PURPOSE:Based on basic research findings an increase in chemokines and cytokines (CXCL-1 and 10, nerve growth factor and interleukin-6) is considered responsible for inflammation and afferent sensitization.
In this cross-sectional study we tested the hypothesis that select chemokines are increased in the urine of patients with ulcerative and nonulcerative interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Midstream urinary specimens were collected from 10 patients with ulcerative and nonulcerative interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, respectively, and from 10 asymptomatic controls. Urinary levels of 7 cytokines were measured by a human cytokine/chemokine assay. Nerve growth factor was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
RESULTS: Urinary levels of most chemokines/cytokines were tenfold to 100-fold lower in asymptomatic controls vs patients with ulcerative and nonulcerative interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. Univariate comparison of 8 tested proteins in the ulcerative vs nonulcerative groups revealed a significant fivefold to twentyfold increase in CXCL-10 and 1, interleukin-6 and nerve growth factor (ANOVA p < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Differential expression of chemokines in ulcerative and nonulcerative subtypes of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome suggests differences in paracrine signaling between the 2 entities.
Written by:
Tyagi P, Killinger K, Tyagi V, Nirmal J, Chancellor M, Peters KM. Are you the author?
Departments of Urology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan.
Reference: J Urol. 2012 Jun;187(6):2243-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.01.034
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 22503040
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