Article
Interstitial cystitis: bladder mucosa lymphocyte immunophenotyping and peripheral blood flow cytometry analysis.
The Journal of urology - 1 Oct 1990
Harrington D S, Fall M, Johansson S L
Abstract excerpt
Interstitial cystitis is a chronic bladder disorder of unknown etiology that primarily afflicts women and is characterized by urgency and pain. Although immune mechanisms have been implicated in the disease process, little is known about the local or peripheral blood immune responses. Cryostat sections of snap-frozen bladder biopsies obtained by transurethral resection from 43 patients (24 with classical and 9...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Biopsy
- Cystitis
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Leukocyte Count
- Lymphocytes
- Middle Aged