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Estrogen Supports Urothelial Defense Mechanisms

2013; American Association for the Advancement of Science; Volume: 5; Issue: 190 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1126/scitranslmed.3005574

ISSN

1946-6242

Autores

Petra Lüthje, Hanna Brauner, Nubia L. Ramos, Amanda Övregaard, Regine Gläser, Angelica Lindén Hirschberg, Pontus Aspenström, Annelie Brauner,

Tópico(s)

Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments

Resumo

Estrogen supports urothelial defense against infection by increasing the expression of antimicrobial peptides and by protecting epithelial integrity.

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