Editorial Comment: Translational research in urology: nutricion and prostate

COMMENT

In this paper of the Urogenital Research Unit from Brazil we observe the importance of translational research in urology (¹). Basic research in experimental models, human kidneys and human fetuses brought important information that helped in the understanding of various pathologies and surgeries in urology (²–⁴).

The authors comment in this paper that early weaning can predispose the offspring to greater risk of developing chronic diseases in adulthood and that the consumption of functional foods is able to prevent these effects. The authors performed a experimental study in rats and shows that early weaning resulted in hyperglycemia and important morphological changes in the prostate. During the experimentation the authors shows that dietary supplementation with cocoa powder attenuated these effects on the metabolism and prostatic histoarchitecture, proving to be a good nutritional treatment strategy.

References

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  Oliveira CP, Gregorio B, Sampaio Fj: Prostatic alterations associated to early weaning and its relation with cocoa powder supplementation. experimental study in adult wistar rats Int Braz J urol 2021
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  Marques-Sampaio BP, Pereira-Sampaio MA, Henry RW, Favorito LA, Sampaio FJ. Dog kidney: anatomical relationships between intrarenal arteries and kidney collecting system. Anat Rec (Hoboken). 2007;290:1017-22.
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  Sampaio FJ, Favorito LA, Freitas MA, Damião R, Gouveia E. Arterial supply of the human fetal testis during its migration. J Urol. 1999;161:1603-5.
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  Sampaio FJ, Schiavini JL, Favorito LA. Proportional analysis of the kidney arterial segments. Urol Res. 1993;21:371-4.

Publication Dates

• Publication in this collection
  30 July 2021
• Date of issue
  Sep-Oct 2021

History

• Received
  21 May 2021
• Accepted
  25 May 2021