Over the past four decades it has become clear that prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), a phospholipid-derived signaling molecule, plays a fundamental role in modulating the GnRH neuroendocrine system and in shaping the hypothalamus.In this review, after a brief historical overview, we highlight studies revealing that PGE2 released by glial cells such as astr
Worldwide, urocystitis is the most common disease of the urinary system.Urocystitis is a generalized name, since the disease has a varied etiology and can be complicated by bacterial microflora, passing from a non-infectious pathological process to an infectious one.Often, during the course of urocystitis, bacteria play the role of a complicating f
Penetrating neck wounds can be fatal and require prompt attention.The trauma literature is flooded with management protocols for penetrating wounds to the neck; however, in the absence of hard signs the definitive management of lodged foreign bodies beyond the platysma is less clear.This report describes a work-related injury of a Caucasian 33-year