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  • Title: Absence of prostacyclin greatly relieves cyclophosphamide-induced cystitis and bladder pain in mice.
    Author: Ochiai T, Sasaki Y, Yokoyama C, Kuwata H, Hara S.
    Journal: FASEB J; 2021 Oct; 35(10):e21952. PubMed ID: 34555210.
    Abstract:
    Cyclophosphamide (CP) has been widely used in the treatment of various malignancies and autoimmune diseases, but acrolein, a byproduct of CP, causes severe hemorrhagic cystitis as the major side effect of CP. On the other hand, a large amount of prostacyclin (PGI2 ) is produced in bladder tissues, and PGI2 has been shown to play a critical role in bladder homeostasis. PGI2 is biosynthesized from prostaglandin (PG) H2 , the common precursor of PGs, by PGI2 synthase (PTGIS) and is known to also be involved in inflammatory responses. However, little is known about the roles of PTGIS-derived PGI2 in bladder inflammation including CP-induced hemorrhagic cystitis. Using both genetic and pharmacological approaches, we here revealed that PTGIS-derived PGI2 -IP (PGI2 receptor) signaling exacerbated CP-induced bladder inflammatory reactions. Ptgis deficiency attenuated CP-induced vascular permeability and chemokine-mediated neutrophil migration into bladder tissues and then suppressed hemorrhagic cystitis. Treatment with RO1138452, an IP selective antagonist, also suppressed CP-induced cystitis. We further found that cystitis-related nociceptive behavior was also relieved in both Ptgis-/- mice and RO1138452-treated mice. Our findings may provide new drug targets for bladder inflammation and inflammatory pain in CP-induced hemorrhagic cystitis.
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