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; Chung-Hsin Peng; Hsin-Tzu Liu; Hann-Chorng Kuo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0076779

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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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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,
Chung-Hsin Peng,
Hsin-Tzu Liu,
Hann-Chorng Kuo

Published: October 17, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0076779

About the Authors

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

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

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

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

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

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

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