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Erschienen in: Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports 1/2021

08.01.2021 | BPS/Interstitial Cystitis (D Castro-Diaz and Y Igawa, Section Editors)

Biomarkers for Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis

verfasst von: Ana Charrua, Pedro Mendes, Célia Cruz

Erschienen in: Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports | Ausgabe 1/2021

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Abstract

Purpose of Review

In this manuscript, the literature published in the past 5 years about BPS/IC biomarkers was reviewed. Topics include BPS/IC biomarkers, the classical BPS/IC diagnostic, clinical outcomes as a new concept of BPS/IC phenotyping biomarkers, BPS/IC urinary biomarkers, BPS/IC bladder tissue biomarkers and BPS/IC biomarkers outside the bladder.

Recent Findings

The importance of patients’ phenotyping and sub-grouping emerged as a way of finding new BPS/IC biomarkers and treatment. Also, the use of non-invasive methodologies and of artificial intelligence approaches has been gaining momentum in BPS/IC biomarkers studies.

Summary

Biomarker research points to the need of following an approach based on a systemic theory instead of a bladder-centred theory. Also, the importance of sample size and the choice of controls to validate BPS/IC biomarkers have been elevated.
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Metadaten
Titel
Biomarkers for Bladder Pain Syndrome/Interstitial Cystitis
verfasst von
Ana Charrua
Pedro Mendes
Célia Cruz
Publikationsdatum
08.01.2021
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports / Ausgabe 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1931-7212
Elektronische ISSN: 1931-7220
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11884-020-00626-9

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