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NLRP3 Promotes Diabetic Bladder Dysfunction and Changes in Symptom-Specific Bladder Innervation
13 Nov 2018
Abstract excerpt
The NLRP3 inflammasome senses diabetic metabolites and initiates inflammation implicated in diabetic complications and neurodegeneration. No studies have investigated NLRP3 in diabetic bladder dysfunction (DBD), despite a high clinical prevalence. In vitro, we found that numerous diabetic metabolites activate NLRP3 in primary urothelial cells. In vivo, we demonstrate NLRP3 is activated in urothelia from a genetic...
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