We analyzed the presence of the cytokine interleukin-6 in urine samples from interstitial
cystitis patients. Interleukin-6 was significantly elevated in patients with interstitial cystitis …

Urinary cytokines as markers for the intravesical inflammatory response have become an
active area of research. Interleukin-1b, a well studied and early produced cytokine in the …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the possible role of cytokines interleukin (IL)-1 beta, IL-1 alpha and
IL-6 in patients with urolithiasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Fifty-six patients currently …

Interstitial cystitis is a syndrome of urinary urgency, frequency and suprapubic pain. We
investigated the role of inflammatory mediators in 96 patients with histories and symptoms …

Interleukin-8 (IL-8; CXCL8) has been shown to play a role in multiple cellular processes.
Here, we report an additional role of IL-8 as a growth and essential survival factor for normal …

It has been suggested that interstitial cystitis is an autoimmune disease. The evidence for
this hypothesis, based on studies of humoral immune factors, has been contradictory. We …

Purpose: Elevation of urinary levels of interleukin-6 and 8 has been observed in patients
with acute urinary tract infections. However, to our knowledge there have been no studies …

Interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a key role in inflammatory and immune responses in the host. In the
present study, the IL-6 activity in urine from patients with various renal diseases was …

Bladder biopsy samples from 17 interstitial cystitis patients and 20 controls were evaluated
for urothelial cell activation using a panel of monoclonal antibodies to HLA-DR, intercellular …

The mucosal and systemic interleukin-6 (IL-6) response to urinary tract infection was
analyzed in women with acute pyelonephritis or asymptomatic bacteriuria. Urine and serum …