Classification of non-gonococcal urethritis: a review

M Sarier, E Kukul - International urology and nephrology, 2019 - Springer
Non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) is the most common disease of the genital tract in men.
Recent studies have recommended avoiding the empiric antibiotic administrations that …

Association of mycoplasma with prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

OAG Tantengco, IMC Aquino, M de Castro Silva… - Cancer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mycoplasmas are emerging sexually transmitted pathogens usually associated with male
urinary tract infection, non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU), infertility, and prostate cancer. In this …

Nucleoside-catabolizing enzymes in mycoplasma-infected tumor cell cultures compromise the cytostatic activity of the anticancer drug gemcitabine

JV Voorde, S Sabuncuoğlu, S Noppen, A Hofer… - Journal of Biological …, 2014 - ASBMB
The intracellular metabolism and cytostatic activity of the anticancer drug gemcitabine (2′,
2′-difluoro-2′-deoxycytidine; dFdC) was severely compromised in Mycoplasma hyorhinis …

[HTML][HTML] Mycoplasmas and cancer: focus on nucleoside metabolism

JV Voorde, J Balzarini, S Liekens - EXCLI journal, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The standard of care for patients suffering cancer often includes treatment with nucleoside
analogues (NAs). NAs are internalized by cell-specific nucleobase/nucleoside transporters …

The silent presence of Mycoplasma hominis in patients with prostate cancer

S Saadat, P Karami, M Jafari, M Kholoujini… - Pathogens and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Mycoplasma hominis, an opportunistic pathogen in human genitourinary tract,
can cause chronic infection in the prostate. Intracellular survival of M. hominis leads to a …

The Relationship between Mycoplasmas and Cancer: Is It Fact or Fiction ? Narrative Review and Update on the Situation

E Yacoub, OM Saed Abdul-Wahab… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
More than one million new cancer cases occur worldwide every year. Although many clinical
trials are applied and recent diagnostic tools are employed, curing cancer disease is still a …

[PDF][PDF] Mycoplasma genitalium and cancer: a brief review

O Zarei, S Rezania, A Mousavi - Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 2013 - academia.edu
MINI-REVIEW Mycoplasma genitalium and Cancer: A Brief Review Page 1 Asian Pacific
Journal of Cancer Prevention, Vol 14, 2013 3425 DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.6.3425 …

[HTML][HTML] Mycoplasma hyorhinis-encoded cytidine deaminase efficiently inactivates cytosine-based anticancer drugs

JV Voorde, P Vervaeke, S Liekens, J Balzarini - FEBS Open Bio, 2015 - Elsevier
Mycoplasmas may colonize tumor tissue in patients. The cytostatic activity of gemcitabine
was dramatically decreased in Mycoplasma hyorhinis-infected tumor cell cultures compared …

Mycoplasma hyorhinis infection promotes TNF-α signaling and SMAC mimetic-mediated apoptosis in human prostate cancer

JK Kim, I Chang, Y Jung, Z Kaplan, EE Hill… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Growing evidence suggests an association between Mycoplasma infections and the
development and progression of prostate cancer (PCa). In this study, we report that chronic …

Multiple pathogens and prostate cancer

JS Lawson, WK Glenn - Infectious Agents and Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background The aim of this review is to consider whether multiple pathogens have roles in
prostate cancer. Methods We have reviewed case control studies in which infectious …