Urinary Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Cyclic GMP Levels are Decreased with Interstitial Cystitis and Increased with Urinary Tract Infections
Smith S, Wheeler M, Foster H, Weiss R. Urinary Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Cyclic GMP Levels are Decreased with Interstitial Cystitis and Increased with Urinary Tract Infections. Journal Of Urology 1996, 155: 1432-1435. PMID: 8632605, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)66301-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary tract infectionCyclic GMP levelsUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityNitric oxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitisOxide synthase activityFemale patientsNOS activityTract infectionsGMP levelsFemale controlsFemale urinary tract infectionCyclic GMP/Certain disease processesIC patientsImmunologic responseUrinary tractSynthase activityDisease processL-argininePatientsNitric oxideL-citrullineGuanylyl cyclaseCyclic GMP