title: Interstitial cystitis as an autoimmune disease. A review.
abstract: The autoimmune features of interstitial cystitis are reviewed. Despite some controversy, interstitial cystitis should be grouped to the connective tissue diseases but as a separate entity.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003348:Cortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003556:Cystitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051381:Rats; D013577:Syndrome; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D002738:Chloroquine; D001379:Azathioprine; D003348:Cortisone