1999
IBUPROFEN COMBINED WITH ANTIBIOTICS SUPPRESSES RENAL SCARRING DUE TO ASCENDING PYELONEPHRITIS IN RATS
HUANG A, PALMER L, HOM D, ANDERSON A, KUSHNER L, FRANCO I. IBUPROFEN COMBINED WITH ANTIBIOTICS SUPPRESSES RENAL SCARRING DUE TO ASCENDING PYELONEPHRITIS IN RATS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 162: 1396-1398. PMID: 10492222, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)68319-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmediate antibiotic therapyRenal scarringAntibiotic therapyAcute pyelonephritisNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agentsRenal scar formationAnti-inflammatory agentsBladder of ratsSterile phosphate-buffered salineGroups of animalsAscending pyelonephritisCombined antibioticsRat modelPyelonephritisScar formationScarringAddition of ibuprofenAdditional groupTherapyRatsPhosphate-buffered salineAntibioticsTreatmentBladderSame treatmentSUPPRESSION OF RENAL INFLAMMATION WITH VITAMINS A AND E IN ASCENDING PYELONEPHRITIS IN RATS
BENNETT R, MAZZACCARO R, CHOPRA N, MELMAN A, FRANCO I. SUPPRESSION OF RENAL INFLAMMATION WITH VITAMINS A AND E IN ASCENDING PYELONEPHRITIS IN RATS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 1681-1684. PMID: 10210439, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)69004-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugsAscending pyelonephritisPyelonephritic ratsVitamin ADevelopment of inflammationAnti-inflammatory drugsBladder inoculationReflux nephropathyRenal inflammationAntibiotic therapyDay regimenKidney inflammationMedical managementAntibiotic treatmentE supplementationHistopathologic inflammationUntreated ratsAdult ratsTreatment groupsPyelonephritisAnimal modelsInflammationDiet supplementationRatsVitamin
1993
Morphological and Physiological Changes in the Urinary Tract Associated With Ureteral Dilation and Ureteropyeloscopy: An Experimental Study
Schwalb D, Eshghi M, Ian M, Franco I. Morphological and Physiological Changes in the Urinary Tract Associated With Ureteral Dilation and Ureteropyeloscopy: An Experimental Study. Journal Of Urology 1993, 149: 1576-1585. PMID: 8501816, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)36456-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenal pelvic pressureUreteral dilationPelvic pressureContinuous bladder drainageEnded ureteral catheterUretheral catheterBladder drainageMucosal bleedingRenal histologyColumnar metaplasiaRadiographic evidenceNephrostomy catheterSubmucosal edemaFocal scarringRenoureteral unitsRenal pelvisExtensive scarringUreteral catheterLong-term effectsHg increaseHigh incidenceRigid ureteroscopyHydraulic dilationMarked vacuolizationUreter