Publications

Peer Reviewed Articles

(partial listing)

1. Sculptoreanu A, de Groat WC, Buffington CA, Birder LA. Protein kinase C contributes to abnormal capsaicin responses in DRG neurons from cats with feline interstitial cystitis. Neuroscience Letters. In Press.
2. Sculptoreanu A, de Groat WC, Buffington CAT, Birder LA. Abnormal excitability in capsaicin-responsive DRG neurons from cats with feline interstitial cystitis. Experimental Neurology. In Press.
3. Roppolo JR, Tai C, Booth AM, Buffington CAT, de Groat WC, Birder LA. Bladder afferent neural activity in both normal and cats with feline interstitial cystitis (FIC). Journal of Urology 2005;173:1011-1015.
4. Birder LA, Ruan HZ, Chopra B, Xiang Z, Barrick S, Buffington CA, Roppolo JR, Ford APDW, de Groat WC, Burnstock G. Alterations in P2X and P2Y purinergic receptor expression in urinary bladder from normal cats and cats with interstitial cystitis. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 2004;287:F1084-F1091.
5. Buffington CAT. Comorbidity of interstitial cystitis with other unexplained clinical conditions. Journal of Urology 2004;172;1242-1248.
6. Westropp JL, Welk KA, Buffington CAT: Small Adrenal Glands in Cats with Feline Interstitial Cystitis. Journal of Urology 2003;170:2494?2497.
7. Birder LA, Barrick S, Roppolo JR, Kanai A, de Groat WC and Buffington, CAT. Feline Interstitial Cystitis Results in Mechanical Hypersensitivity and Altered ATP Release from Bladder Urothelium. American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology. 2003;285:F423-F429.
8. Buffington, CAT. External and Internal Influences on Disease Risk in Cats. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2002;220:994-1002.
9. Buffington, CAT, Teng B, Somogyi, GT Norepinephrine release and adrenoceptor function in the urinary bladder of cats with interstitial cystitis. Journal of Urology. 2002;167:1876-1880.
10. Buffington, CAT. External and Internal Influences on Disease Risk in Cats. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 2002;220:994-1002.