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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Effect of Bladder Injections of Botulinum Neurotoxin A on Biomarkers Associated with Inflammation and Urinary Infections in Patients with Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity-Associated Incontinence: A Pilot, Prospective, Human Study.

Sotirios Gatsos, Elena Constantinou, Dimitrios Koutsoumparis, Michael Samarinas, Konstantinos Drosos, Maria Papaioannou, Andigoni Malousi, Eudoxia G Hatzivassiliou, Apostolos Apostolidis

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Sotirios Gatsos2nd Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 'Papageorgiou' General Hospital, Ring Road, Nea Efkarpia, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6047-9290
Elena ConstantinouDepartment of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Dimitrios KoutsoumparisDepartment of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-8186-4497
Michael Samarinas2nd Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 'Papageorgiou' General Hospital, Ring Road, Nea Efkarpia, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Konstantinos Drosos2nd Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 'Papageorgiou' General Hospital, Ring Road, Nea Efkarpia, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Maria PapaioannouDepartment of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3149-6523
Andigoni MalousiDepartment of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1968-7020
Eudoxia G HatzivassiliouDepartment of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Apostolos Apostolidis2nd Department of Urology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 'Papageorgiou' General Hospital, Ring Road, Nea Efkarpia, 56403 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4694-0578

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Special Account for Research Funds, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 83244
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Abstract

Conflicting data exist regarding the effect of intradetrusor BoNT/A on the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in patients with neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO), contrary to the increase in UTIs noted in patients with idiopathic OAB. Associations between UTIs, chronic inflammation, and bladder overactivity are acknowledged, albeit not fully understood. Chronic bladder inflammation is common in both NDO and OAB patients, and both animal and human studies suggest a beneficial effect of BoNT/A on both urinary and systemic levels of inflammatory markers. To explore whether intradetrusor BoNT/A injections affect the background for the incidence of UTIs in humans, we investigated in parallel the effect of intradetrusor BoNT/A on the incidence of UTIs and on the urine mRNA levels of urinary pathogen-detecting Toll-like receptors TLR2, TLR4, and TLR5 and of factors acting as intermediates of immune response and promoters of inflammatory reactions (IL1β, IL6, TNFα, and PGE

Indexed as

Botulinum Toxins, Type AInflammationUrinary Bladder, NeurogenicUrinary Bladder, OveractiveUrinary IncontinenceUrinary Tract InfectionsAdultAgedBiomarkersCytokinesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesBiomarkersBotulinum Toxins, Type ACytokinesRNA, MessengerTLR2 protein, humanTLR4 protein, humanTLR5 protein, humanToll-Like Receptor 2Toll-Like Receptor 4Toll-Like Receptor 5Tumor Necrosis Factor-alphabiomarkersbotulinum toxindetrusor overactivityinflammationoveractive bladderprostaglandinToll-like receptorsurinary tract infections

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PMCPMC12841675

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