Open AccessCathelicidin Augments Epithelial Receptivity and Pathogenesis in ExperimentalEscherichia coliCystitis
Author(s) -
Elizabeth S. Danka,
David A. Hunstad
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiu577
Subject(s) - cathelicidin , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , escherichia coli , antimicrobial peptides , immune system , cytokine , antimicrobial , immunology , escherichia coli infection , inflammation , innate immune system , biochemistry , gene
Cathelicidin is a proposed defender against infection of the urinary tract via its antimicrobial properties, but its activity has not been delineated in a dedicated cystitis model.
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