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ArticleAging cell2026

A Scalable Organoid Model of Urothelial Aging for Metabolic Interrogation, Infection Modeling, and Reversal of Age-Associated Changes.

Adwaita R Parab, Arnold M Salazar, Steven J Bark, Margarita Divenko, Vasanta Putluri, D'Feau J Lieu, Aadya S Singh, Nagireddy Putluri, Indira U Mysorekar

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Article in Aging cell, 2026. 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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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Adwaita R ParabDepartment of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Arnold M SalazarDepartment of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9795-5799
Steven J BarkDepartment of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Margarita DivenkoDepartment of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Vasanta PutluriAdvanced Technology Cores, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
D'Feau J LieuDepartment of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Aadya S SinghDepartment of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Nagireddy PutluriAdvanced Technology Cores, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Indira U MysorekarDepartment of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3917-8677

Funding

Biomarkers for the Early Detection of Pancreatic CancerU01CA111302 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI KILLARY, ANN M, SEN, SUBRATA · 2004 to 2015
$6.6M
Decoding tumor metabolic and immunologic interactions driving racial disparity in African American patients with bladder cancer.R01CA282282 · NCI · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI Jianjun Gao, Nagireddy Putluri · 2023 to 2026
$2.5M
Cellular and molecular mechanisms governing bladder aging.R56AG084691 · NIA · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI MILLS, JASON C, MYSOREKAR, INDIRA U · 2024 to 2024
$400k
MyD88-dependent mechanisms of Helicobacter pylori-induced gastric cancer progressionR21CA210227 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI OBONYO, MARYGORRET · 2017 to 2018
$371k
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas RP210027Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas RP210227NCI NIH HHS R01 CA282282NCI NIH HHS R21 CA210227NCI NIH HHS U01 CA111302NIA NIH HHS R56 AG084691NIH HHS R01CA282282NIH HHS R56 AG084691-01A1NIH HHS U01CA111302
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aging leads to a progressive decline in overall bladder function resulting in lower urinary tract symptoms and increased susceptibility to infections. However, tissue-specific mechanisms of aging, specifically the contributions of the urothelium, remain elusive. Here, we introduce mouse bladder epithelium-derived organoids (mBEDOs) as a scalable platform to model urothelial aging. mBEDOs from aged mice recapitulate key features of age-associated cellular reprogramming, including oxidative stress, senescence, and DNA damage. We demonstrate the utility of mBEDOs for modeling Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) infection, generating assembloids between mBEDOs and macrophages to model epithelial-immune interactions, and genetic perturbation. Using the mBEDO platform, we also identify urothelium-specific changes in purine, amino acid, and glycerophospholipid metabolism, which may contribute to age-associated cellular perturbations. Lastly, supplementation with depleted metabolites, nicotinamide and d-mannose, reduces DNA damage and oxidative stress and restores mitochondrial integrity in aged mBEDOs. These findings establish mBEDOs as an effective platform for investigating molecular and cellular underpinnings of urothelial aging and exploring metabolism-based interventions for age-associated bladder dysfunction.

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AgingModels, BiologicalOrganoidsUrotheliumAnimalsDNA DamageMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxidative StressUrinary Bladderassembloidsbladderd‐mannoseIrg1metabolomicsUPECurotheliumUTI

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PMID41577484
PMCPMC12830083

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