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Vitamin D strengthens the bladder epithelial barrier by inducing tight junction proteins during E. coli urinary tract infection

Tight junction proteins are pivotal to prevent bacterial invasion of the epithelial barrier. We here report that supplementation with vitamin D can strengthen the urinary bladder lining. Vitamin D deficient and sufficient mice were infected with Escherichia coli (E. coli) transurethrally to cause ur...

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Autores principales: Mohanty, Soumitra, Kamolvit, Witchuda, Hertting, Olof, Brauner, Annelie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7242269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31930458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00441-019-03162-z