Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 103-109 , June 2009

Pathophysiology of Urothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Interstitial Cystitis/Painful Bladder Pain Syndrome: Increased Apoptosis and Decreased Junctional Protein Expression in the Urothelium due to Suburothelial Inflammation

  • Jia-Heng Shie
    • ,
  • Hann-Chorng Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Urology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, 707, Section 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien, Taiwan

Received 23 January 2009 ,Revised 2 February 2009 ,Accepted 3 February 2009.

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PII: S1016-3190(09)60020-3

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60020-3

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 103-109 , June 2009

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