Does half-day urotherapy improve voiding parameters in children with dysfunctional emptying?
Training children in pairs over a half day resulted in significantly improved bladder emptying that was sustained at the 3-mo follow-up.
Statin treatment prevented glomerular injury, independent of the cholesterol-lowering effects. Our findings suggest that the beneficial effect might be mediated by pleiotropic effects including an anti-inflammatory action through a reduction of oxidative stress, NF-kappaB activation, ICAM-1 expression and macrophage infiltration in the early phase of DN.