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The bladder wall is constantly subjected to intravesical pressure during the filling and voiding cycles. An imbalance between matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) under elevated intravesical pressure contributes to pathological changes in the bladder. To investigate the changes in human urothelial cells (HUCs) under elevated intravesical pressure, this study analyzed the effect of β-adrenoceptor signaling on the expression of MMPs and TIMPs in HUCs exposed to pathological hydrostatic pressure (HP) (70 cm H2 O) for 6 hours. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction, Western blot analysis, and cell fluorescence staining were used to explore the effect of β-adrenoceptor signaling on the expression of MMPs and TIMPs in HUCs after agonist and/or antagonist treatment. The expression levels of β2 - and β3 -adrenoceptor, MMP1, and MMP2 were greatly downregulated, while the expression of TIMP1 was greatly upregulated. Formoterol and BRL 37344, which are agonists of β2 - and β3 -adrenoceptor, respectively, significantly increased MMP1 and MMP2 expression under 70 cm H2 O. As a classic downstream pathway of β2 - and β3 -adrenoceptor, protein kinase A (PKA) signaling inhibited MMP1 and MMP2 expression by regulating cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) activity. MMP1 and MMP2 expression in HUCs under 70 cm H2 O was modified by β2 - and β3 -adrenoceptor via the PKA/CREB pathway. This outcome suggests that MMPs likely participate in the pathological effects of elevated intravesical pressure. The underlying mechanism of β2 - and β3 -adrenoceptor in elevated intravesical pressure was also revealed; this mechanism constitutes a new potential therapeutic target for partial bladder outlet obstruction. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Mounting evidence showing that local nitric oxide (NO) delivery may significantly improve the wound healing process has stimulated the development of wound dressings capable of releasing NO topically. Herein, we describe the preparation of a self-expandable NO-releasing hydrolyzed collagen sponge (CS), charged with the endogenously found NO donor, S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO). We show that cold pressed and GSNO-charged CS (CS/GSNO) undergo self-expansion to its original 3D shape upon water absorption to a swelling degree of 2300 wt%, triggering the release of free NO. Topical application of compressed CS/GSNO on wounds in an animal model, showed that exudate absorption by CS/GSNO leads to the release of higher NO doses during the inflammatory phase, and progressively lower NO doses at later stages of the healing process. Moreover, treated animals showed significant increase in the mRNA expression levels of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1), murine macrophage marker (F4/80), Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGF-β), Stromal Cell-Derived Factor 1 (SDF-1), Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1), Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS), and Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP-9). Cluster Differentiation 31 (CD31), Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and F4/80 were measured on days 7 and 12by immunohistochemistry of the cicatricial tissue. These results indicate that the topical delivery of NO enhances the migration and infiltration of leucocytes, macrophages and keratinocytes to the wounded tissue, as well as the neovascularization and collagen deposition, which are correlated with an accelerated wound closure. Thus, self-expandable CS/GSNO may represent a novel biocompatible and active wound dress for the topical delivery of NO on wounds. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.Alongside an increasing prevalence of couple and male infertility, evidence suggests there is a global declining trend in male fertility parameters over the past few decades. VX970 mw This may, at least in part, be explained through detrimental lifestyle practices and exposures. These include alcohol and tobacco consumption, use of recreational drugs (e.g., cannabis, opioids and anabolic steroids), poor nutritional habits, obesity and metabolic syndrome, genital heat stress (e.g., radiation exposure through cell phones and laptops, prolonged periods of sitting, tight-fitting underwear and recurrent hot baths or saunas), exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (e.g., pesticide residue, bisphenol A, phthalates and dioxins) and psychological stress. This review discusses these lifestyle practices and the current evidence associated with male infertility. Furthermore, known mechanisms of action are also discussed for each of these. Common mechanisms associated with a reduction in spermatogenesis and/or steroidogenesis due to unfavourable lifestyle practices include inflammation and oxidative stress locally or systemically. It is recommended that relevant lifestyle practices are investigated in clinical history of male infertility cases, particularly in unexplained or idiopathic male infertility. Appropriate modification of detrimental lifestyle practices is further suggested and recommended in the management of male infertility. © 2020 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.The human 2-oxoglutarate (2OG)-dependent oxygenase aspartate/asparagine-β-hydroxylase (AspH) is a potential medicinal chemistry target for anti-cancer therapy. AspH is overexpressed on the cell surface of invasive cancer cells and accepts epidermal growth factor-like domain (EGFDs) substrates with a non-canonical ( i.e. Cys 1-2, 3-4, 5-6) disulfide pattern. We report a concise synthesis of C-3 substituted derivatives of pyridine-2,4-dicarboxylic acid (2,4-PDCA) as 2OG competitors for use in SAR studies on AspH inhibition. AspH inhibition was assayed using a mass spectrometry based assay employing a stable thioether-analogue of a natural EGFD AspH substrate. Certain C-3 substituted 2,4-PDCA derivatives were potent AspH inhibitors, manifesting selectivity over some, but not all, other tested human 2OG oxygenases. The results raise questions about the use of pyridine-carboxylate related 2OG analogues as selective functional probes for specific 2OG oxygenases, and should aid the development of AspH inhibitors suitable for in vivo use. © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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