The Role of Urinary Secretory Immunoglobulin A in the Pathophysiology of Interstitial Cystitis
Although no significant differences in urinary sIgA levels were observed between BPS/IC patients and healthy controls, subgroup analyses identified associations with smoking and cardiac comorbidities. These findings suggest that sIgA may be relevant to BPS/IC pathophysiology and highlight the potential of mucosal immune biomarkers. Larger studies are warranted to further clarify the role of sIgA in BPS/IC.
Authors
- Fuat Kızılay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1856-0404)
- Adnan Şimşir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1519-5333)
- Kasım Emre Ergün (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6472-6156)
- Bayram Aliyev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6063-6751)
- Serdar Kalemci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9629-5258)
- Elif Azarsız (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2887-7029)
- Turan Özdemir
Institutions
- Ege University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Neurourology Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5213/inj.2550048.024
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ege Üniversitesi