title: Interstitial cystitis.
abstract: Appropriate diagnostic tests for interstitial cystitis remain uncertain. One or more promising markers for this disease have been described which may provide a noninvasive means for diagnosis as well as clues to pathogenesis of this disease. Treatment remains empiric.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. jwarren@medicine.umaryland.edu
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Keay
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000652:urine; D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000502:physiology; D020078:Neurogenic Inflammation / Q000150:complications; D010539:Permeability; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000652:urine; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D014118:Toxins, Biological