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Lower urinary tract phenotype of experimental autoimmune cystitis in mouse: a potential animal model for interstitial cystitis.
BJU international - 1 Dec 2008
Lin Yi-Hao, Liu Guiming, Kavran Michael, Altuntas Cengiz Z, Gasbarro Gregory, Tuohy Vincent K, Daneshgari Firouz
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To examine bladder function in a newly developed experimental autoimmune cystitis (EAC) model in female SWXJ strain mice, as a potential animal model for interstitial cystitis (IC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: In all, 20 SWXJ female mice were divided into two groups: an EAC group immunized with mouse bladder homogenate in complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) and a control group immunized with CFA alone. At 4...
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