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ArticleJCI insight2020

Notch controls urothelial integrity in the mouse bladder.

Varvara Paraskevopoulou, Vangelis Bonis, Vasilis S Dionellis, Nikolaos Paschalidis, Pelagia Melissa, Evangelia Chavdoula, Eleni Vasilaki, Ioannis S Pateras, Apostolos Klinakis

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Article in JCI insight, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Varvara ParaskevopoulouBiomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Vangelis BonisBiomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Vasilis S DionellisDepartment of Molecular Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Nikolaos PaschalidisBiomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Pelagia MelissaBiomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Evangelia ChavdoulaBiomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Eleni VasilakiBiomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Ioannis S PaterasLaboratory of Histology-Embryology, Molecular Carcinogenesis Group, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Apostolos KlinakisBiomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Geneva · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Notch signaling pathway mediates cell-cell communication regulating cell differentiation and proliferation and cell fate decisions in various tissues. In the urinary bladder, Notch acts as a tumor suppressor in mice, while mutations in Notch pathway components have been identified in human bladder cancer as well. Here we report that the genetic inactivation of Notch in mice leads to downregulation of cell-cell and cell-ECM interaction components, including proteins previously implicated in interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), structural defects and mucosal sloughing, inflammation, and leaky urine-blood barrier. Molecular profiling of ailing mouse bladders showed similarities with IC/BPS patient tissue, which also presented low Notch pathway activity as indicated by reduced expression of canonical Notch targets. Urothelial integrity was reconstituted upon exogenous reactivation of the Notch pathway, implying a direct involvement of Notch. Despite damage and inflammation, urothelial cells failed to proliferate, uncovering a possible role for α4 integrin in urothelial homeostasis. Our data uncover a broad role for Notch in bladder homeostasis involving urothelial cell crosstalk with the microenvironment.

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AnimalsCystitisMiceReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionUrinary BladderUrotheliumReceptors, NotchCell BiologyExtracellular matrixIntegrins

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PMID32051338
PMCPMC7098797
OpenAlexW3006200291

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