Advances in Health and Disease. Volume 77

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Lowell T. Duncan (Editor)

Series: Advances in Health and Disease
BISAC: MED000000

This volume contains eleven chapters that detail advances in health and disease. Chapter One discusses the use and benefits of photobiomodulation across various applications within restorative dentistry. Chapter Two details the physicochemical and pharmacokinetic properties of acyclovir. Chapter Three summarizes the anti-cancer effect and mechanism of lycopene on gastric carcinogenesis prevention and treatment. Chapter Four focuses on mitochondrial function and homeostasis, and the role of mitophagy as an important stress response in skeletal muscle during aging and diabetes. Chapter Five analyzes clinical variants of urination disorders. Chapter Six summarizes the results of the examination and treatment of 240 children aged 5-15 years with the diagnosis of overactive bladder. Chapter Seven presents studies using different techniques for extracting and quantifying lycopene, a bright red lipophilic carotenoid pigment. Chapter Eight overviews the normal neurophysiology of the lower urinary tract (LUT) and the lower bowel tract (LBT). Chapter Nine outlines the physiological basis of intra-detrusor injections of botulinum toxin in neurogenic detrusor overactivity. Chapter Ten discusses the mechanisms modulated by androgenic anabolic steroids in different tissues, such as the heart, liver, and brain. Lastly, Chapter Eleven details the founding of pediatric neurology, and its founder, Professor Evgeny Leonidovich Vishnevsky.

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. Photobiomodulation in Restorative Dentistry
Francine Benetti1, Marjorie de Oliveira Gallinari2, Hebertt Gonzaga dos Santos Chaves1, Ana Carolina Soares Mendes1, Lara Cancella de Arantes1, Gabriela Luiza Moreira Carvalho1, Caroline Andrade Maia1, Barbara Figueiredo1, Alexandre Henrique dos Reis Prado1, Witalo Pereira de Jesus1, Carlos Roberto Emerenciano Bueno1, Marina Tolomei Sandoval Cury1 and Carolina Bosso Andre1
1
Restorative Dentistry, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), School of Dentistry, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
2Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Araçatuba, Brazil

Chapter 2. Physicochemical and Pharmacokinetic Properties of Acyclovir
Selma Sahin1, PhD and Müge Ates1,2, MS
1Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
2Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, İnönü University, Malatya, Turkey

Chapter 3. Lycopene and Gastric Cancer: From Prevention to Treatment – A Narrative Review
Farzad Shidfar and Morvarid Noormohammadi
Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Chapter 4. Mitochondria Quality Control as a Focal Point in Skeletal Muscle Aging and Metabolic Disease
Fasih Ahmad Rahman and Joe Quadrilatero
Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Chapter 5. Clinical Variants of Children Voiding Dysfunction
Sergei Nikitin1,2, MD, Natalia Guseva3,4,5, MD and Vadim Nikitin1
1Medical Institute, Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, Russia
2Children’s Republican Hospital Named after I. N. Grigovich, Petrozavodsk, Russia
3Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russia
4Department of Pediatric Surgery Pirogov Medical University, Moscow, Russia
5Moscow Voiding Dysfunction Center Moscow Paediatric Speransky Hospital No. 9, Moscow, Russia

Chapter 6. Differential Diagnoses of Overactive Bladders in Children
Sergei Nikitin1,2, MD, Natalia Guseva3-5, MD, and Vadim Nikitin1
1Medical Institute, Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, Russia
2Children’s Republican Hospital Named after I. N. Grigovich, Petrozavodsk, Russia
3Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russia
4Department of Pediatric Surgery Pirogov Medical University, Moscow, Russia
5Moscow Voiding Dysfunction Center Moscow Paediatric Speransky Hospital No. 9, Moscow, Russia

Chapter 7. Lycopene Identification, Quantification and Extraction Methods: A Literature Review about the Best Techniques for Each Objective
Murilo Ricardo Sigal Carriço1, MSc, Maria Elizabeth Gomes Paz1, MSc, Marina Diaz Rodrigues1, BSc, Caroline Alvares Roehrs2, MSc, Elton Luis Gasparotto Denardin3, PhD, Tales Leandro Costa Martins4, PhD and Rafael Roehrs4, PhD
1Laboratory of Environmental and Toxicologic Chemical Analysis – LAQAT, Federal University of Pampa – UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
2Veterinary Medicine Course, Centro Universitário da Região da Campanha – URCAMP, Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
3Laboratory of Physico-Chemical Studies and Natural Products – LEFQPN, Federal University of Pampa – UNIPAMPA, Uruguaiana, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
4Laboratory of Environmental and Toxicologic Chemical Analysis – LAQAT, Federal University of Pampa – UNIPAMPA, Bagé, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Chapter 8. Sensory Disorders of Pelvic Viscera in Patients with Neurogenic Bladders: Clinical Importance, Diagnosis and Treatment
Jean Jacques Wyndaele, JM
Faculty GGW, University Antwerp, Antwerp Belgium

Chapter 9. A Clinical Observation of the Use of Botulinum Toxin in a Patient with Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity
Sergei Nikitin1,2, MD, Natalia Guseva3,4,5, MD and Vadim Nikitin1
1
Medical Institute, Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, Russia
2Children’s Republican Hospital Named after I.N. Grigovich, Petrozavodsk, Russia
3Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russia
4Department of Pediatric Surgery, Pirogov Medical University, Moscow, Russia
5Moscow Voiding Dysfunction Center Moscow Paediatric Speransky Hospital No. 9 , Moscow, Russia

Chapter 10. Pumping up Mitochondria: Could Androgenic Anabolic Steroids Modulate Mitochondrial Metabolism?
Randhall Bruce Carteri1,2
1
Department of Nutrition, Methodist University Center, Porto Alegre, Brazil
2Department of Nutrition, CESUCA University Center, Cachoeirinha, Brazil

Chapter 11. The Formation of Pediatric Neurourology in the Russian Federation: In Memory of Professor Evgeny Vishnevsky
Sergei Nikitin1,2, MD, Natalia Guseva3,4,5, MD, Yulia Zaripova1 MD, Tatyana Varlamova1, Vadim Nikitin1 and Georgy Ignatiev6
1Medical Institute, Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk, Russia
2Children’s Republican Hospital Named after I. N. Grigovich, Petrozavodsk, Russia
3Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education, Moscow, Russia
4Department of Pediatric Surgery Pirogov Medical University, Moscow, Russia
5Moscow Voiding Dysfunction Center, Moscow Paediatric Speransky Hospital No. 9, Moscow, Russia
6Moscow State University of Technology and Management named after K. Razumovsky, Moscow, Russia

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