The lower urinary tract has two main functions, storage and periodic expulsion of urine, that
are regulated by a complex neural control system in the brain and lumbosacral spinal cord …

Increased voiding frequency and urgency are among the most prevalent storage lower
urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), often diagnosed as part of overactive bladder syndrome …

Background: Bladder pain associated with interstitial cystitis and painful bladder syndrome
(IC/PBS) is frequently excruciating and intractable. The use of onabotulinumtoxinA (BoNT-A) …

What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? The interaction between the
TRPV1 and NGF systems has been addressed only in the context of acute somatic pain. The …

We have previously demonstrated nerve growth factor (NGF) regulation of pituitary
adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP)/receptors in bladder reflex pathways …

Although often overshadowed by the motor dysfunction associated with Parkinson's disease
(PD), autonomic dysfunction including urinary bladder and bowel dysfunctions are often …

A complete spinal cord injury model was established in experimental rabbits using the
spinal cord clip compression method. Urodynamic examination was performed 2 weeks later …

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a symptomatic complex affecting both men and women. The
overall incidence is above 10% but may exceed 40% in the elderly population (Irwin et al …

O síndrome de bexiga hiperactiva (SBH) é uma patologia muito prevalente, com custos
socio-económicos consideráveis. O diagnóstico de SBH é clínico e subjectivo. Até à data …