title: Prostatitis, interstitial cystitis, chronic pelvic pain, and urethral syndrome share a common pathophysiology: lower urinary dysfunctional epithelium and potassium recycling.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, Medical Center, 92103-8897, USA.
authors.forename: C Lowell
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Parsons
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002463:Cell Membrane Permeability; D018856:Cystitis, Interstitial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006496:Heparinoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009093:Mucus / Q000502:physiology; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011188:Potassium / Q000633:toxicity / Q000652:urine; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051381:Rats; D012737:Sex Factors; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D006496:Heparinoids; D011188:Potassium