Increased Serum Adipokines Implicate Chronic Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Overactive Bladder Syndrome Refractory to Antimuscarinic Therapy

Hsin-Tzu Liu; Yuan-Hong Jiang; Hann-Chorng Kuo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0076706

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Increased Serum Adipokines Implicate Chronic Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Overactive Bladder Syndrome Refractory to Antimuscarinic Therapy

Hsin-Tzu Liu,

Affiliations Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Yuan-Hong Jiang,

Affiliation Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Hann-Chorng Kuo

* E-mail: hck@tzuchi.com.tw

Affiliation Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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Increased Serum Adipokines Implicate Chronic Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Overactive Bladder Syndrome Refractory to Antimuscarinic Therapy

Hsin-Tzu Liu,
Yuan-Hong Jiang,
Hann-Chorng Kuo

Published: October 1, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076706

About the Authors

Hsin-Tzu Liu

Affiliations Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

Yuan-Hong Jiang

Affiliation Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

Hann-Chorng Kuo

* E-mail: hck@tzuchi.com.tw

Affiliation Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: HCK. Performed the experiments: HTL. Analyzed the data: HTL. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: HTL. Wrote the paper: YHJ HCK.

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