Stress and chronic pelvic pain

AN Pierce, JA Christianson - … in molecular biology and translational science, 2015 - Elsevier
Chronic pelvic pain is the number one reason that patients suffering from irritable bowel
syndrome, interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome, vulvodynia, or chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Role of corticotropin-releasing factor signaling in stress-related alterations of colonic motility and hyperalgesia

Y Taché, M Million - Journal of neurogastroenterology and motility, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) signaling systems encompass CRF and the
structurally related peptide urocortin (Ucn) 1, 2, and 3 along with 2 G-protein coupled …

Soluble mediators in plasma from irritable bowel syndrome patients excite rat submucosal neurons

D O'Malley, MM Buckley, DP McKernan… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background: Episodic bouts of abdominal pain and altered bowel habit are characteristic of
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Although a comprehensive understanding of IBS …