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Month: July 2016

Studying Effect of Urine on Cell Cultures Might Help Confirm IC Diagnosis

Di Capua-Sacoto C, Sanchez-Llopis A, O’Connor E, Martinez A, Ruiz-Cerdá JL. Study of the apoptotic effect of urine as a diagnostic biomarker in patients with interstitial cystitis. Actas Urol Esp.…

Phenotyping Might Not Provide Additional Insights for Subtyping IC/BPS By Hunner’s Lesions

Doiron RC, Tolls V, Irvine-Bird K, Kelly KL, Nickel JC. Clinical phenotyping does not differentiate Hunner’s lesion subtype of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS): A relook at the role of…

Biomarker Found in Urine Could Help Diagnose IC/BPS

Parker KS, Crowley JR, Stephens-Shields AJ, van Bokhoven A, Lucia MS, Lai HH, Andriole GL, Hooton TM, Mullins C, Henderson JP. Urinary Metabolomics Identifies a Molecular Correlate of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder…

Mast Cells, Associated With Inflammation and Allergies, May Be Implicated in IC/BPS

Regauer S. Mast cell activation syndrome in pain syndromes bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis and vulvodynia. Transl Androl Urol. 2016 Jun;5(3):396-7. doi: 10.21037/tau.2016.03.12. A mast cell is a type of white…

IgE Antibodies Play a Role in Development of Ulcerative IC, Research Suggests

Jhang JF, Hsu YH, Jiang YH, Kuo HC. The Role of Immunoglobulin E in the Pathogenesis of Ketamine Related Cystitis and Ulcerative Interstitial Cystitis: An Immunohistochemical Study. Pain Physician. 2016…

Targeting PACAP Shows Promise in Study of Mice with Bladder Dysfunction

Girard BM, Malley SE, Mathews MM, May V, Vizzard MA. Intravesical PAC1 Receptor Antagonist, PACAP(6-38), Reduces Urinary Bladder Frequency and Pelvic Sensitivity in NGF-OE Mice. J Mol Neurosci. 2016 May…

Surgery Plus Neuromodulation Offers Impressive Benefit for IC Patient With Complex Pain Condition

Armstrong GL, Vancaillie TG. Combined site-specific sacral neuromodulation and pudendal nerve release surgery in a patient with interstitial cystitis and persistent arousal. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Jun 9;2016. pii: bcr2015213513.…