1999
A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
KORTING G, SMITH S, WHEELER M, WEISS R, FOSTER H. A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 558-565. PMID: 9915448, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)61950-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsL-arginine groupOral L-arginineNitric oxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitis symptomsInterstitial cystitis patientsOxide synthase activityPlacebo groupInterstitial cystitisL-arginineCystitis symptomsCystitis patientsUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityRandomized double-blind trialDouble-blind trialFrequency of painL-arginine treatmentGreater global improvementNitric oxide synthaseUrine of patientsUrine of controlsPain intensityOxide synthaseSynthase activityGlobal improvementPatientsA RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
KORTING G, SMITH S, WHEELER M, WEISS R, FOSTER H. A RANDOMIZED DOUBLE-BLIND TRIAL OF ORAL L-ARGININE FOR TREATMENT OF INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Journal Of Urology 1999, 161: 558-565.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199902000-00055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchL-arginine groupOral L-arginineNitric oxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitis symptomsInterstitial cystitis patientsOxide synthase activityPlacebo groupInterstitial cystitisL-arginineCystitis symptomsCystitis patientsUrinary nitric oxide synthase activityRandomized double-blind trialDouble-blind trialFrequency of painL-arginine treatmentGreater global improvementNitric oxide synthaseUrine of patientsUrine of controlsPain intensityOxide synthaseSynthase activityGlobal improvementPatients
1997
EFFECT OF LONG-TERM ORAL L-ARGININE ON THE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE PATHWAY IN THE URINE FROM PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
Wheeler M, Smith S, Saito N, Foster H, Weiss R. EFFECT OF LONG-TERM ORAL L-ARGININE ON THE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE PATHWAY IN THE URINE FROM PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS. Journal Of Urology 1997, 158: 2045-2050. PMID: 9366309, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)68150-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterstitial cystitis patientsNitric oxide synthase activityOral L-arginineOxide synthase activityInterstitial cystitisCystitis patientsL-arginineIL-8Oral L-arginine treatmentLong-term oral administrationInducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) proteinNitric oxideNitric oxide synthase proteinCyclic guanosine monophosphate levelsNitric oxide synthase pathwayUrinary nitric oxideInterstitial cystitis symptomsL-arginine treatmentInterleukin-8 levelsCytokine IL-8Nitric oxide synthaseSmooth muscle relaxationUrine of patientsGuanosine monophosphate levelsOxide synthase pathway