INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS AS A PLAUSIBLE CAUSE OF OVERACTIVE BLADDER IN SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS: A HYPOTHESIS
Patients with chronic inflammatory disease of the bladder, known as interstitial cystitis (IC), tend to have autoimmune diseases, such as Sjogren’s syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), rheumatoid arthritis and, rarely, systemic sclerosis (SSc ...
Neslihan Gokcen
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Novel potential interacting partners of fibronectin in spontaneous animal model of interstitial cystitis [PDF]
Feline idiopathic cystitis (FIC) is the only spontaneous animal model for human interstitial cystitis (IC), as both possess a distinctive chronical and relapsing character. Underlying pathomechanisms of both diseases are not clearly established yet.
Amann, Barbara +30 more
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Congenital Disorders of the Human Urinary Tract: Recent Insights From Genetic and Molecular Studies
The urinary tract comprises the renal pelvis, the ureter, the urinary bladder, and the urethra. The tract acts as a functional unit, first propelling urine from the kidney to the bladder, then storing it at low pressure inside the bladder which ...
Adrian S. Woolf +4 more
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Vitamin D-deficient mice have more invasive urinary tract infection. [PDF]
Vitamin D deficiency is a common health problem with consequences not limited to bone and calcium hemostasis. Low levels have also been linked to tuberculosis and other respiratory infections as well as autoimmune diseases.
Olof Hertting +4 more
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A Man With Urinary Retention by Fecaloma: A Case Report
Fecaloma is a very hard stool often located in the rectum of the sigmoid colon. A 63-year-old man with abdominal distention and urinary retention was admitted to an emergency department. Abdominal CT scans showed a urinary bladder displaced by fecaloma.
Hamed Aminiahidashti +1 more
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Tumor Markers (CEA, TPA and CA 19–9) in Urine of Bladder Cancer Patients
This study was carried out to evaluate the usefulness of determining urinary levels of carcinoembryogenic antigen (CEA), tissue-polypeptide antigen (TPA), and gastrointestinal cancer antigen (Cal 9-9) in addition to the usual diagnostic procedures for ...
Alessandro Tizzani +6 more
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Purpose: Proper functional and structural integrity of nervous and vascular system in urinary bladder plays an important role in normal bladder function and the disruption of these structures is known to be related to lower urinary tract symptoms. Here,
Nhat Minh Nguyen +11 more
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Measurements of complement factor H-related protein (BTA-TRAK (TM) assay) and nuclear matrix protein (NMP22 assay) - Useful diagnostic tools in the diagnosis of urinary bladder cancer? [PDF]
Between 1997 and 2000 we investigated in a prospective study the voided urine samples of all consecutive patients undergoing cystoscopy independent from their clinical background (n=705) with the BTA-TRAK(TM) assay (Bard Diagnostics, Redmont, USA ...
Holdenrieder, Stefan +17 more
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Studies on the clinical significance of nonesterified and total cholesterol in urine [PDF]
Gas-liquid chromatographic determinations of nonesterified and total urinary cholesterol were performed in 137 normals, 264 patients with various internal diseases without evidence of neoplasias or diseases of the kidney or urinary tract, 497 patients ...
Stadler, Alexander +6 more
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Macroscopic hematuria: A rare etiology in western countries
Although schistosomiasis is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases worldwide, the infection frequently being found in migrants and travelers, its recognition in Italy may be delayed as patients may either present symptoms or be asymptomatic ...
Bahjat Barakat +2 more
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