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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

A 5-HT-mediated urethral defense against urinary tract infections.

Marcela Ambrogi, Laura L Hernandez, Douglas W Strand, Sathish Kumar, Michael F Romero, Jonathan Barasch, Monica Ridlon, Kimberly P Keil Stietz, Chad M Vezina

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Marcela AmbrogiDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706.ORCID 0000-0001-6030-1129
Laura L HernandezDepartment of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706.ORCID 0000-0001-7591-5203
Douglas W StrandDepartment of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390.ORCID 0000-0002-0746-927X
Sathish KumarDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706.
Michael F RomeroDepartment of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science, Rochester, MN 55905.ORCID 0000-0002-1555-7835
Jonathan BaraschDepartment of Medicine and Pathology and Urology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.ORCID 0000-0002-6723-9548
Monica RidlonDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706.ORCID 0000-0001-8605-4453
Kimberly P Keil StietzDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706.ORCID 0000-0002-7006-9420
Chad M VezinaDepartment of Comparative Biosciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706.ORCID 0000-0001-7058-5399

Funding

Transcriptional Regulation of Urothelial Differentiation During Homeostasis and Repair in Response to Urinary Tract InfectionU54DK104309 · NIDDK · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI JONATHAN M. BARASCH, ALI G GHARAVI · 2014 to 2026
$17.7M
Role of Beta-Catenin in Urinary DysfunctionU54DK104310 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI RICKE, WILLIAM A · 2014 to 2023
$12.8M
Molecular & Environmental Toxicology Pre-& Postdoctoral Training ProgramT32ES007015 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI CHRISTOPHER A BRADFIELD · 1985 to 2026
$11.5M
Stanford O'Brien Urology Research CenterU54DK130065 · NIDDK · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI JAMES D. BROOKS · 2021 to 2026
$8.3M
Bedside to bench resources for lower urinary tract researchRC2DK129994 · NIDDK · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Douglas William Strand, CHAD M. VEZINA · 2022 to 2026
$5.0M
Structure and mechanism of the protein-capture receptors of the kidney proximal tubuleR01DK124667 · NIDDK · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI BARASCH, JONATHAN M., SHAPIRO, LAWRENCE S · 2020 to 2023
$2.6M
Integrated Program in Endocrinology Translational Postdoctoral Training ProgramT32HD101384 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI IAN M. BIRD, Jon E Levine · 2021 to 2026
$2.0M
Influence of SSRI Use During Pregnancy and Lactation on Maternal Bone HealthR01HD094759 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI HERNANDEZ, LAURA LORRAINE · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
PCB induced neurogenic inflammation mediates bladder dysfunctionR00ES029537 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI STIETZ, KIMBERLY PRESTON KEIL · 2020 to 2023
$747k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD094759NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD101384NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK124667NIDDK NIH HHS RC2 DK129994NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK104309NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK104310NIDDK NIH HHS U54 DK130065NIEHS NIH HHS R00 ES029537NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007015
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The urethra is considered a passive conduit for urine. Here, we reveal a surprising multicellular signaling pathway guiding the urethra's dynamic response to an invading pathogen. Using a genetic approach in female mice, we deposited uropathogenic

Indexed as

Escherichia coli InfectionsSerotoninUrethraUrinary Tract InfectionsAnimalsAnoctamin-1FemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2BUrinary BladderUropathogenic Escherichia coliANO1 protein, mouseAnoctamin-1Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT2BSerotonin5-HTneuroendocrine cellsurethraurinary tract infections (UTIs)

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PMID40228121
PMCPMC12037003

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