Molecular networks discriminating mouse bladder responses to intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), LPS, and TNF-alpha.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite being a mainstay for treating superficial bladder carcinoma and a promising agent for interstitial cystitis, the precise mechanism of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) remains poorly understood. It is particularly unclear whether BCG is capable of altering gene expression in the bladder target organ beyond its well-recognized pro-inflammatory effects and how this relates to its therapeutic efficacy. The objective of this study was to determine differentially expressed genes in the mouse bladder following chronic intravesical BCG therapy and to compare the results to non-specific pro inflammatory stimuli (LPS and TNF-alpha). For this purpose, C57BL/6 female mice received four weekly instillations of BCG, LPS, or TNF-alpha. Seven days after the last instillation, the

SUBMITTER: Saban MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2262873 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature