The therapeutic challenge of "chronic cystitis": Search well, work together, and gain results

European Urology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-80

  Lazzeri, Massimo ^a,b   Montorsi, Francesco ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAZEPINE; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN; HYALURONIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; NEUROKININ A; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; PROTEIN C JUN; SUBSTANCE P;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER EPITHELIUM; CELL MIGRATION; CHRONIC CYSTITIS; CYSTITIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NOCICEPTION; PAINFUL BLADDER SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECURRENT INFECTION; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; STIMULUS RESPONSE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; UROTHELIUM;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CYSTITIS; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS;

EID: 79957932572     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.03.039     Document Type: Editorial

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