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IC & Bacterial Studies

• A study to detect Helicobacter pylori in fresh and archival specimens from patients with interstitial cystitis, using amplification methods. Agarwal M, et al. BJU Int. 2003 Jun;91(9):814-6.

• Dynamic interactions between host and pathogen during acute urinary tract infections. Schilling JD, Mulvey MA, Hultgren SJ. Urology. 2001 Jun;57(6 Suppl 1):56-61.

• Overview of infection, immunology, and interstitial cystitis in the bladder. Ratliff TL. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1999;462:323-4. No abstract available.

• Antiproliferative activity is present in bladder but not renal pelvic urine from interstitial cystitis patients. Keay S, et al. J Urol. 1999 Oct;162(4):1487-9.

• Urinary bacterial flora of women with urethral syndrome and interstitial cystitis. Haarala M, Kiilholma P, Lehtonen OP Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1999;47(1):42-4.

• Clinical implications of mast cell-bacteria interaction. Malaviya R, Abraham SN J Mol Med 1998 Aug;76(9):617-623

• Polymerase chain reaction amplification of bacterial 16S rRNA genes in interstitial cystitis and control patient bladder biopsies. Keay S, Zhang CO, Baldwin BR, Jacobs SC, Warren JW. J Urol 1998 Jan;159(1):280-283

• Urinary tract infection: bacterial adhesin and biofilm formation. Goto T, Ohi Y Nippon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi 1998 Mar;89(3):389-398

• Do infectious agents cause interstitial cystitis? Duncan JL, Schaeffer AJ. Urology 1997 May;49(5A Suppl):48-51

• The incidence of Helicobacter pylori in patients with interstitial cystitis. English SF, Liebert M, Cross CA, McGuire EJ. J Urol 1998 Mar;159(3):772-773

• Evidence for altered proliferative ability of progenitors of urothelial cells in interstitial cystitis. Elgavish A, Pattanaik A, Lloyd K, Reed R. J Urol 1997 Jul;158(1):248-252.

• Absence of bacterial DNA in the bladder of patients with interstitial cystitis. Haarala M, Jalava J, Laato M, Kiilholma P, Nurmi M, Alanen A. J Urol 1996 Nov;156(5):1843-1845.

• Urinary nitric oxide synthase activity and cyclic GMP levels are decreased with interstitial cystitis and increased with urinary tract infections. Smith SD, Wheeler MA, Foster HE Jr, Weiss RM. J Urol 1996 Apr;155(4):1432-1435

• Viruses and interstitial cystitis: adenovirus genomes cannot be demonstrated in urinary bladder biopsies. Hukkanen V, Haarala M, Nurmi M, Klemi P, Kiilholma P. Urol Res 1996;24(4):235-238

• Dormant microbes in interstitial cystitis. Domingue GJ, Ghoniem GM, Bost KL, Fermin C, Human LG J Urol 1995 Apr;153(4):1321-1326.

• A prospective study of microorganisms in urine and bladder biopsies from interstitial cystitis patients and controls. Keay S, Schwalbe RS, Trifillis AL, Lovchik JC, Jacobs S, Warren JW. Urology 1995 Feb;45(2):223-229

• The role of Chlamydia trachomatis in urethritis and urethral symptoms in women. Horner PJ, Hay PE, Thomas BJ, Renton AM, Taylor-Robinson D. Int J STD AIDS 1995 Jan;6(1):31-34

• Inflammations of the lower urinary tract in women and possible treatment. Zikmund J Cas Lek Cesk 1997 Sep 17;136(18):569-572