Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe intestinal disease that primarily
impacts preterm infants. Current diagnostic tools are inadequate, so urine proteomics was …

Мочевой пузырь является уникальным органом, который подвержен воздействию
различных агрессивных факторов от механического растяжения до воздействия …

W warunkach prawidłowego funkcjonowania organizmu układ moczowy jest jałowy, wyjątek
stanowi ujście cewki moczowej. Poprzez cewkę moczową drobnoustroje mogą wnikać do …

Urinary proteins have been studied quite exhaustively in the past, however, the small sized
peptides have remained neglected for a long time in dairy cattle. These peptides are the …

Physiologically, urine and the urinary tract are maintained sterile because of physical and
chemical properties of urine and the innate immune system's action. The urinary tract is …

Introducción: las infecciones del tracto urinario (ITU) son motivo de consulta frecuente. Los
nitritos y la estearasa leucocitaria (EL) o leucocitos en orina son marcadores de sospecha …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) provide a first line of defense against bacterial infections.
Here we report that urine levels of AMPs, locally produced in the urinary tract, are lower in …

Aim: To evaluate the association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms in the 3′
untranslated region of the DEFA5 gene and IgA nephropathy (IgAN) risk, the authors …

Antibiotic peptides are a battery of broad-spectrum antibacterial cationic polypeptides widely
distributed in the plant and animal kingdoms. Among them, the human defensins are the first …

Urinary tract infections (UTI), associated with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), can lead to chronic
kidney disease. Genetic alterations in the innate immune defenses contribute to UTI risk. We …