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ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Components of the Endogenous Cannabinoid System as Potential Biomarkers for Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome.

Saki Sultana, Geraint Berger, Christian Lehmann

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Review in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saki SultanaDepartment of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1929-0805
Geraint BergerDepartment of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.
Christian LehmannDepartment of Pharmacology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6419-9168
Dalhousie University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a chronic condition causing bladder pressure and pain. The condition is of unknown etiology and is often accompanied by other symptoms, including chronic pelvic pain, increased urinary urgency, and frequency. There is no definitive diagnosis for IC/BPS, and treatment options are currently limited to physical therapy and medications to help alleviate symptoms. The endogenous cannabinoid system (ECS) is an important regulator of numerous physiological systems, including the urinary system. Modulations of the ECS have been shown to be beneficial for IC/BPS-associated pain and inflammation in rodents. As an attempt to identify potential biomarkers for IC/BPS, we reviewed experimental studies where the components of the ECS have been quantified in experimental models of IC/BPS. Further investigations using well-defined animal models and patients' data are required to obtain stronger evidence regarding the potential for ECS components to be definitive biomarkers for IC/BPS.

Indexed as

biomarkerbladder pain syndromecannabinoid receptorendocannabinoid enzymeendocannabinoid ligandendocannabinoid systeminterstitial cystitis

Identifiers

PMID35054185
PMCPMC8775086
OpenAlexW4200555000

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Registered trials

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