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literature on hypotheses on the aetiology and/or pathogenesis of BPS

ESSIC uses the name bladder pain syndrome (BPS) instead of interstitial cystitis (IC) and/or painful bladder syndrome (PBS): click here for more details.

Genetics and Phenotyping of Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.
Dimitrakov J, Guthrie D. J Urol 2009 Feb 19. [Epub ahead of print]
• a review on genetic risk factors for urological chronic pelvic pain syndromes

Transient receptor potential vanilloid receptor subtype 1 in painful bladder syndrome and its correlation with pain.
Mukerji G, Yiangou Y, Agarwal SK, Anand P. J Urol 2006;176:797-801

Mechanisms of disease: role of purinergic signaling in the pathophysiology of bladder dysfunction.
Ruggieri MR Sr. Nat Clin Pract Urol 2006;3:206-15

Cyto-injury factors in urine: a possible mechanism for the development of interstitial cystitis.
Parsons CL, Bautista SL, Stein PC, Zupkas P. J Urol 2000;164:1381-4

Interstitial cystitis: a review of immunological aspects of the aetiology and pathogenesis, with a hypothesis.
van de Merwe JP, Arendsen HJ. BJU Int 2000;85:995-9

Glycoaminoglycan (GAG) deficiency in protective barrier as an underlying, primary cause of ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease interstitial cystitis and possibly Reiter's syndrome.
Russell AL. Med Hypotheses 1999;52:297-301

A hypothesis for the etiology of interstitial cystitis based upon inhibition of bladder epithelial repair.
Keay S, Warren JW. Med Hypotheses 1998;51:79-83

A prospective study of microorganisms in urine and bladder biopsies from interstitial cystitis patients and controls.
Keay S, Schwalbe RS, Trifillis AL, et al. Urology 1995;45:223-9