogenesis in selected patients receiving testosterone replacement therapy.
睾酮在精子发生、勃起功能、性欲和第二性征的表达中起着关键作用。有症状的、经实验室证实的睾酮缺乏症的患病率随着年龄的增长而增加,通常采用睾酮替代疗法(TRT)进行治疗。外源性雄激素治疗会抑制促性腺激素水平,抑制内源性睾酮产生,并大幅降低睾丸内睾酮,从而损害精子发生。停服TRT后,精子生产通常缓慢恢复。然而,恢复速度显示出高度可变的动力学,这可能使计划生育复杂化。药物治疗(包括芳香化酶抑制剂和选择性雌激素受体拮抗剂)和外源性促性腺激素(包括人绒毛膜促性腺激素和促卵泡激素)可用于保存或恢复接受TRT的特定人群的精子发生。外源性睾酮在试图怀孕的男性中是禁忌的,但新的短效制剂,包括口服十一酸睾酮和鼻用睾酮凝胶,可能不完全抑制下丘脑-垂体-性腺轴,部分保留精子发生。
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Towards precision medicine in clinical trials for the treatment of urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome: lessons from the MAPP Research Network 在泌尿系统慢性盆腔疼痛综合征的临床试验中走向精准医学:来自MAPP研究网络的经验教训
IF 14.6 1区 医学 Q1 UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY Pub Date : 2025-04-30 DOI: 10.1038/s41585-025-01030-w
Alisa J. Stephens Shields, J. Quentin Clemens, Michel A. Pontari, H. Henry Lai, Robert Moldwin, David A. Williams, Catherine S. Bradley, John T. Farrar, J. Richard Landis, Chris Mullins, Bruce D. Naliboff, Siobhan Sutcliffe, Stephen J. Walker, Claire C. Yang, Daniel J. Clauw
Randomized clinical trials have resulted in few approved therapies for the treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, collectively referred to as urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Heterogenous patient populations, mismatches of treatments to patient phenotypes, non-specific outcomes and use of standard study designs not leveraging phenotypic heterogeneity might have contributed to the inability of previous trials to demonstrate existing efficacy. The Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain Research Network has identified important phenotypic characteristics associated with differential symptom severity and treatment responsiveness. Based on Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain findings and external research, empirically informed strategies were generated for defining patient populations, specifying treatments and selecting primary outcomes for future randomized clinical trials in urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome. Explicitly specifying the scope of eligibility criteria across heterogeneous patient subgroups defined by pain widespreadness, the presence of Hunner lesions, the presence of pain with bladder filling or relieved by voiding, the extent of chronic overlapping pain conditions, and pelvic floor tenderness is needed. Therapies should be selected based on the mechanism of action and relevance to the mechanism of pain and dominant symptomology that the patient experiences. Evidence suggests that pain and urinary symptoms should be evaluated separately. Promising trial designs for identifying effective therapies in this heterogeneous patient population include sequential multiple assignment randomized trials and adaptive designs. This Expert Recommendation from the Multidisciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain Research Network provides informed considerations and a greatly expanded foundation that can be used to refine the design of future therapeutic clinical trials in urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
随机临床试验结果表明,间质性膀胱炎/膀胱疼痛综合征和慢性前列腺炎/慢性盆腔疼痛综合征的治疗方法很少,统称为泌尿系统慢性盆腔疼痛综合征。异质性的患者群体,治疗与患者表型的不匹配,非特异性结果和使用标准研究设计而不利用表型异质性可能导致先前的试验无法证明现有的疗效。多学科方法研究慢性盆腔疼痛研究网络已经确定了与不同症状严重程度和治疗反应性相关的重要表型特征。基于慢性盆腔疼痛研究的多学科方法研究结果和外部研究,产生了经验知情的策略,用于确定患者群体,指定治疗方法和选择主要结局,用于未来泌尿系统慢性盆腔疼痛综合征的随机临床试验。需要明确规定异质患者亚组的资格标准范围,根据疼痛的广泛性、Hunner病变的存在、膀胱充盈或通过排尿缓解的疼痛、慢性重叠疼痛状况的程度和盆底压痛来定义。治疗应根据作用机制和与疼痛机制的相关性以及患者所经历的主要症状来选择。有证据表明疼痛和泌尿系统症状应该分开评估。在这种异质患者群体中确定有效疗法的有希望的试验设计包括顺序多重分配随机试验和适应性设计。
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