Does [ Diabetes worsen spermatic oxidative `` stress '' associated with the inflammation of male accessory sex glands ]?
MAGI is a clinically relevant model of spermatic oxidative stress. Our study shows that DM combined with MAGI worsens leukocyte and free oxygen radicals concentration in sperm, without altering the conventional parameters. Also DM seems to favor extension and maintenance of the inflammatory process.
There is no significant difference in tumor size of DIPG patients who have received standard RT when measured at 2 weeks vs. 6-8 weeks after RT. The majority of patients had the largest change in tumor size at the 2-week post-RT scan, with evolving changes documented on the 6-8-week scan. Six of 11 patients had progressive ventriculomegaly without obstruction, suggestive of communicating hydrocephalus. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first documentation of this phenomenon in this cohort of patients.