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Although the cause of interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) remains unknown, autoimmune involvement has been strongly suggested to be a contributing factor. To elucidate the pathophysiology of IC/PBS, we characterized the experimental autoimmune cystitis (EAC) in rats. Adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into the EAC and control groups. The EAC rats were generated by administrating a homogenate of donor rat bladder tissue as a bladder antigen. The characteristics of the two groups were determined by evaluating pain behavior and conducting cystometry, histopathology, and molecular analyses. The EAC rats showed:
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