Urinary Epidermal Growth Factor and Interleukin-6 Levels in Patients with Painful Bladder Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis Treated with Cyclosporine or Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium

Urology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 630-633

  Sairanen, Jukka ^a   Hotakainen, Kristina ^b   Tammela, Teuvo L J ^c   Stenman, Ulf Håkan ^b   Ruutu, Mirja ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CYCLOSPORINE; CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MIDDLE AGED; PENTOSAN SULFURIC POLYESTER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41149099220     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.11.055     Document Type: Article

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