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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...
Autores principales: | Majhi, Rakesh Kumar, Mohanty, Soumitra, Kamolvit, Witchuda, White, John Kerr, Scheffschick, Andrea, Brauner, Hanna, Brauner, Annelie |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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