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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |