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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Optimizing Tissue Sampling Timing for Accurate Gene Expression Analysis.

Sabina Davidsson, Tomas Jerlström, Jessica Carlsson

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Sabina DavidssonDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, 703 62 Örebro, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-2850-6009
Tomas JerlströmDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, 703 62 Örebro, Sweden.
Jessica CarlssonDepartment of Urology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, 703 62 Örebro, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8457-7592

Funding

Lions Cancer Research Foundation Carlsson2016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The reliability of molecular diagnostic and prognostic tools is contingent on the quality of biospecimens, which are often collected during surgical procedures. This study investigated the impact of surgical manipulation on gene expression in the urinary bladder mucosa during radical cystectomy. Seventeen patients with urinary bladder cancer were enrolled, and paired pre- and post-surgery biopsies were analyzed. Pre-surgical biopsies were obtained in situ under anesthesia, while post-surgical biopsies were collected ex vivo following bladder removal. Total RNA was extracted, and gene expression was assessed using qPCR arrays, measuring the expression of 374 inflammation-related genes. The findings from the exploratory phase were further validated by analyzing key genes in an independent patient cohort using TaqMan

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Gene Expression ProfilingSpecimen HandlingUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsAgedBiopsyCyclooxygenase 2CystectomyFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansInterleukin-6MaleMiddle AgedUrinary BladderCyclooxygenase 2Interleukin-6gene expressionsurgerytissue sampling timingurinary bladder

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PMID40943502
PMCPMC12429838

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