CONTEXT It is well recognized that the presence of a foreskin predisposes to penile carcinoma and sexually transmitted infections. We have investigated the relationship between the presence or absence of the foreskin and penile dermatoses. OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is an association between circumcision and penile dermatoses. DESIGN A retrospective case control study of patients ...

772 Ann Dermatol Received July 24, 2015, Revised October 12, 2015, Accepted for publication October 27, 2015 Corresponding author: Yutaka Hatano, Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu-shi, Oita 879-5593, Japan. Tel: 81-97-586-5882, Fax: 81-97-586-5889, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the te...

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The interrelationship between endogenous microbiota, the immune system, and tissue regeneration is an area of intense research due to its potential therapeutic applications. We investigated this relationship in Schmidtea mediterranea, a model organism capable of regenerating any and all of its adult tissues. Microbiome characterization revealed a high Bacteroidetes to Proteobacteria ratio in he...

the old wishes of people were to regenerate lost tissues of periodontium that this fact is achieved by gen and cell therapy .periodontal disease is a chronic inflammation around the tooth by microbes that causes destruction of supporting structure of tissue of tooth such as alveolar bone, cementum and periodontal ligament. for treatment of periodontal diseases we can use the biomaterials which ...