Urinary nerve growth factor level is increased in patients with interstitial cystitis-bladder pain syndrome and decreased in responders to treatment

BJU International

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1476-1481

  Liu, Hsin Tzu ^a   Tyagi, Pradeep ^b   Chancellor, Michael B ^b   Kuo, Hann Chorng ^a  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Bladder pain; Interstitial cystitis; Nerve growth factor; Painful bladder syndrome

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CREATININE; HYALURONIC ACID; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BLADDER CAPACITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; CYSTALGIA; CYSTOMETRY; CYSTOSCOPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINARY TRACT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BOTULINUM TOXINS, TYPE A; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYSTITIS, INTERSTITIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349273250     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08675.x     Document Type: Article

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