Project description:Urinary bladder wound healing is today pooorly chracterized. MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNA molecules with regulatory functions. In this study we aimed at identifying microRNAs expressed during bladder wound healing. We performed Affymetrix microRNA profiling of the rodent urinary bladder during healing of a surgically created wound.
2021-12-01 | GSE176515 | GEO
Project description:Is the urinary and gut microbiome associated with bladder cancer?
Project description:This is a prevalence study evaluating lower urinary tract, prolapse, bowel, and sexual symptoms in women with a colorectal disorder who are planning to undergo surgery.
The purpose of this study is to identify the number of women who complain of lower urinary tract and bowel problems, including frequency, urgency, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, pain with intercourse, and other sexual problems prior to undergoing surgical management for a colorectal disorder.
Project description:We compared the chnages in urinary bladder and iliac lymph nodes microRNAs in the control and experimental autoimmune cystitis in mice. A set of urinary bladder microRNAs (miRNAs) shows profound upregulation or downregulation in the expression profiles of the experimental IC as compared to control.
Project description:The anaerobic actinobacterium Gardnerella was first isolated from the bladder by suprapubic aspiration more than fifty years ago. Since then, Gardnerella has been increasingly recognized as a common and often abundant member of the female urinary microbiome (urobiome). Some studies even suggest that the presence of Gardnerella is associated with urological disorders in women. We recently reported that inoculation of Gardnerella into the bladders of mice results in urothelial exfoliation. Here we performed whole bladder RNA-seq in our mouse model to identify additional host pathways involved in the response to Gardnerella bladder exposure. The transcriptional response to Gardnerella reflected the urothelial turnover that is a consequence of exfoliation, while also illustrating the activation pathways involved in inflammation and immunity. Additional timed exposure experiments in mice provided further evidence of a potentially clinically relevant consequence of bladder exposures to Gardnerella -- increased susceptibility to subsequent UTI caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli. Together these data provide a broader picture of the bladder response to Gardnerella and lay the groundwork for future studies examining the impact of Gardnerella on bladder health.
Project description:Analysis of urinary bladder in wild-type C57BL/6 females sacrificed every 4 hours at six time points under constant darkness after acclimation for 2 weeks under 12-hour light and 12-hour dark conditions. Results provide insight into circadian gene expression patterns in normal urinary bladder. Analysis of urinary bladder in wild-type C57BL/6 females sacrificed every 4 hours at six time points (n=2 for each time (CT 0, 4, 8, 12 and 20)) under constant darkness after acclimation for 2 weeks under 12-hour light and 12-hour dark conditions.
Project description:Molecular mechanism underlying regeneration process, triggered by stem cells in tissue engineered urinary bladder, is still poorly explained. The study aimed to explore underlining pathways associated with regeneration process in urinary bladder reconstructed with stem cell seeded graft. The study was performed on 110 Wistar rats. Urinary bladders were augmented with bladder acellular matrix (BAM)(n=52) or BAM seeded with adipose derived stem cells (ADSCs)(n=52). The process of bladder healing was analyzed at 7, 30, 90 and 180 days postoperatively. Gene expression was evaluated using microarrays and analyzed in GeneSpring Software. Gene ontology (GO) and pathway enrichment analyses of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were performed. A total of 4023, 4674, 7997 and 1120 of DEGs between the bladders augmented with ADSCs seeded BAM and BAM only were identified at 7, 30, 90 and 180 days postoperatively, respectively. The DEGs were enriched in GO terms associated with cellular and intercellular events, morphogenesis, epithelium, smooth muscles and nerves regeneration, angiogenesis, inflammatory response and wound healing. Numerous differentially expressed pathways between the bladders augmented with ADSCs seeded BAM and BAM only were identified. In conclusion, this study provided the unequivocal evidence that stem cells changed healing milieu in tissue engineered urinary bladder and indicated underlying pathways that can be associated with regeneration process triggered by stem cells.