The antibacterial shield of the human urinary tract.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/ki.2012.467.
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Abstract
Antibacterial peptides and proteins maintain the sterility of the human urinary tract. A broad-spectrum antimicrobial protein, ribonuclease 7 (RNase 7), previously discovered to play a role in controlling the growth of bacteria on human skin, has now been shown to have an important antibacterial function in the human urinary tract.
Medical subject headings
- Kidney
- Pyelonephritis
- Ribonucleases
- Urinary Tract Infections