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ArticleAsian journal of andrology

Effect of thermophilic bacterium HB27 manganese superoxide dismutase in a rat model of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).

Nai-Wen Chen, Jing Jin, Hong Xu, Xue-Cheng Wei, Ling-Feng Wu, Wen-Hua Xie, Yu-Xiang Cheng, Yi He, Jin-Lai Gao

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Article in Asian journal of andrology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nai-Wen ChenDepartment of Surgery, The Second Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, China.
Jing JinDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China.
Hong XuDepartment of Surgery, The Second Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, China.
Xue-Cheng WeiDepartment of Surgery, The Second Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310000, China.
Ling-Feng WuDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China.
Wen-Hua XieDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China.
Yu-Xiang ChengDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China.
Yi HeDepartment of Urology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China.
Jin-Lai GaoDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Medical, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314000, China.
Jiaxing University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the therapeutic effects of superoxide dismutase (SOD) from thermophilic bacterium HB27 on chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) and its underlying mechanisms. A Sprague-Dawley rat model of CP/CPPS was prepared and then administered saline or Thermus thermophilic (Tt)-SOD intragastrically for 4 weeks. Prostate inflammation and fibrosis were analyzed by hematoxylin and eosin staining, and Masson staining. Alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), serum creatinine (CR), and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels were assayed for all animals. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) were performed to analyze serum cytokine concentrations and tissue levels of malondialdehyde, nitric oxide, SOD, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase. Reactive oxygen species levels were detected using dichlorofluorescein diacetate. The messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression of tissue cytokines was analyzed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and infiltrating inflammatory cells were examined using immunohistochemistry. Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) P65, P38, and inhibitor of nuclear factor-κBα (I-κBα) protein levels were determined using western blot. Tt-SOD significantly improved histopathological changes in CP/CPPS, reduced inflammatory cell infiltration and fibrosis, increased pain threshold, and reduced the prostate index. Tt-SOD treatment showed no significant effect on ALT, AST, CR, or BUN levels. Furthermore, Tt-SOD reduced inflammatory cytokine expression in prostate tissue and increased antioxidant capacity. This anti-inflammatory activity correlated with decreases in the abundance of cluster of differentiation 3 (CD3), cluster of differentiation 45 (CD45), and macrophage inflammatory protein 1α (MIP1α) cells. Tt-SOD alleviated inflammation and oxidative stress by reducing NF-κB P65 and P38 protein levels and increasing I-κBα protein levels. These findings support Tt-SOD as a potential drug for CP/CPPS.

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Chronic PainProstatitisAnimalsCytokinesFibrosisHumansInflammationMaleNF-kappa BPelvic PainRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySuperoxide DismutaseSyndromeCytokinesNF-kappa BSuperoxide Dismutasechronic pelvic pain syndromechronic prostatitissuperoxidethermophilic bacterium

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PMID34747725
PMCPMC9226703
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