Th1-Th17 cells contribute to the development of uropathogenic Escherichia coli-induced chronic pelvic pain.

Th1-Th17 cells contribute to the development of uropathogenic Escherichia coli-induced chronic pelvic pain.

The etiology of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in men is unknown but may involve microbes and autoimmune mechanisms. We developed an infection model of chronic pelvic pain in NOD/ShiLtJ (NOD) mice with a clinical Escherichia coli isolate (CP-1) from a patient with chronic pelvic pa...

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Main Authors: Marsha L Quick, Larry Wong, Soumi Mukherjee, Joseph D Done, Anthony J Schaeffer, Praveen Thumbikat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3618515?pdf=render

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