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. 2021 Jul 22;9(8):865. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9080865
A2 adenosine receptor
Ab antibody
ACh acetylcholine
ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone
AJA ajulemic acid
APF antiproliferative factor
ASC apoptosis-associated speck-like protein
A7R5 smooth muscle cell line
AYPGKF-NH2 PAR4 agonist
BCP beta-caryophyllene
BTX-A botulinum toxin A
CAT catalase
CB cannabinoid receptor
CBX carbenexolone
CD cluster of differentiation
CGRP calcitonin gene-related peptide
CRH corticotropin-releasing hormone
CS chondroitin sulfate
CYP cyclophosphamide
DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
DRG dorsal root ganglia
ECSWT extracorporeal shock wave therapy
EGCG epigallocatechin gallate
eNOS endothelial nitric oxide synthase
EP prostaglandin E2 receptor subtype
ERK extracellular signal-regulated kinase
FcεRIα high-affinity IgE receptor
FTLK transcriptional factors FOXA1, TP63, MYCL, and KLF4
GAG glycosaminoglycan
GM-0111 modified GAG
GSDMD gasdermin D
GSH glutathione
HA hyaluronic acid
H-BLAK primary human bladder cell line
h-ESC human embryonic stem cells
HMGB1 high mobility group box 1
HO-1 heme oxygenase-1
H2O2 hydrogen peroxide
HTB4, HRB2 human urothelial cells
ICAM intercellular adhesion molecule
IC/BPS interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome
ICI intercontraction interval
IFN-γ interferon gamma
IκBα inhibitor of NF-κB
IL interleukin
iNOS inducible nitric oxide synthase
JAK janus kinase
KC keratinocytes-derived chemokine
LDH lactate dehydrogenase
LL37 antimicrobial peptide
LPS lipopolysaccharide
MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MDA malondialdehyde
MIF macrophage migration inhibitory factor
miR microRNA
MMP9 matrix metalloproteinase 9
M-MSC multipotent mesenchymal stem cells
MPO myeloperoxidase
MSC mesenchymal stem cells
NF-κB nuclear factor kappa B
NGF nerve growth factor
NK1R neurokinin 1 receptor
NLRP3 NLR family pyrin domain-containing 3
NMDAR N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor
NOX NAPDH oxidase
NQO-1 NADPH quinine oxidoreductase
NRK-52E renal tubular epithelial cell line
NVC non-voiding contraction
OVX ovariectomized
P1, P2 purinoceptors
P2X purinergic receptors
p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase
p65 NF-κB subunit
p-AKT protein kinase B, phosphorylated
PAR proteinase-activated receptor
PGE2 prostaglandin 2
PMN polymorphonuclear cells
p-mTOR mechanistic target of rapamycin, phosphorylated
POMC pro-opiomelanocortin
PPAR peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor
PPS pentosan polysulfate sodium
PS protamine sulfate
PTX3 pentraxin 3
RANTES chemokine ligand 5
RhoA Ras homolog gene family, member A
rhsTM recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin
ROCK Rho-associated protein kinase; R
OS reactive oxygen species;
RT112 3D human bladder epithelium preparation
SAGE semi-synthetic glycosaminoglycan ethers
SC stem cells
SD rats Sprague-Dawley rats
sGC soluble guanylyl cyclase
MAPK mitogen-activated protein kinase
MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1
MDA malondialdehyde
SMAD proteins for signal transduction of the transforming growth factor beta superfamily
TRPV transient receptor potential channel, vanilloid subgroup
UPK uroplakin
VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor
ZO-1 tight junction protein 1