2013
Novel PI3Kγ Mutation in a 44-Year-Old Man with Chronic Infections and Chronic Pelvic Pain
Bojarski E, Strauss A, Fagin A, Plantinga T, Hoischen A, Veltman J, Allsop S, Granadillo V, William A, Netea M, Dimitrakoff J. Novel PI3Kγ Mutation in a 44-Year-Old Man with Chronic Infections and Chronic Pelvic Pain. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e68118. PMID: 23861857, PMCID: PMC3704649, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAmphotericin BAntifungal AgentsBase SequenceChronic DiseaseClass Ib Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseDNA Mutational AnalysisExomeFlow CytometryGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousLeukocyte CountMaleMolecular Sequence DataMutationPelvic PainReproducibility of ResultsConceptsChronic pelvic painPelvic painChronic infectionChronic purulent sinusitisLong-term treatment regimensCellular immune responsesAntifungal therapyPurulent sinusitisCandida speciesTreatment regimensProstatic fluidWork-upImmune responseSymptom improvementMissense mutationsLeukocyte functionRas-binding domainPainDebilitating symptomsInfectionMutationsSymptomsSignaling elementsRegimensRash
2012
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II is associated with pelvic pain of neurogenic cystitis
Yang W, Rudick C, Hoxha E, Allsop S, Dimitrakoff J, Klumpp D. Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II is associated with pelvic pain of neurogenic cystitis. American Journal Of Physiology. Renal Physiology 2012, 303: f350-f356. PMID: 22647634, PMCID: PMC3433862, DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00077.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2CystitisDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleHerpesvirus 1, SuidHyperalgesiaImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImmunohistochemistryInjections, SpinalIsoenzymesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroarray AnalysisPelvic PainPhosphorylationPosterior Horn CellsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNARNA, MessengerSpinal CordTranscription, GeneticConceptsSacral spinal cordPelvic painNeurogenic cystitisProtein kinase IISpinal cordDorsal hornAssociated with urothelial lesionsChronic bladder inflammatory diseaseDevelopment of pelvic painMurine neurogenic cystitis modelCaMKII inhibitor KN-93Interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndromeAssociated with pelvic painCa(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIAbductor caudalis dorsalisProgressive pelvic painPostinfection dayKinase IIInhibitor KN-93Pain-signaling pathwaysFemale C57BL/6J miceCa2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIPostinfection day 2Pelvic/perineal areaCystitis model
2011
The Role of Phenotyping in Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Mahal BA, Cohen JM, Allsop SA, Moore JB, Bhai SF, Inverso G, Dimitrakoff JD. The Role of Phenotyping in Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome. Current Urology Reports 2011, 12: 297-303. PMID: 21533747, DOI: 10.1007/s11934-011-0196-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndromeChronic pelvic pain syndromeCP/CPPSPelvic pain syndromePain syndromeChronic pain syndromeCurrent symptom-based diagnosesSymptom-based diagnosisUnderlying biological mechanismsTreatment approachesClinical approachCurrent diagnosisSyndromeSuccessful managementDiagnosisTreatmentBiological mechanismsCPPSPainPathogenesisSymptomsMonthsThe DABBEC Phenotyping System: towards a mechanistic understanding of CP/CPPS
Allsop SA, Erstad DJ, Brook K, Bhai SF, Cohen JM, Dimitrakoff JD. The DABBEC Phenotyping System: towards a mechanistic understanding of CP/CPPS. Nature Reviews Urology 2011, 8: 107-113. PMID: 21243018, DOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2010.227.Peer-Reviewed Original Research