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ArticleActa cirurgica brasileira2023

Emodin inhibits bladder inflammation and fibrosis in mice with interstitial cystitis by regulating JMJD3.

Junyu Lai, Xing Liu, Hongwei Su, Yongsheng Zhu, Ke Xin, Mingwei Huang, Songtao Luo, Hai Tang

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Article in Acta cirurgica brasileira, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Junyu LaiSouthwest Medical University - Affiliated TCM Hospital - Department of Urology - Luzhou (Sichuan) - China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3134-0003
Xing LiuSouthwest Medical University - Affiliated Hospital - Department of Urology - Luzhou (Sichuan) - China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0047-0638
Hongwei SuSouthwest Medical University - Affiliated TCM Hospital - Department of Urology - Luzhou (Sichuan) - China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7475-1777
Yongsheng ZhuSouthwest Medical University - Affiliated TCM Hospital - Department of Urology - Luzhou (Sichuan) - China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-7565-6205
Ke XinSouthwest Medical University - Affiliated Hospital - Department of Urology - Luzhou (Sichuan) - China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3942-2457
Mingwei HuangSouthwest Medical University - Affiliated TCM Hospital - Department of Urology - Luzhou (Sichuan) - China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-1600-422X
Songtao LuoSouthwest Medical University - Affiliated TCM Hospital - Department of Urology - Luzhou (Sichuan) - China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-0626-4551
Hai TangSouthwest Medical University - Affiliated TCM Hospital - Department of Urology - Luzhou (Sichuan) - China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-3572-8156
Southwest Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeInterstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) is a devastating urological chronic pelvic pain condition. In search of a potential treatment, we investigated the effect of emodin on IC/BPS inflammation and fibrosis, and explore the potential mechanism.

methodsAn experimental model of interstitial cystitis was induced by cyclophosphamide, and human bladder smooth muscle cells were treated with lipopolysaccharide to establish the cell model in vitro. In both models, inflammation- and fibrosis-related indexes were measured after emodin administration. Furthermore, the specific antagonists were used to dig for the mechanisms underlying the response to emodin treatment.

resultsEmodin significantly ameliorated management of cystitis, reduced the amount of inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor-α, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, interleukin-1β, interleukin-8, and interleukin-6) in models, as well as reducing the synthesis of fibrosis marker including collagen1, collagen3, vimentin, fibronectin and α-smooth muscle actin. Further mechanism studies demonstrated that emodin inhibited inflammatory reaction and fibrosis through blocking lysine-specific demethylase 6B (JMJD3) expression via JAK/STAT, NF-κB and TGF-β/SMAD pathways.

conclusionsOur study reveals the critical role of emodin-JMJD3 signaling in interstitial cystitis by regulating inflammation, fibrosis, and extracellular matrix deposition in cells and tissues, and these findings provide an avenue for effective treatment of patients with cystitis.

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CystitisCystitis, InterstitialEmodinAnimalsFibrosisHumansInflammationMiceEmodin

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