Increased urothelial cell apoptosis and chronic inflammation are associated with recurrent urinary tract infection in women.

Increased urothelial cell apoptosis and chronic inflammation are associated with recurrent urinary tract infection in women.

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to investigate whether increased urothelial cell apoptosis and chronic inflammation might contribute to recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) in women. METHODS: The bladder biopsy specimens were collected from thirty women with recurrent UTI and ten controls. The...

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Main Authors: Fei-Chi Chuang, Hann-Chorng Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3655152?pdf=render

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