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Metformin strengthens uroepithelial immunity against E. coli infection

Urinary tract infection frequently caused by E. coli is one of the most common bacterial infections. Increasing antibiotic resistance jeopardizes successful treatment and alternative treatment strategies are therefore mandatory. Metformin, an oral antidiabetic drug, has been shown to activate macrop...

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Autores principales: Majhi, Rakesh Kumar, Mohanty, Soumitra, Kamolvit, Witchuda, White, John Kerr, Scheffschick, Andrea, Brauner, Hanna, Brauner, Annelie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8479095/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34584119
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98223-1