Publications by authors named "Charles A T Buffington"
Purpose: To determine whether responses to serotonin are altered in bladder strips from cats diagnosed with a naturally occurring form of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis termed feline interstitial cystitis (FIC).
Methods: Full thickness bladder strips were isolated from aged matched healthy control cats and cats with clinically verified FIC. Bladder strips were mounted in an organ bath and connected to a tension transducer to record contractile activity.
Article Synopsis
- Scientists are trying to find a quick way to diagnose fibromyalgia (FM) because it’s hard to tell apart from other diseases like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and lupus (SLE).*
- They collected blood samples from different patients and used special techniques to look closely at the blood to find unique signs that could tell FM apart from those other diseases.*
- The results showed that the methods they used could help doctors diagnose FM better and understand the pain linked with it, opening the door for better treatments.*