Increased Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines, C-Reactive Protein and Nerve Growth Factor Expressions in Serum of Patients with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome

• Yuan-Hong Jiang ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yuan-Hong Jiang, Chung-Hsin Peng

  Affiliations Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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• Chung-Hsin Peng ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Yuan-Hong Jiang, Chung-Hsin Peng

  Affiliations School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Department of Urology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan

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• Hsin-Tzu Liu,

  Affiliations Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan, Department of Toxicology, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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• Hann-Chorng Kuo

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

  Affiliations Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan, School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan

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