To explore the diagnostic value of the levels of prostatic exosomal protein (PSEP) and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) in the urine of patients with chronic prostatitis (CP).
Urine samples from 210 CP patients (70 cases of the USA National Institutes of Health Category II [NIH-II], 70 NIH-IIIa, and 70 NIH-IIIb patients) and 70 control subjects were collected between May 2018 and February 2020.