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March 4, 2026Journal of Clinical Oncology0 citations

Multi-omic remodeling of urine-exposed ileal mucosa after ileocystoplasty.

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PLPeixin LiXZXiaoyi ZhangJCJun Chen

Key Points

  • The aim is to understand how chronic urine exposure remodels ileal mucosa, impacting microenvironment.
  • Rat ileocystoplasty was performed with evaluations at 1 week, 1 month, and 6 months.
  • Ultrasound measured reservoir size while histological assessments quantified goblet cells and collagen.
  • 16S rRNA sequencing analyzed microbiome changes, and single-cell RNA sequencing examined cellular composition.
  • Reservoir length increased by 29.6% at 6 months, indicating significant growth.
  • Goblet cells drastically decreased by 76.7% at 1 month and 79.1% at 6 months, affecting mucosal function.
  • Collagen fraction increased by 68.8% at 6 months, signaling fibrosis development.
  • Microbiome diversity decreased significantly, showing shifts in microbial community structure.

Abstract

856 Background: Ileal segments are widely used for urinary diversion, yet long-term dysfunction (increased residual urine volume, low compliance, mucus burden, infections) persists. How chronic urine exposure remodels the mucosal microenvironment across histology, microbiome, and cellular programs remain unclear. Methods: Rat ileocystoplasty with assessments at 1 week, 1 month, and 6 months. Ultrasound measured reservoir size; In vitro length by ruler. H Masson quantified collagen fraction and total muscle thickness (blinded review). 16S rRNA sequencing at 1 month (ileum vs urine-exposed). Single-cell RNA-seq at 6 months (bladder/ileum/urine-exposed ileum). Statistics in R. Results: At 6 months, ileal segment length increased from 1.25 cm (1 week) to 1.62 cm (Δ 0.37 cm, +29.6%; p < 0.05). Goblet cells per 100 nuclei declined from 43 (normal) to 10 at 1 month and 9 at 6 months (−76.7%, −79.1%; p < 0.05 to < 0.01). Collagen fraction was 0.16 (normal), 0.17 (1 month; not significant), and 0.27 (6 months; Δ +0.11, +68.8%; p < 0.05). Total muscle thickness measured 1.12 at 1 month (vs 1.00; not significant) and 0.37 at 6 months (−63.0% vs normal; −67.0% vs 1 month; p < 0.001). At 1 month, α-diversity decreased (Chao1 22 vs 45, −51.1%; Simpson 0.705 vs 0.765, Δ −0.060; Shannon 2.05 vs 2.75, Δ −0.70) without β-diversity separation (PERMANOVA p = 0.304; PC1 39.9%, PC2 23.2%). Communities showed fewer spore-formers and Romboutsia, with Propionibacteriales enrichment (LEfSe LDA 3.0). Random forest ranked Cutibacterium acnes highest (MeanDecreaseGini 0.28). Single-cell RNA-seq at 6 months showed epithelial cells 70%→30% and fibroblasts 15%→55%, with B/T cells nearly absent. Pseudobulk correlations indicated urine-exposed epithelium was closer to bladder than native ileum (r = 0.80 vs 0.55; similar trends for fibroblast and smooth muscle). Marker programs supported mechanosensory–serotonergic rewiring with Cga, Slc6a4, Piezo1, Piezo2 up and Tph1 down; lineage specificity included Slc6a4 19% in epithelium, Piezo1 20% in neurons, and Piezo2 15% in endothelium (P < 0.001). Conclusions: Chronic urine exposure drives reservoir enlargement with fibrosis, goblet-cell loss, and microbiome simplification, alongside bladder-like and fibrosis cellular programs (extracellular matrix, Hippo activation). These data provide a new perspective and theoretical basis for the postoperative management of orthotopic ileal neobladder.

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Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a7cd0bd48f933b5eed903bhttps://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2026.44.7_suppl.856
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