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ReviewFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology2025

The immune mechanisms of the urinary tract against infections.

Yilin Hou, Zhuoxuan Lv, Quanjie Hu, Aisong Zhu, Hongxia Niu

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Review in Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Bladder mucosal afferents detect UTI and aid pathogen clearance.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  6. Explainable machine learning for early detection ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yilin HouSchool of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Zhuoxuan LvSchool of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Quanjie HuSchool of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Aisong ZhuSchool of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Hongxia NiuSchool of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTI), a common clinical infectious disease, is marked by high incidence and frequent recurrence. Recurrent UTIs can cause severe complications, negatively affecting health. The emergence and spread of drug-resistant bacteria present significant challenges to UTI treatment. This article systematically reviews the key immune mechanisms in the body's defense against UTI pathogens. It discusses various immune response components, such as the urinary tract mucosal epithelium, neutrophils, macrophages, dendritic cells, mast cells, innate lymphocytes, T cells, and B cells, with the aim of providing insights for future UTI research.

Indexed as

Urinary TractUrinary Tract InfectionsAnimalsB-LymphocytesDendritic CellsHumansImmunity, InnateMacrophagesMast CellsNeutrophilsT-Lymphocytesadaptive immunityimmune mechanisminnate immunityurinary tract infectionUropathogenic Escherichia coliurothelial cell

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PMID40308964
PMCPMC12040696

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