Urinary nerve growth factor in children with overactive bladder: A promising, noninvasive and objective biomarker

Oktar, TAYFUN; Kocak, Taner; Oner-Iyidogan, Yıldız; Erdem, SELÇUK; Seyithanoglu, Muhammed; Ziylan, HASAN; Kocak, Hikmet

doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2012.06.003

Urinary nerve growth factor in children with overactive bladder: A promising, noninvasive and objective biomarker

Oktar T. M., Kocak T., Oner-Iyidogan Y., Erdem S., Seyithanoglu M., Ziylan O., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC UROLOGY, cilt.9, sa.5, ss.617-621, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 9 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2012.06.003
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC UROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.617-621
Anahtar Kelimeler: Urinary nerve growth factor, Overactive bladder, Biomarker, DETRUSOR OVERACTIVITY, INCREASES, PATHWAYS, CYSTITIS, NGF
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: This prospective study was designed to determine urinary nerve growth factor (NGF) levels in children with overactive bladder (OAB), and to evaluate whether this factor can be used as a biomarker for diagnosis and monitoring treatment outcome.